Tag: HES

  • Oil & Gas Refining: Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO), HollyFrontier (NYSE:HFC), Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX), Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES)

    One stock that might be an intriguing choice for investors right now is Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO). This is because this security in the Oil Refining & Marketing industry is seeing solid earnings estimate revision activity, and is in great company from a Zacks Industry Rank perspective. Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) stock opened at $50.31 in last session, and closed at $50.92, while the day range of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) stock is $50.20 – $51.87. The stock showed a positive weekly performance of 2.13%.

    HollyFrontier Corp. (NYSE:HFC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.11, American Banking News.com reports. The company had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.73 billion. HollyFrontier Corp (NYSE:HFC) stock opened at $46.35 in last session, and closed at $47.39 by gaining 2.73%. The 52 week range of $38.98 – $59.20. Company’s market capitalization is $9.44B.

    Phillips 66 Partners (NASDAQ:PSXP) COO J. Liberti bought 4,139 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $43.98 per share, with a total value of $182,033.22. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 34,139 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,501,433. Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) stock increased 1.73% and finished the last session at $76.25. The EPS of the stock remained 6.01. Company’s market capitalization is $45.64B.

    Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) will fund six Tioga firefighters for specialized training in oilfield fire safety response. Hess donated $22,000 to the Tioga Volunteer Fire Department to pay the firefighters’ training costs at the Industrial Exterior Fire Brigade training course at Texas A & M in College Station, Texas. Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) stock opened the session at $81.64, and closed the session at $81.45. The 52 week range of the Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) stock remained $61.32 – $85.15 and the day range was $81.44 – $82.48.