$1.65 EPS Expected for Southwest Gas Holdings (SWX), Last Week Wacker Chemie AG (ETR:WCH) Analysts

Analysts expect Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) to report $1.65 EPS on May, 8.They anticipate $0.07 EPS change or 4.43% from last quarter’s $1.58 EPS. SWX’s profit would be $78.43 million giving it 12.69 P/E if the $1.65 EPS is correct. After having $1.37 EPS previously, Southwest Gas Holdings Inc’s analysts see 20.44% EPS growth. About 258,891 shares traded. Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) has risen 21.98% since September 14, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 11.16% the S&P500.

Among 19 analysts covering Wacker Chemie (ETR:WCH), 7 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 10 Hold. Therefore 37% are positive. Wacker Chemie had 122 analyst reports since July 23, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of Wacker Chemie AG (ETR:WCH) earned “Sell” rating by DZ-Bank AG on Tuesday, August 18. The stock of Wacker Chemie AG (ETR:WCH) has “Hold” rating given on Friday, September 30 by Kepler Cheuvreux. Independent Research upgraded Wacker Chemie AG (ETR:WCH) rating on Thursday, October 8. Independent Research has “Buy” rating and €90 target. The rating was maintained by Landesbank with “Hold” on Saturday, April 9. DZ BANK upgraded Wacker Chemie AG (ETR:WCH) on Thursday, December 29 to “Buy” rating. The firm has “Sell” rating by Citigroup given on Saturday, September 17. The stock of Wacker Chemie AG (ETR:WCH) has “Sell” rating given on Saturday, March 19 by Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KGaA. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Friday, May 20 by Kepler Cheuvreux. The stock has “Hold” rating by Landesbank on Wednesday, November 18. The firm has “Buy” rating given on Friday, April 22 by Warburg Research. See Wacker Chemie AG (ETR:WCH) latest ratings:

11/02/2017 Broker: BNP Paribas Rating: Neutral New Target: €100.00 Maintain
04/02/2017 Broker: Independent Research Rating: Hold New Target: €115.00 Maintain
03/02/2017 Broker: Landesbank Rating: Hold New Target: €102.00 Maintain
03/02/2017 Broker: DZ BANK Rating: Buy Upgrade
02/02/2017 Broker: Kepler Cheuvreux Rating: Hold New Target: €104.00 Maintain
26/01/2017 Broker: Kepler Cheuvreux Rating: Neutral New Target: €104.00 Maintain
21/01/2017 Broker: Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KGaA Rating: Sell New Target: €97.00 Downgrade
14/01/2017 Broker: Independent Research Rating: Hold New Target: €110.00 Maintain
03/01/2017 Broker: Warburg Research Rating: Buy New Target: €116.00 Upgrade
30/12/2016 Broker: UBS Rating: Buy New Target: €112.00 Upgrade

Wacker Chemie AG is a manufacturer of specialty chemical products. The company has market cap of 4.98 billion EUR. It operates through five divisions: Siltronic, Silicones, Polymers, Biosolutions and Polysilicon. It has a 26.46 P/E ratio.

The stock increased 0.66% or EUR 0.63 on April 21, reaching EUR 95.45. About 109,698 shares traded. Wacker Chemie AG (ETR:WCH) has risen 1.81% since September 22, 2016 and is uptrending. It has underperformed by 9.02% the S&P500.

Since November 10, 2016, it had 0 insider buys, and 4 selling transactions for $127,572 activity. KENNY KENNETH J had sold 300 shares worth $21,609. On Thursday, November 10 the insider DeBonis Eric sold $17,529. 600 shares were sold by Peterson Gregory J, worth $45,114 on Tuesday, November 22.

Among 6 analysts covering Southwest Gas Corporation (NYSE:SWX), 0 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 0 are positive. Southwest Gas Corporation had 13 analyst reports since July 24, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. On Wednesday, July 27 the stock rating was maintained by Citigroup with “Neutral”. On Wednesday, March 30 the stock rating was initiated by BB&T Capital with “Hold”. The stock of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) has “Buy” rating given on Friday, July 24 by Argus Research. The firm has “Underperform” rating given on Thursday, January 12 by Jefferies. Zacks downgraded Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) on Tuesday, September 1 to “Hold” rating. The stock of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) has “Buy” rating given on Monday, October 12 by Argus Research. Argus Research downgraded the stock to “Hold” rating in Tuesday, May 31 report. The firm has “Sell” rating by Zacks given on Thursday, August 27. Jefferies upgraded the shares of SWX in report on Thursday, October 13 to “Hold” rating. Jefferies maintained Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE:SWX) rating on Monday, April 3. Jefferies has “Sell” rating and $68 target.