Currently, Hess Corporation [HES] is trading at $133.62, up 1.95%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The HES shares have gain 2.66% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.81%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Hess Corporation [NYSE: HES] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 09, 2024, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $193 from $151. Previously, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Outperform on September 30, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $150. Argus upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $171 on November 07, 2023. Bernstein downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and reduced its price target to $166 on November 02, 2023. UBS started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on April 19, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $184. In a note dated January 27, 2023, Goldman downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $161 to $170.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $123.79 and a high of $161.69 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $178 within the next 12 months. Hess Corporation [NYSE: HES] shares were valued at $133.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 33.21% based on the average HES price forecast.
Analyzing the HES fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Hess Corporation [NYSE:HES] were 12.50B which represents -12.00% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.6% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.38%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.3%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.18%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.2. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.82.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 131.76 points at the first support level, and at 129.89 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 134.56, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 135.49.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Hess Corporation [NYSE:HES] is 1.08. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.91 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.46. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.31, the price to book ratio is 3.59 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.50.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved HESS JOHN B, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Mar 27 ’25 when 0.17 million shares were sold. Chief Executive Officer, HESS JOHN B completed a deal on Mar 28 ’25 to sell 0.17 million shares. Meanwhile, JBH Investment Trust bought 0.17 million shares on Mar 28 ’25.
