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Hess (HES) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$160.31 +11.34 (+7.61%)
Closing price 07/18/2025
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$160.24 -0.06 (-0.04%)
As of 07/18/2025 08:14 AM Eastern
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About Hess Stock (NYSE:HES)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$160.31
$160.31
50-Day Range
$129.93
$160.31
52-Week Range
$123.79
$161.69
Volume
104,703 shs
Average Volume
1.87 million shs
Market Capitalization
$49.59 billion
P/E Ratio
22.17
Dividend Yield
1.25%
Price Target
$162.78
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Hess Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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95th Percentile Overall Score

HES MarketRank™: 

Hess scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 259 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Hess has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Hess has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Hess' stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 22.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.44.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hess is 22.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 67.04.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Hess has a P/B Ratio of 4.11. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Hess' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.68% 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 3.7, 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 25.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Hess pays a meaningful dividend of 1.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Hess has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Hess is 27.66%. 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.

  • Read more about Hess' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.68% 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 3.7, 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 25.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 72 news articles for Hess this week, compared to 24 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for HES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Hess to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Hess insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $63,968,000.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 9.10% 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.

  • Read more about Hess' insider trading history.
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HES Stock News Headlines

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Analysts Set Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) Target Price at $162.78
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HES Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Hess' stock was trading at $133.01 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, HES stock has increased by 20.5% and is now trading at $160.31.

Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.95 by $0.14. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

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 others.

Hess' top institutional investors include Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda (0.11%), Swedbank AB (0.08%), Perpetual Ltd (0.06%) and Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include John B Hess, John P Rielly, 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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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.

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

Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/16/2025
Dividend Payable
6/30/2025
Today
7/23/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Energy
Industry
OIL - US INTEGRTD
Sub-Industry
Integrated Oil & Gas
Current Symbol
NYSE:HES
CIK
4447
Employees
1,797
Year Founded
1933

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$191.00
Low Price Target
$136.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+1.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.23
Trailing P/E Ratio
22.17
Forward P/E Ratio
19.84
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$2.77 billion
Net Margins
17.65%
Pretax Margin
29.49%
Return on Equity
21.78%
Return on Assets
9.72%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.71
Current Ratio
1.08
Quick Ratio
0.91

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$13.02 billion
Price / Sales
3.81
Cash Flow
$19.11 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.39
Book Value
$38.96 per share
Price / Book
4.11

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
309,310,000
Free Float
281,163,000
Market Cap
$49.59 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.62

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This page (NYSE:HES) was last updated on 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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