Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Hess Corp. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Hess Corp.’s stock price such as:

• Hess Corp.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Hess Corp.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for HES from analysts
• HES’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Hess Corp. (HES)

Before we jump into Hess Corp.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Hess Corporation is an exploration and production (E&P;) company. The Company is engaged in exploration, development, production, transportation, purchase and sale of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas with production operations located in the United States, Guyana, the Malaysia/Thailand Joint Development Area (JDA) and Malaysia. The Company operates through two segments: E&P; and Midstream. The E&P; operating segment explores for, develops, produces, purchases and sells crude oil, NGL and natural gas. The Midstream operating segment provides fee-based services, including gathering, compressing and processing natural gas and fractionating NGL; gathering, terminating, loading and transporting crude oil and NGL; storing and terminating propane, and water handling services primarily in the Bakken shale play of North Dakota. It conducts exploration activities primarily offshore Guyana, in the United States Gulf of Mexico, and offshore Suriname and Canada.

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Hess Corp.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of October 27, 2023, 4:00 PM, CST, Hess Corp.’s stock price was $143.29.

Hess Corp. is down 6.46% from its previous closing price of $153.18.

During the last market session, Hess Corp.’s stock traded between $152.31 and $154.05. Currently, there are 306.00 million shares of Hess Corp. stock available for purchase.

Hess Corp.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 32.2, which is high compared to the Oil & Gas - Exploration and Production industry median of 6.1. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Hess Corp. Stock Price History

Hess Corp.’s (HES) price is currently down 6.35% so far this month.

During the month of October, Hess Corp.’s stock price has reached a high of $167.75 and a low of $141.64.

Over the last year, Hess Corp. has hit prices as high as $167.75 and as low as $113.82. Year to date, Hess Corp.’s stock is up 93.56%.

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What Caused Hess Corp. Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of October 26, 2023, there were 2 analysts who downgraded Hess Corp.’s stock and 12 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Hess Corp.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Hess Corp.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Hess Corp.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Hess Corp. (HES) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Hess Corp.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of October 26, 2023, Hess Corp. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 2.61%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 74 and is considered to be Strong.

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Hess Corp. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of October 27, 2023, Hess Corp.’s stock price is $143.29, which is down 6.46% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Hess Corp. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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