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After finishing at $146.30 in the prior trading day, Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) closed at $146.76, up 0.31%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.71 million shares were traded. HES stock price reached its highest trading level at $150.31 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $145.97.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HES by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 45.45. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.13 and its Current Ratio is at 1.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.85.
Argus Upgraded its Hold to Buy on November 07, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $171.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 21 ’24 when HESS JOHN B sold 125,000 shares for $148.31 per share. The transaction valued at 18,539,188 led to the insider holds 92,894 shares of the business.
HESS JOHN B sold 125,000 shares of HES for $18,384,614 on Nov 20 ’24. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 217,894 shares after completing the transaction at $147.08 per share. On Nov 22 ’24, another insider, HESS JOHN B, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 92,894 shares for $147.80 each. As a result, the insider received 13,729,272 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HES now has a Market Capitalization of 45219397632 and an Enterprise Value of 53496590336. As of this moment, Hess’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.15. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.292 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.659.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HES has reached a high of $163.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $123.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.99%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.56M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1591410 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 307.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 279.30M. Insiders hold about 9.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.30% stake in the company. Shares short for HES as of 1731628800 were 4878398 with a Short Ratio of 3.12, compared to 1728950400 on 5584444. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4878398 and a Short% of Float of 1.9800000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HES’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.813, compared to 1.81 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012392344The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.4.
