Hess (HES) Competitors $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 Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HES vs. FANG, COP, EOG, MPC, OXY, SM, SUN, VLO, XOM, and MURShould you be buying Hess stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hess include Diamondback Energy (FANG), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), SM Energy (SM), Sunoco (SUN), Valero Energy (VLO), Exxon Mobil (XOM), and Murphy Oil (MUR). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Hess vs. Its Competitors Diamondback Energy ConocoPhillips EOG Resources Marathon Petroleum Occidental Petroleum SM Energy Sunoco Valero Energy Exxon Mobil Murphy Oil Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and Hess (NYSE:HES) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate FANG or HES? Diamondback Energy currently has a consensus price target of $191.59, suggesting a potential upside of 32.36%. Hess has a consensus price target of $162.78, suggesting a potential upside of 1.54%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Hess.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Diamondback Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.05Hess 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is FANG or HES a better dividend stock? Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hess pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Diamondback Energy pays out 24.5% 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. Diamondback Energy has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Hess has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Diamondback Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FANG or HES? 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Hess shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of Hess shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to FANG or HES? In the previous week, Hess had 55 more articles in the media than Diamondback Energy. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for Hess and 22 mentions for Diamondback Energy. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Hess' score of 0.56 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Diamondback Energy 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hess 31 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FANG or HES more profitable? Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 30.84% compared to Hess' net margin of 17.65%. Hess' return on equity of 21.78% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Diamondback Energy30.84% 11.22% 6.53% Hess 17.65%21.78%9.72% Which has better earnings and valuation, FANG or HES? Diamondback Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hess. Diamondback Energy 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 RatioDiamondback Energy$12.84B3.29$3.34B$16.358.85Hess$13.02B3.81$2.77B$7.2322.17 Which has more risk & volatility, FANG or HES? Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hess has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDiamondback Energy beats Hess on 13 of the 20 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 HES 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 ExcelMetricHessOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$49.59B$14.29B$7.75B$21.08BDividend Yield1.34%4.01%10.94%3.62%P/E Ratio22.1730.8365.2527.82Price / Sales3.816.7842,443.6872.03Price / Cash8.3919.0136.1422.61Price / Book4.112.504.074.68Net Income$2.77B$860.35M$4.25B$993.85M7 Day Performance7.50%0.79%1.66%1.34%1 Month Performance15.65%2.41%3.30%5.18%1 Year Performance9.08%5.17%14.42%12.69% Hess Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HESHess4.7476 of 5 stars$160.31+7.6%$162.78+1.5%+9.2%$49.59B$13.02B22.171,797Upcoming EarningsGap UpFANGDiamondback Energy4.868 of 5 stars$141.96-1.6%$193.35+36.2%-27.6%$41.48B$12.84B8.681,983Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOPConocoPhillips4.9707 of 5 stars$94.22-1.5%$122.15+29.6%-14.3%$119.11B$56.95B11.9711,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEOGEOG Resources4.4459 of 5 stars$122.76-0.2%$139.00+13.2%-4.9%$67.00B$23.70B11.393,150Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMPCMarathon Petroleum4.2803 of 5 stars$175.64-2.3%$184.38+5.0%+8.2%$53.96B$137.68B24.7018,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOXYOccidental Petroleum4.415 of 5 stars$45.14-2.5%$53.62+18.8%-26.5%$44.43B$27.55B18.3513,323Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionSMSM Energy4.8495 of 5 stars$27.56-3.4%$42.08+52.7%-39.1%$3.15B$2.69B3.86540News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSUNSunoco3.185 of 5 stars$53.57+0.1%$64.50+20.4%-7.2%$8.18B$22.37B9.653,298Analyst ForecastVLOValero Energy4.4346 of 5 stars$148.98-2.7%$153.56+3.1%+0.4%$46.66B$128.38B52.649,922Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeXOMExxon Mobil4.9413 of 5 stars$114.05-1.2%$126.05+10.5%-3.1%$491.52B$349.59B15.1361,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionMURMurphy Oil4.7925 of 5 stars$25.95-1.8%$29.46+13.5%-35.3%$3.70B$2.90B9.98690 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FANG Competitors COP Competitors EOG Competitors MPC Competitors OXY Competitors SM Competitors SUN Competitors VLO Competitors XOM Competitors MUR 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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