How to buy Hess stock in Canada

Hess is an oil & gas e&p business based in the US. Hess shares (HES) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $128.19 – a decrease of 8.57% over the previous week. Hess employs 1,756 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $12.5 billion.

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Hess stock price (NYSE: HES)

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Hess stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$128.19
52-week range	$122.87 - $162.26
50-day moving average more info button	$141.31
200-day moving average more info button	$145.01
Wall St. target price	$168.71
PE ratio more info button	15.1177
Dividend yield more info button	$1.813 (1.49%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$8.58

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Hess price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $128.19 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-8.57%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-13.76%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-4.62%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-12.31%

1 year (2023-12-22)	-12.53%
2 years (2022-12-22)	-2.79%
3 years (2021-12-22)	79.74%
5 years (2019-12-20)	112.98%

Is Hess stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Hess stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Hess's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Hess's P/E ratio

Hess's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, Hess shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Hess's PEG ratio

Hess's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.7084. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Hess's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Hess's EBITDA

Hess's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $7 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Hess's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Hess financials

Revenue TTM	$12.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	33.29%
Gross profit TTM	$7.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	11.52%
Return on equity TTM	28.85%
Profit margin	21.18%
Book value	$35.24
Market Capitalization more info button	$40 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Hess stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 19.64% of net profits

Recently Hess has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Hess shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Hess's case, that would currently equate to about $1.813 per share.

While Hess's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Hess is investing more in its future growth.

Hess's most recent dividend payout was on 30 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 15 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Hess's stocks ever split?

Hess's stocks were split on a 3:1 basis on 31 May 2006 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Hess stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 66.7% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Hess stocks, which in turn could have impacted Hess's stock price.

Hess stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Hess's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $122.8688 up to $162.2638. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Hess's is 1.16. This would suggest that Hess's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Hess overview

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. Gulf of Mexico, and offshore Suriname and Canada. The company is also involved in gathering, compressing, and processing natural gas; fractionating NGLs; gathering, terminaling, loading, and transporting crude oil and NGL through rail car; and storing and terminaling propane, as well as providing water handling services primarily in the Bakken Shale plays in the Williston Basin area of North Dakota. The company was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Hess is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 9.455% of Hess stocks are held by insiders and 80.528% by institutions. How many people work for Hess?
Latest data suggests 1,756 work at Hess. When does the fiscal year end for Hess?
Hess's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Hess based?
Hess's address is: 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, United States, 10036 What is Hess's ISIN number?
Hess's international securities identification number is: US42809H1077 What is Hess's CUSIP number?
Hess's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 023551104

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