National Fuel Gas vs Southwest Gas
NFG and SWX side by side, both in gas production and distribution. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NFG and SWX compare
National Fuel Gas and Southwest Gas are about the same size, with market caps of $7.6B and $6.7B.
On earnings, National Fuel Gas is cheaper: it trades at 11.0× trailing earnings, against 12.3× for Southwest Gas.
Both pay dividends: National Fuel Gas yields 2.7% and Southwest Gas 2.7%.
National Fuel Gas scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 13 for Southwest Gas), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NFG | SWX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.6B | $6.7B |
| Share price | $79.55 | $93.08 |
| Change, 1 year | 0.70% | 16.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 34.1% | 30.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.38 | 0.41 |
| Employees | 2,322 | 1,753 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.0× (better) | 12.3× |
| P/S | 3.0× | – |
| P/B | – | 1.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.6× (better) | 11.8× |
| P/FCF | 34.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 2.9% (better) | −7.8% |
| Fair value | $120.99 | $134.23 |
| Margin of safety | 34.3% (better) | 30.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.1% | – |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.1% (better) | −10.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 177% | 228% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 169% | 228% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 8.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 40.3% | – |
| Net margin | 26.9% | – |
| FCF margin | 8.8% | – |
| Return on equity | – | 14.1% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 4.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.85 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.56 (better) | 3.83 |
| Interest coverage | 6.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 3.20 (better) | 1.12 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.71 (better) | 0.96 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.7% (better) | 2.7% |
| Payout ratio | 29.4% | 33.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 3.6% (better) | −74.5% |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% (better) | −0.29% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% (better) | 2.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 83.6% | 93.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.4% | 10.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$450K |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.4% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- NFG stock overview
- NFG income statement
- NFG valuation and score
- SWX stock overview
- SWX income statement
- SWX valuation and score
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