In a filing, Hess Corporation revealed its COO and President, E&P Hill Gregory P. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $5.06 million on Jul 31. In the deal valued at $151.33 per share,33,414 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Hill Gregory P. now holds 82,932 shares worth roughly $ 13.04 million.
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Then, HESS CORP sold 6,382,500 shares, generating $166,710,900 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $26.12, the Director now owns 0 shares.
Before that, Hill Gregory P. sold 7,500 shares. Hess Corporation shares valued at $993,000 were divested by the COO and President, E&P at a price of $132.40 per share. As a result of the transaction, Hill Gregory P. now holds 116,346 shares, worth roughly $18.29 million.
UBS initiated its Hess Corporation [HES] rating to a Buy in a research note published on Friday, April 19, 2023; the price target was $184. PT values the company’s stock at a premium of 14.57 to its Friday closing price.
Price Performance Review of HES
On Friday, Hess Corporation [NYSE:HES] saw its stock jump 1.75% to $157.20. On the same session, the stock had its day’s lowest price of $155.68, but rose to a high of $157.84. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 4.38%. Hess Corporation shares have risen nearly 10.84% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 30.15% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $160.52 was reached on 01/26/23, a 52-week low of $100.34 was recorded on 03/16/23. SMA at 50 days reached $145.98, while 200 days put it at $140.45. A total of 1.48 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 1.83 million shares in the previous session.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For HES Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 155.97, which if violated will result in even more drops to 154.75. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 158.13. A further resistance level may holdings at 159.07. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 64.70, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.91, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 8.06%. Stochastics %K at 73.86% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Hess Corporation?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Hess Corporation stocks on Aug 14, 2023, growing by 0.46 million shares to a total of 3.86 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on Jul 13, 2023 was 3.4 million shares. There was a rise of 11.92%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock. In spite of short shares comprising just 1.92% of the overall stock float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) rose to 2.2.
Hess Corporation [HES] – Who Are The Largest Shareholders?
In filings from Fidelity Management & Research Co, it is revealed that the company now owns 31,744,435 shares, or roughly 10.34% of the outstanding HES shares. In other words, the investor’s shares have fallen by -3,862,966 from its previous 13-F filing of 35607401.0. Additionally, The Vanguard Group, Inc. decreased -0.25% of its stake after which the total value it holdings stand at $4,616,484,785, while SSgA Funds Management, Inc. reduced -3.71% of its stake to hold $2.68 billion in the firm. Over the last quarter, BlackRock Fund Advisors sold -378,882 shares of Hess Corporation, while Capital Research & Management Co sold 22,079 shares. At present, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. is holding 8,623,375 shares valued at $1.31 billion. PRIMECAP Management Co. owned 8,142,005 shares of the company at the time of its most recent 13F filing, worth $1.24 billion.
According to FactSet, Hess Corporation’s share price will average $167.73 in the next year, based on opinions of analysts polled by the firm. This is up nearly 7.12 percent from its previous closing price of $154.50. Analysts expect Hess Corporation stock to reach the higher price of $206.00, while the lowest price estimate is $150.00. However, 26 analysts have rated HES stock as an Overweight in their predictions for 2023.