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Stocks Info
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 $43.08B. A total of 1.94 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.57M shares.
In the most recent transaction, HESS JOHN B sold 125,000 shares of HES for 148.31 per share on Nov 21 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 92,894 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 20 ’24, HESS JOHN B sold 125,000 shares at 147.08 per share. HES shares that Chief Executive Officer owns now total 217,894.
Among the insiders who sold shares, HESS JOHN B disposed of 92,894 shares on Nov 22 ’24 at a per-share price of $147.80. This resulted in the Chief Executive Officer holding 0 shares of HES after the transaction. In another insider transaction, NWH02 Holdings LLC bought 92,894 shares at $147.98 per share on Nov 22 ’24.
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 $1.88, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.34%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.32. HES’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.39% when it declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/16/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/16/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.4%. The HES stock dividend was $0.50 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 $163.98 and a low of $123.79.
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 $35.12, 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 3.80.
