Southwest Gas (US:SWX) ZACKSยท2025-08-06 14:11Company Performance - Southwest Gas reported quarterly earnings of $0.53 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.42 per share, and up from $0.31 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of +26.19% [1] - The company posted revenues of $1.12 billion for the quarter ended June 2025, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7.3%, and compared to year-ago revenues of $1.18 billion [2] - Over the last four quarters, Southwest Gas has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times but has not beaten consensus revenue estimates [2] Stock Performance - Southwest Gas shares have increased approximately 12.5% since the beginning of the year, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 7.1% [3] - The current status of estimate revisions for Southwest Gas translates into a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), indicating that shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future [6] Future Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $0.08 on $1.12 billion in revenues, and for the current fiscal year, it is $3.73 on $4.84 billion in revenues [7] - The outlook for the Utility - Gas Distribution industry is positive, currently ranking in the top 25% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting that the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by more than 2 to 1 [8] Industry Comparison - Chesapeake Utilities, another company in the same industry, is expected to report quarterly earnings of $1.00 per share, reflecting a year-over-year change of +16.3%, with revenues anticipated to be $185.4 million, up 11.5% from the year-ago quarter [9][10]