Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.68% compared to its previous closing price of $141.15. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.91% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-07-02 that Investors looking for ways to find stocks that are set to beat quarterly earnings estimates should check out the Zacks Earnings ESP.
Is It Worth Investing in Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) is above average at 19.88x. The 36-month beta value for HES is also noteworthy at 0.66. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HES is 287.62M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.51% of that float. The average trading volume of HES on July 03, 2025 was 2.02M shares.
HES’s Market Performance
HES stock saw an increase of 3.91% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 7.30% and a quarterly increase of -11.02%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.94%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.11% for Hess Corporation (HES). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.64% for HES’s stock, with a simple moving average of 2.49% 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 6.15% 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 -11.24% 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 4.21. 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
In summary, Hess Corporation (HES) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
