Short Report on Hess Stock

By Harris Dyer • Thursday, November 30 19:05 • Permanent Link

Hess logged a 0.7% change during today's evening session, and is now trading at a price of $140.56 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. HES's trading volume is 8,650,659 compared to the stock's average volume of 3,134,173.

Hess trades -18.22% away from its average analyst target price of $171.88 per share. The 17 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $150.0 to $210.0, and on average have given Hess a rating of hold.

If you are considering an investment in HES, you'll want to know the following:

Hess's current price is 152.9% above its Graham number of $55.57, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Hess has moved -1.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 13.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 4.76, Hess has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
HES has a forward P/E ratio of 14.5 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $9.72 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.44 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Hess is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 4.98 compared to its sector average of 1.68
Hess Corporation, an exploration and production company, explores, develops, produces, purchases, transports, and sells crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas.
Based in New York, the company has 1,623 full time employees and a market cap of $43.17 Billion. Hess currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.2%.

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