Hess (HES) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hess Corporation, an exploration and production company, explores, develops, produces, purchases, transports, and sells crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. The company operates in two segments, Exploration and Production, and Midstream. It conducts production operations primarily in the United States, Guyana, the Malaysia/Thailand Joint Development Area, and Malaysia; and exploration activities principally offshore Guyana, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and offshore Suriname and Canada. The company is also involved in gathering, compressing, and processing natural gas; fractionating NGLs; gathering, terminaling, loading, and transporting crude oil and NGL through rail car; and storing and terminaling propane, as well as providing water handling services primarily in the Bakken Shale plays in the Williston Basin area of North Dakota. The company was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $152.80 to $157.10
• 50-Day Range: $138.71 to $152.81
• 52-Week Range: $123.79 to $163.98
• Volume: 2.99 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.77 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $48.25 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.39
• Dividend Yield: 1.28%
• Price Target: $170.60
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hess Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hess scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 268 stocks in the oils/energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Hess has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hess has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 42.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hess are expected to grow by 42.33% in the coming year, from $8.08 to $11.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hess is 17.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hess is 17.29, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Oils/Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 13.07.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hess has a P/B Ratio of 3.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.31% of the float of Hess has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hess has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hess has recently decreased by 4.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Hess pays a meaningful dividend of 1.39%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hess does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hess is 22.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hess will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.39% next year. This indicates that Hess will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -7.49

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.31% of the float of Hess has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hess has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hess has recently decreased by 4.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

Hess has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Oils/Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 40 news articles for Hess this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for HES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Hess to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hess insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.76% of the stock of Hess is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.51% of the stock of Hess is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HES Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HES shares performed this year?

Hess' stock was trading at $133.01 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, HES shares have increased by 17.0% and is now trading at $155.58.
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How were Hess' earnings last quarter?

Hess Co. (NYSE:HES) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 29th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.32. Hess had a net margin of 21.27% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.32%.

Does Hess have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Hess: Marquette Exploration LLC, Bakken Acreage, American Oil & Gas, Triton Energy, Meadville Corporation, Hess Asia Holdings Inc., Hess Bakken Investments III LLC, and more.

Who are Hess' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Hess include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.76%), Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. (3.71%), Primecap Management Co. CA (2.52%) and HBK Investments L P (2.35%). Insiders that own company stock include John P Rielly, John B Hess, Timothy B Goodell, Gregory P Hill, Barbara J Lowery-Yilmaz, Andrew P Slentz, Geurt G Schoonman, Richard D Lynch and Corp Hess.
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How do I buy shares of Hess?

Shares of HES stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Hess own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hess investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Netflix (NFLX) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend: 12/16/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/31/2024
• Last Earnings: 1/29/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/17/2025
• Today: 3/19/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Oils/Energy
• Industry: Petroleum refining
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Oil & Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HES
• CIK: 4447
• Web: www.hess.com
• Phone: (212) 997-8500
• Fax: 212-536-8390
• Employees: 1,756
• Year Founded: 1933

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $170.60
• High Stock Price Target: $194.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $150.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.55
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $9.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.37
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.77 billion
• Net Margins: 21.27%
• Pretax Margin: 33.45%
• Return on Equity: 26.32%
• Return on Assets: 11.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.72
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 1.13

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.74
• Cash Flow: $18.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.50
• Book Value: $38.96 per share
• Price / Book: 4.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 308,292,000
• Free Float: 278,046,000
• Market Cap: $48.25 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.21