Zacks Research Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Hess

Hess Co. (NYSE:HES) – Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Hess in a research report issued on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings of $1.91 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.90. The consensus estimate for Hess’ current full-year earnings is $8.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hess’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.71 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $16.47 EPS.

Hess (NYSE:HES) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.32. Hess had a net margin of 21.27% and a return on equity of 26.32%.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on HES. StockNews.com began coverage on Hess in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Hess from $145.00 to $163.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Pickering Energy Partners raised shares of Hess to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Hess from $185.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Hess from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $151.00 to $193.00 in a report on Monday, December 9th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $170.60.

Hess Stock Up 0.5 %

NYSE:HES opened at $157.43 on Monday. Hess has a 1 year low of $123.79 and a 1 year high of $163.98. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $146.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $141.10. The stock has a market cap of $48.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.49 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hess

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HES. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in shares of Hess by 19.1% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 16,369 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $2,224,000 after purchasing an additional 2,630 shares during the last quarter. Commerce Bank grew its holdings in Hess by 1.6% during the third quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 16,044 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $2,179,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its position in Hess by 18.5% during the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 2,575 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $350,000 after buying an additional 402 shares during the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. raised its stake in Hess by 35.4% in the third quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 3,611 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $490,000 after buying an additional 944 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Hess by 2.5% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,755,376 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $238,380,000 after buying an additional 43,061 shares during the last quarter. 88.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hess Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. Hess’s payout ratio is presently 22.22%.

About Hess

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.