NiSource Inc vs Southwest Gas Holdings Inc

NiSource Inc (NI) is slightly overvalued and Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (SWX) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. NI is the closer of the two: -6%, against -178% for SWX.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

NiSource Inc (NI)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.0% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $37.59; the price of $39.88 is 6% above that value.

Leak Score 31/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (SWX)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.3% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $30.00; the price of $83.49 is 178% above that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricNISWX
VerdictSlightly overvaluedOvervalued
Price$39.88$83.49
Intrinsic value$37.59$30.00
Margin of safety-6%-178%
Leak Score31/100 (10/12)14/100 (3/12)
Market cap$19.1B$6.0B
Revenue growth, 5 years7.2%-10.1%
Operating margin27.0%28.7%
Net margin13.2%29.8%
Return on equity9.8%6.6%
Debt to equity1.820.85
P/E21.1x11.7x
Forward P/E17.7x16.9x
P/B2.0x1.5x
Dividend yield3.0%3.0%

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