Capital One Financial Has Weak Estimate for Hess Q1 Earnings

Hess Co. (NYSE:HES) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Hess in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Capital One Financial analyst P. Johnston now expects that the oil and gas producer will post earnings per share of $1.97 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.08. The consensus estimate for Hess’ current full-year earnings is $8.08 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Hess’ Q2 2025 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.35 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.59 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.76 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.40 EPS.

Hess (NYSE:HES) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The oil and gas producer reported $1.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.32. Hess had a net margin of 21.27% and a return on equity of 26.32%.

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

Hess Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HES opened at $157.40 on Friday. Hess has a twelve month low of $123.79 and a twelve month high of $163.98. The firm has a market cap of $48.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.49 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a 50 day moving average of $146.45 and a 200 day moving average of $140.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hess

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Hess by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 2,154 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $287,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Hess by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 3,971 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $528,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Hess by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Moss Adams Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,682 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $224,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. Howard Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Hess by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,809 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $241,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its position in shares of Hess by 18.0% during the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 629 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 88.51% of the company’s stock.

Hess Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. Hess’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.