How to buy Hess Corporation stock | $74.7

Hess Corporation is an oil & gas e&p business based in the US. Hess Corporation shares (HES) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Hess Corporation employs 1,621 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Hess Corporation stock price (NYSE: HES)

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Hess Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-09-17.

Latest market close	$74.70
52-week range	$34.33 - $90.77
50-day moving average	$69.96
200-day moving average	$76.28
Wall St. target price	$99.36
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	$1 (1.39%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-0.53

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Hess Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $74.7 from 2021-09-23

1 week (2021-09-17)	4.71%
1 month (2021-08-24)	9.55%
3 months (2021-06-24)	-15.59%
6 months (2021-03-24)	8.14%

1 year (2020-09-24)	89.35%
2 years (2019-09-24)	16.14%
3 years (2018-09-24)	3.69%
5 years (2016-09-23)	59.24%

Is Hess Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Hess Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Hess Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Hess Corporation's EBITDA

Hess Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $3 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Hess Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Hess Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$5.8 billion
Operating margin TTM	15.97%
Gross profit TTM	$3.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	3%
Return on equity TTM	2%
Profit margin	-2.77%
Book value	$17.83
Market capitalisation	$22.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Hess Corporation shares

There are currently 6.2 million Hess Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Hess Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 5.6% up from 5.9 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Hess Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Hess Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Hess Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Hess Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Hess Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 2.0 million). Hess Corporation's SIR currently stands at 3.2. In other words for every 100,000 Hess Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3200 shares are currently held short.

However Hess Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Hess Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Hess Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Hess Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Hess Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0221% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Hess Corporation shares, roughly 22 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Hess Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short Hess Corporation stock.

Hess Corporation's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Hess Corporation.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Hess Corporation's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 36.92

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Hess Corporation's overall score of 36.92 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 65th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Hess Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Hess Corporation's environmental score

Environmental score: 22.62/100

Hess Corporation's environmental score of 22.62 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Hess Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Hess Corporation's social score

Social score: 12.92/100

Hess Corporation's social score of 12.92 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Hess Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Hess Corporation's governance score

Governance score: 10.38/100

Hess Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Hess Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Hess Corporation's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Hess Corporation scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Hess Corporation has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Hess Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	36.92
Total ESG percentile	65.02
Environmental score	22.62
Environmental score percentile	7
Social score	12.92
Social score percentile	7
Governance score	10.38
Governance score percentile	7
Level of controversy	2

Hess Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting Hess Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Hess Corporation's shares ever split?

Hess Corporation's shares were split on a 3:1 basis on 31 May 2006. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Hess Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 66.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Hess Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Hess Corporation's share price.

Hess Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Hess Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $34.3281 up to $90.771. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Hess Corporation's is 2.2189. This would suggest that Hess Corporation's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Hess Corporation overview

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 through two segments, Exploration and Production, and Marketing and Refining. It conducts production operations primarily in the United States, Denmark, the Malaysia/Thailand Joint Development Area, and Malaysia; and exploration activities primarily offshore Guyana, Suriname, Canada, and in the Gulf of Mexico. As of December 31, 2020, the company had total proved reserves of 1,077 million barrels of oil equivalent. It is also involved in the gathering, compressing, and processing of natural gas; fractionating NGLs; gathering, terminaling, loading, and transporting crude oil and NGLs through rail car; storing and terminaling propane, as well as providing water handling services primarily in the Bakken Shale plays in the Williston Basin area of North Dakota. The company was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, New York. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Hess Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 10.234% of Hess Corporation shares are held by insiders and 86.299% by institutions. How many people work for Hess Corporation?
Latest data suggests 1,621 work at Hess Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Hess Corporation?
Hess Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Hess Corporation based?
Hess Corporation's address is: 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, United States, 10036 What is Hess Corporation's ISIN number?
Hess Corporation's international securities identification number is: US42809H1077 What is Hess Corporation's CUSIP number?
Hess Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 023551104