Zacks Research Comments on Hess’ Q2 Earnings (NYSE:HES)

Hess Co. (NYSE:HES) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hess in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $1.91 for the quarter, up from their previous 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 posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.44 by $0.32. Hess had a return on equity of 26.32% and a net margin of 21.27%.

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

Hess Price Performance

NYSE:HES opened at $157.43 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market cap of $48.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.49 and a beta of 1.21. Hess has a 52 week low of $123.79 and a 52 week high of $163.98. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $146.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.10.

Institutional Trading of Hess

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. CIBRA Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Hess during the fourth quarter worth $14,324,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Hess by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,927 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $921,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares during the last quarter. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co acquired a new position in Hess in the 4th quarter worth about $1,210,000. Aegis Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Hess in the fourth quarter valued at about $214,000. Finally, Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH boosted its stake in shares of Hess by 449.6% during the fourth quarter. Siemens Fonds Invest GmbH now owns 9,497 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $1,263,000 after purchasing an additional 7,769 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Hess Announces Dividend

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

Hess Company Profile

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.