Hess - HES Stock Forecast, Price & News

12 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hess in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" HES shares.
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12 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Hess' stock. Their HES share price forecasts range from $88.00 to $165.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $136.08 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 30.1% from the stock's current price.
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Hess' stock was trading at $74.03 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, HES stock has increased by 41.3% and is now trading at $104.60.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 26th 2022.
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Hess Co. (NYSE:HES) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 27th. The oil and gas producer reported $2.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.14 by $0.01. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $2.99 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.60 billion. Hess had a net margin of 15.53% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.25%. The firm's revenue was up 87.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.24 earnings per share.
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Hess declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 7th. Investors of record on Monday, September 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.375 per share on Friday, September 30th. This represents a $1.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 16th.
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Hess (NYSE:HES) pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.31%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 31.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HES will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.27% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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200 employees have rated Hess Chief Executive Officer John B. Hess on Glassdoor.com. John B. Hess has an approval rating of 90% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Hess investors own include Puma Biotechnology (PBYI), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN), Incyte (INCY), (MDVN) (MDVN), Precigen (PGEN), Intel (INTC), First Solar (FSLR), Walt Disney (DIS), Schlumberger (SLB) and Chevron (CVX).

Hess trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HES."

Hess' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (15.08%), State Street Corp (6.02%), Primecap Management Co. CA (3.01%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.27%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.60%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Andrew P Slentz, Andrew P Slentz, Barbara J Lowery-Yilmaz, Geurt G Schoonman, Geurt G Schoonman, Gregory P Hill, Gregory P Hill, John B Hess, John B Hess, John P Rielly, Marc S Lipschultz, Michael Mcknight, Richard D Lynch, Sami A Siddiqui and Timothy B Goodell.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of HES stock can currently be purchased for approximately $104.60.

Hess (NYSE:HES) has a market capitalization of $32.39 billion and generates $7.58 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $559 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.71 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,545 workers across the globe.

Hess' mailing address is 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY, 10036. The official website for the company is www.hess.com. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at (212) 997-8500, via email at investorrelations@hess.com, or via fax at 212-536-8390.