Hess: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Hess Corp. (HES) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $504 million.

On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had net income of $1.64.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.24 per share.

The oil and gas producer posted revenue of $2.84 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.58 billion.

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