Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, integrated energy company Hess (HES -0.75%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Hess and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Hess facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
New York (1920) |
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Market Cap |
$25.6 billion |
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Industry |
Integrated oil and gas |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$39.6 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO John Hess CFO John Rielly |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
13.2% |
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Cash/Debt |
$725 million / $5.8 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
0.5% |
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Competitors |
BP |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 976 members who have rated Hess believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star seekinggotham, followed the lead of several value gurus and jumped into the opportunity:
The mother of all piggybacking situations; Elliott Management, Greenlight Capital, Michael Price, etc. Elliott is spearheading and using the basic playbook of poorly managed, overly diversified company needing to shed non-core operations; increase profitability, return cash to investors, etc. [Michael Price] has talked on HES a fair amount and thinks it is worth considerably north of $100 per share.
If you want market-thumping returns, you need to put together the best portfolio you can. Of course, despite a strong four-star rating, Hess may not be your top choice.
