Q2 EPS Estimates for Hess Increased by Capital One Financial

Hess Co. (NYSE:HES) – Capital One Financial boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Hess in a report issued on Monday, May 12th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now anticipates that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $1.68 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.50. The consensus estimate for Hess’ current full-year earnings is $8.08 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Hess’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.09 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.27 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Hess in a research report on Tuesday. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Hess from $164.00 to $146.58 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Hess from $170.00 to $163.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Susquehanna reduced their price target on shares of Hess from $160.00 to $136.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Hess from $151.00 to $147.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $162.16.

Hess Price Performance

HES opened at $135.70 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $139.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.12. Hess has a 1 year low of $123.79 and a 1 year high of $161.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.97 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.61.

Hess (NYSE:HES) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.95 by ($0.14). Hess had a return on equity of 26.32% and a net margin of 21.27%. The company had revenue of $2.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.95 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.16 earnings per share. Hess’s revenue was down 12.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Hess

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Hess by 5.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 34,873,741 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $5,570,383,000 after buying an additional 1,732,497 shares during the last quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. increased its stake in shares of Hess by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 11,438,985 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $1,521,499,000 after buying an additional 698,866 shares during the last quarter. HBK Investments L P increased its stake in shares of Hess by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. HBK Investments L P now owns 7,237,911 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $962,715,000 after buying an additional 120,091 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Hess by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,695,533 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $888,240,000 after purchasing an additional 158,371 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its holdings in Hess by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,844,257 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $511,325,000 after purchasing an additional 91,131 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO John B. Hess sold 175,000 shares of Hess stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.30, for a total value of $27,877,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,384,679 shares in the company, valued at approximately $379,879,364.70. The trade was a 6.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 9.10% of the company’s stock.

Hess Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.47%. Hess’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.66%.

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.