Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of Hess Q3 Earnings

Hess Co. (NYSE:HES) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hess in a report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $1.76 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.70. The consensus estimate for Hess’ current full-year earnings is $7.69 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hess’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $16.40 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Pickering Energy Partners upgraded shares of Hess to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Hess from $149.00 to $154.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of 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 note on Monday, December 9th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Hess from $145.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Hess from $185.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $170.60.

Hess Stock Up 0.7 %

HES stock opened at $145.81 on Thursday. Hess has a twelve month low of $123.79 and a twelve month high of $163.98. The company has a market cap of $44.93 billion, a PE ratio of 16.20 and a beta of 1.17. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $140.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $138.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Hess (NYSE:HES) last released 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%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. J.Safra Asset Management Corp bought a new position in Hess in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new position in Hess in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Groupama Asset Managment raised its position in Hess by 22.7% in the 3rd quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 22,606 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 4,186 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in Hess in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Covestor Ltd raised its position in Hess by 59.8% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 262 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO John B. Hess sold 92,894 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $147.80, for a total value of $13,729,733.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 229,465 shares in the company, valued at $33,914,927. The trade was a 28.82 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 9.76% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hess Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. Hess’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.22%.

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.