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Hess Corporation is listed on the NYSE in the Energy sector while operating in the Oil & Gas E&P industry. The current market capitalization of Hess Corporation is $41.77B. A total of 2.5 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.65M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Schoonman Geurt G sold 13,921 shares of HES for 151.08 per share on Mar 20 ’24. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President now owns 33,581 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 19 ’24, Slentz Andrew P sold 20,254 shares at 151.08 per share. HES shares that Senior Vice President owns now total 43,788.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Goodell Timothy B. disposed of 2,701 shares on Mar 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $144.52. This resulted in the EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary holding 162,144 shares of HES after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Slentz Andrew P sold 1,062 shares at $144.52 per share on Mar 07 ’24. Company shares held by the Senior Vice President now total 50,215.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Hess Corporation pays an annual dividend of $1.81, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.34%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.78. HES’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/16/2024 when it declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/30/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/28/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6/14/2024. The HES stock dividend was $0.4375 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HES has a high of $167.75 and a low of $123.79.
As of this writing, HES has an earnings estimate of $2.23 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 13.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.02 per share and a lower estimate of $1.52.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. HES’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.71B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $9.14B in debt and $3.06B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $34.04, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.03B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HES is Buy with a score of 3.53.
