What to Expect When Hess Reports Q3 Earnings
If you want to see a bellwether for the oil and gas industry, look no further than Hess (NYSE: HES). The independent oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company, one of the largest in the United States, reports Q3 2017 earnings before almost anyone else in the industry -- on October 25th.
Looking at Hess' third quarter is likely to give investors a sense of how the rest of the industry -- including similarly sized Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA) and big ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) -- will fare. Here's what you should be looking for when Hess reports.
Oil and gas industry player Hess is one of the first E&Ps to report quarterly earnings. Will it outperform? Image source: Getty Images.
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