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Southwest Gas Holdings (SWX) stock, explained like you're 5
Southwest Gas Holdings trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SWX. It is a mid cap company in the oil & gas production industry, part of the utilities sector, with a market value of about 6.1 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- SWX
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Production
- Size
- Mid cap, about 6.1 billion dollars
Is Southwest Gas Holdings a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Southwest Gas Holdings is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 6.1 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Southwest Gas Holdings makes money
- Delivering electricity, gas or water to homes and businesses.
- Rates approved by regulators.
- Growing clean energy projects.
What moves SWX stock
- Interest rates, since utilities carry a lot of debt.
- Decisions by regulators on prices.
- Weather and demand for power.
In the news lately
- Geberit (SWX:GEBN) Stock Looks Stretched Against Its Cash Flow Outlook (Yahoo Finance)
- Is Southwest Gas Holdings (SWX) Priced Too Richly For Its Earnings? (Simply Wall Street)
- Southwest Gas declares USD 0.645 dividend for Southwest Gas stock (ad-hoc-news.de)
- Quarterly cash payments have continued at Southwest Gas since 1956. The latest is $0.645 per share. (Stock Titan)
- Dormakaba Holding (SWX:DOKA) Stock May Trade At A Premium As Earnings Face Scrutiny (Yahoo Finance)
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Questions about Southwest Gas Holdings stock
What does Southwest Gas Holdings do?
Southwest Gas Holdings trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SWX. It is a mid cap company in the oil & gas production industry, part of the utilities sector, with a market value of about 6.1 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Southwest Gas Holdings?
Southwest Gas Holdings trades under the ticker SWX on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Southwest Gas Holdings's market cap?
Southwest Gas Holdings is a mid cap stock with a market cap of about 6.1 billion dollars.
How does Southwest Gas Holdings make money?
Delivering electricity, gas or water to homes and businesses. Rates approved by regulators. Growing clean energy projects.
What moves SWX stock?
Interest rates, since utilities carry a lot of debt. Decisions by regulators on prices. Weather and demand for power.
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