Is Hess Corp. (HES) Stock at the Top of the Oil & Gas E&P Industry?

Hess Corp. (HES) is near the top in its industry group according to InvestorsObserver. HES gets an overall rating of 68. That means it scores higher than 68 percent of stocks. Hess Corp. gets a 79 rank in the Oil & Gas E&P industry. Oil & Gas E&P is number 7 out of 148 industries.

HES has an Overall Score of 68. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on HES!

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What do These Ratings Mean?

Searching for the best stocks to invest in can be difficult. There are thousands of options and it can be confusing on what actually constitutes a great value. InvestorsObserver allows you to choose from eight unique metrics to view the top industries and the best performing stocks in that industry. A score of 68 would rank higher than 68 percent of all stocks. These rankings allows you to easily compare stocks and view what the strengths and weaknesses are of a given company. This lets you find the stocks with the best short and long term growth prospects in a matter of seconds. The combined score incorporates technical and fundamental analysis in order to give a comprehensive overview of a stocks performance. Investors who then want to focus on analysts rankings or valuations are able to see the separate scores for each section.

What's Happening With Hess Corp. Stock Today?

Hess Corp. (HES) stock is higher by 2.47% while the S&P 500 is down -0.36% as of 1:51 PM on Wednesday, Oct 5. HES is up $3.07 from the previous closing price of $124.12 on volume of 1,117,837 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 is lower by -13.08% while HES is up 51.22%. HES earned $4.72 a per share in the over the last 12 months, giving it a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.98. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Hess Corp. stock.