Hess (HES) Competitors $129.93 -0.23 (-0.18%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$130.62 +0.69 (+0.53%) As of 08:00 PM 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 Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HES vs. OXY, MUR, XOM, CVX, COP, BP, EQNR, MPC, PSX, and SUShould you be buying Hess stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hess include Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Murphy Oil (MUR), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), ConocoPhillips (COP), BP (BP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Phillips 66 (PSX), and Suncor Energy (SU). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Hess vs. Occidental Petroleum Murphy Oil Exxon Mobil Chevron ConocoPhillips BP Equinor ASA Marathon Petroleum Phillips 66 Suncor Energy Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) and Hess (NYSE:HES) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OXY or HES? Occidental Petroleum received 71 more outperform votes than Hess when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.93% of users gave Occidental Petroleum an outperform vote while only 58.96% of users gave Hess an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOccidental PetroleumOutperform Votes85459.93% Underperform Votes57140.07% HessOutperform Votes78358.96% Underperform Votes54541.04% Do analysts rate OXY or HES? Occidental Petroleum presently has a consensus target price of $53.14, indicating a potential upside of 29.31%. Hess has a consensus target price of $162.16, indicating a potential upside of 24.80%. Given Occidental Petroleum's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Occidental Petroleum is more favorable than Hess.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Occidental Petroleum 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Hess 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Does the media prefer OXY or HES? In the previous week, Occidental Petroleum had 3 more articles in the media than Hess. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Occidental Petroleum and 40 mentions for Hess. Hess' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Occidental Petroleum's score of 0.83 indicating that Hess is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Occidental Petroleum 20 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hess 25 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OXY or HES? 88.7% of Occidental Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Hess shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Occidental Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of Hess shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, OXY or HES? Occidental Petroleum has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hess has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, OXY or HES? Occidental Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Hess. Occidental Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hess, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOccidental Petroleum$27.55B1.47$4.70B$2.4616.71Hess$12.50B3.22$2.77B$7.2317.97 Is OXY or HES more profitable? Hess has a net margin of 21.27% compared to Occidental Petroleum's net margin of 11.37%. Hess' return on equity of 26.32% beat Occidental Petroleum's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Occidental Petroleum11.37% 16.33% 5.05% Hess 21.27%26.32%11.55% Is OXY or HES a better dividend stock? Occidental Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Hess pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Occidental Petroleum pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hess pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Occidental Petroleum has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Hess has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Occidental Petroleum is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryOccidental Petroleum beats Hess on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hess News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HES and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HES vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHessPetroleum refining IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$40.19B$67.68B$7.27B$19.30BDividend Yield1.48%6.66%11.00%3.84%P/E Ratio14.4461.4253.7634.53Price / Sales3.220.8624,457.0434.83Price / Cash8.507.5635.5017.51Price / Book3.331.773.544.69Net Income$2.77B$4.92B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.73%-2.54%-1.03%-1.74%1 Month Performance-0.36%12.61%6.32%7.50%1 Year Performance-14.13%-16.61%177.99%4.15% Hess Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HESHess4.6412 of 5 stars$129.93-0.2%$162.16+24.8%-15.8%$40.19B$12.50B14.441,620Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOXYOccidental Petroleum4.8048 of 5 stars$42.32-1.7%$53.14+25.6%-35.1%$41.65B$27.55B17.3412,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMURMurphy Oil4.8456 of 5 stars$21.62-2.1%$29.31+35.6%-51.3%$3.09B$2.90B8.04690Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionXOMExxon Mobil4.8025 of 5 stars$106.40-1.7%$125.50+18.0%-12.0%$458.55B$339.89B13.5762,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCVXChevron4.667 of 5 stars$138.52-1.3%$160.24+15.7%-15.3%$241.91B$192.94B14.2543,800Trending NewsEx-DividendCOPConocoPhillips4.916 of 5 stars$90.33-1.4%$122.74+35.9%-27.6%$114.19B$57.41B11.609,500Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastBPBP3.5161 of 5 stars$29.38-1.3%$35.28+20.1%-22.0%$79.76B$187.21B367.3065,900Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEQNREquinor ASA2.7091 of 5 stars$23.13-2.1%$20.85-9.9%-17.6%$64.60B$106.80B7.4421,100Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeMPCMarathon Petroleum4.7398 of 5 stars$162.12-1.2%$175.29+8.1%-11.2%$49.81B$137.68B16.3317,800Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradePSXPhillips 664.7655 of 5 stars$121.97-2.1%$137.86+13.0%-22.4%$49.70B$137.77B24.6913,000Trending NewsEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionSUSuncor Energy4.7207 of 5 stars$35.38-0.8%$59.20+67.3%-14.3%$43.63B$54.91B10.2616,600Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OXY Competitors MUR Competitors XOM Competitors CVX Competitors COP Competitors BP Competitors EQNR Competitors MPC Competitors PSX Competitors SU Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HES) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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