Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES)’s stock price has increased by 1.81 compared to its previous closing price of 141.75. However, the company has seen a 4.07% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-08 that High-yield stocks with strong balance sheets and growth profiles are rare. I share two of these opportunities here. Both of these opportunities issue 1099 tax forms.
Is It Worth Investing in Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) Right Now?
Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 19.98x compared to its average ratio. HES has 36-month beta value of 0.63. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for HES is 287.62M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.85% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HES on June 18, 2025 was 1.97M shares.
HES’s Market Performance
HES stock saw an increase of 4.07% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 6.95% and a quarterly increase of -5.57%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.89%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.22% for Hess Corporation (HES). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.47% for HES stock, with a simple moving average of 3.44% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HES
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HES stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for HES by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for HES in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $193 based on the research report published on December 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HES reach a price target of $150. The rating they have provided for HES stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 30th, 2024.
HES Trading at 8.61% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HES to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.75% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HES starting from HESS JOHN B, who sale 250,000 shares at the price of $136.01 back on Jun 06 ’25. After this action, HESS JOHN B now owns 1,734,679 shares of Hess Corporation, valued at $34,001,527 using the latest closing price.
HESS JOHN B, the Chief Executive Officer of Hess Corporation, sale 225,000 shares at $133.18 during a trade that took place back on Jun 05 ’25, which means that HESS JOHN B is holding 1,984,679 shares at $29,966,408 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HES
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.38 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hess Corporation stands at 0.18. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 20.82, with 8.59 for asset returns.
Based on Hess Corporation (HES), the company’s capital structure generated 0.45 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.64. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.82. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 12.19.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.25 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.24. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.85for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.08.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Hess Corporation (HES) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
