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Hess NYSE:HES Stock Report

Last Price

US$148.11

Market Cap

US$46.4b

7D

1.1%

1Y

-0.7%

Updated

21 Feb, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

HES Stock Overview

An exploration and production company, explores, develops, produces, purchases, transports, and sells crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. More details

HES fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance6/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends3/6

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Hess Corporation Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Hess
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$148.11
52 Week HighUS$163.98
52 Week LowUS$123.79
Beta1.18
1 Month Change1.73%
3 Month Change-0.36%
1 Year Change-0.67%
3 Year Change51.88%
5 Year Change163.63%
Change since IPO1,392.19%

Recent News & Updates

Hess Corporation: Advantage To Exxon Mobil

Jan 30

Recent updates

Hess Corporation: Advantage To Exxon Mobil

Jan 30

Hess Corporation: All Avenues Lead To Guyana

Nov 21

Hess Corporation: Time Value Clock Is Ticking While Management Remains Silent

Oct 07

Hess (NYSE:HES) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Oct 01
Hess (NYSE:HES) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Hess Corporation: Manifesting The Time Value Of Money

Aug 01

Hess Chevron Merger - Detailed Insight Into The ICC Arbitration Process And Its Impact

Jun 24

Hess' (NYSE:HES) Dividend Will Be $0.4375

May 29
Hess' (NYSE:HES) Dividend Will Be $0.4375

Hess Corporation: An Attractive Risk/Reward Prospect On Merger Drama (Rating Upgrade)

May 25

Hess Corporation: What Has Changed

May 16

Hess Corporation And An Acquisition That Might Not Close

Apr 14

Hess: Why No Acquisition Premium Is Already A Premium

Feb 13

The Hess Merger Is Likely Going Through, Why Buying The Stock Still Makes Sense

Dec 29

Hess-Chevron: How We Are Playing The Deal With Venezuela Laying Claim To Stabroek Block

Dec 08

CEO John Hess Sells 90-Year Old Hess Corporation To Chevron

Oct 23

Hess Corporation: Time To Buy The Dip

Sep 25

Hess Corporation: Accelerated Cash Flow Growth

Aug 01

Hess Corporation: Guyana Production More Than Triples

May 30

Shareholder Returns

HESUS Oil and GasUS Market
7D1.1%2.9%-0.4%
1Y-0.7%10.3%20.8%

Return vs Industry: HES underperformed the US Oil and Gas industry which returned 10.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: HES underperformed the US Market which returned 20.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is HES's price volatile compared to industry and market?
HES volatility
HES Average Weekly Movement3.2%
Oil and Gas Industry Average Movement5.5%
Market Average Movement6.0%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market18.0%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: HES has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: HES's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19201,756John Hesswww.hess.com

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.

Hess Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Hess's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
HES fundamental statistics
Market capUS$46.36b
Earnings (TTM)US$2.77b
Revenue (TTM)US$12.66b

16.4x

P/E Ratio

3.6x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
HES income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$12.66b
Cost of RevenueUS$2.62b
Gross ProfitUS$10.04b
Other ExpensesUS$7.27b
EarningsUS$2.77b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)9.02
Gross Margin79.31%
Net Profit Margin21.87%
Debt/Equity Ratio71.5%

How did HES perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.4%

Current Dividend Yield

21%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/21 23:14
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/21 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Hess Corporation is covered by 56 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William SeleskyArgus Research Company
Finbarr MacCarthyAtlantic Equities LLP
Yim ChengBarclays