NextDecade (NEXT) Competitors

Southwest Gas (NYSE:SWX) and NextDecade (NASDAQ:NEXT) are both mid-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, SWX or NEXT?

Southwest Gas has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextDecade has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SWX or NEXT?

In the previous week, Southwest Gas and Southwest Gas both had 10 articles in the media. Southwest Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat NextDecade's score of 0.74 indicating that Southwest Gas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Southwest Gas	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NextDecade	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SWX or NEXT more profitable?

Southwest Gas has a net margin of 3.44% compared to NextDecade's net margin of 0.00%. Southwest Gas' return on equity of 5.99% beat NextDecade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southwest Gas	3.44%	5.99%	1.76%
NextDecade	N/A	-22.67%	-5.47%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SWX or NEXT?

92.8% of Southwest Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of NextDecade shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Southwest Gas shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of NextDecade shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer SWX or NEXT?

Southwest Gas currently has a consensus target price of $74.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.62%. NextDecade has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.89%. Given NextDecade's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NextDecade is more favorable than Southwest Gas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southwest Gas	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
NextDecade	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SWX or NEXT?

Southwest Gas has higher revenue and earnings than NextDecade. NextDecade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southwest Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Southwest Gas	$5.11B	1.01	$150.89M	$2.75	26.22
NextDecade	N/A	N/A	-$162.26M	-$0.23	-36.61

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SWX or NEXT?

Southwest Gas received 71 more outperform votes than NextDecade when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.97% of users gave NextDecade an outperform vote while only 51.10% of users gave Southwest Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Southwest Gas	Outperform Votes 278 51.10%	Underperform Votes 266 48.90%
NextDecade	Outperform Votes 207 58.97%	Underperform Votes 144 41.03%

Summary

Southwest Gas beats NextDecade on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.