NYSE:HES Hess (HES) Stock Price, News & Analysis $160.31 +11.34 (+7.61%) Closing price 07/18/2025Extended Trading$160.24 -0.06 (-0.04%) As of 07/18/2025 08:14 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Hess Stock (NYSE:HES) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Hess alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$160.31▼$160.3150-Day Range$132.98▼$160.3152-Week Range$123.79▼$161.69Volume104,703 shsAverage Volume1.87 million shsMarket Capitalization$49.59 billionP/E Ratio22.17Dividend Yield1.25%Price Target$162.78Consensus RatingModerate Buy 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. Read More Hess Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks89th Percentile Overall ScoreHES MarketRank™: Hess scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 270 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingHess 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 CoverageHess 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 and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth42.33% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe 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 27.85.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe 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 76.92.Price to Book Value per Share RatioHess 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. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.68% of the float of Hess has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverHess 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 monthShort interest in Hess has recently decreased by 25.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldHess pays a meaningful dividend of 1.34%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthHess has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Hess is 27.66%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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. Sustainability and ESG1.2 / 5Environmental Score-7.49 Percentage of Shares Shorted2.68% of the float of Hess has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverHess 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 monthShort interest in Hess has recently decreased by 25.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media1.2 / 5News Sentiment0.20 News SentimentHess has a news sentiment score of 0.20. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Hess this week, compared to 24 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for HES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 InsidersOnly 9.10% of the stock of Hess is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions88.51% 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. Receive HES Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Hess and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address HES Stock News HeadlinesTop Yankees pitching prospects Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, Ben Hess adapting to AAAugust 9 at 3:18 PM | msn.comChevron: The Hess Payoff Begins, Reinforcing The Long-Term CaseAugust 7, 2025 | seekingalpha.comAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. Now, Alex Green has identified AI’s Next Magnificent Seven—seven stocks he believes could deliver similar gains in under six years. His full breakdown is now live. | The Oxford Club (Ad)Chevron resumed at Overweight by Morgan Stanley as Hess acquisition removes key overhangAugust 5, 2025 | msn.comChevron Achieves Record Production, Sees Future Growth After Hess DealAugust 3, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comChevron targets $12.5B free cash flow in 2026 with Hess integration and cost reductionsAugust 2, 2025 | msn.comChevron beats Wall Street estimates, expects Hess deal to boost earnings by year endAugust 2, 2025 | msn.comChevron profit hit by low crude oil prices and loss from Hess acquisitionAugust 1, 2025 | cnbc.comSee More Headlines HES Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have HES shares performed this year? Hess' stock was trading at $133.01 at the start of the year. Since then, HES shares have increased by 20.5% and is now trading at $160.31. How were Hess' earnings last quarter? Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) announced its earnings results 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. Hess's quarterly revenue was down 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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 others. Who are Hess' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Hess include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.26%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.84%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.76%) and Alpine Associates Management Inc. (0.50%). 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. View institutional ownership trends. 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 Last Earnings4/30/2025Record date for 6/30 Dividend6/16/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend6/16/2025Dividend Payable6/30/2025Today8/10/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorEnergy Industry OIL - US INTEGRTD Sub-IndustryIntegrated Oil & Gas Current SymbolNYSE:HES CIK4447 Webwww.hess.com Phone(212) 997-8500Fax212-536-8390Employees1,797Year Founded1933Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Hess$162.78 High Price Target$191.00 Low Price Target$136.00 Potential Upside/Downside+1.5%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage10 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$7.23 Trailing P/E Ratio22.17 Forward P/E Ratio19.84 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$2.77 billion Net Margins17.65% Pretax Margin29.49% Return on Equity21.78% Return on Assets9.72% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.71 Current Ratio1.08 Quick Ratio0.91 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$13.02 billion Price / Sales3.81 Cash Flow$19.11 per share Price / Cash Flow8.39 Book Value$38.96 per share Price / Book4.11Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares309,310,000Free Float281,163,000Market Cap$49.59 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.62 Social Links The Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2025Discover the 10 Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks for 2025 and secure reliable income in uncertain markets. 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