Head to Head Analysis: Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) and EverGen Infrastructure (OTCMKTS:EVGIF)

Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) and EverGen Infrastructure (OTCMKTS:EVGIF) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Southwest Gas and EverGen Infrastructure, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southwest Gas	0	1	7	0	2.88
EverGen Infrastructure	0	0	0	0	0.00

Southwest Gas presently has a consensus target price of $98.29, suggesting a potential upside of 10.46%. Given Southwest Gas’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Southwest Gas is more favorable than EverGen Infrastructure.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Southwest Gas and EverGen Infrastructure”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Southwest Gas	$1.94 billion	3.32	$439.83 million	$7.66	11.62
EverGen Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Southwest Gas has higher revenue and earnings than EverGen Infrastructure.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.8% of Southwest Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Southwest Gas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Southwest Gas and EverGen Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southwest Gas	31.85%	6.91%	2.64%
EverGen Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Southwest Gas beats EverGen Infrastructure on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Southwest Gas

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, distributes and transports natural gas in Arizona, Nevada, and California. The company operates through Natural Gas Distribution, Utility Infrastructure Services, and Pipeline and Storage segments. It also provides trenching, installation, and replacement of underground pipes, as well as maintenance services for energy distribution systems. As of December 31, 2023, it had 2,226,000 residential, commercial, industrial, and other natural gas customers. Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1931 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About EverGen Infrastructure

EverGen Infrastructure Corp. acquires, develops, builds, owns, and operates a portfolio of renewable natural gas (RNG), waste to energy, and related infrastructure projects in Canada and North America. It operates through RNG production; and Organic Waste and Composting segments. The company operates the Fraser Valley Biogas project, an anaerobic digestion facility that utilizes local agriculture and commercial food processing waste to generate renewable natural gas and renewable fertilizer; and Sea to Sky Soils project, which processes organics to produce stable compost. It also operates the Pacific Coast Renewables, GrowTEC, and Radius projects. In addition, the company sells RNG, electricity, and organic compost and soil. EverGen Infrastructure Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.