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Hess (NYSE:HES) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 10.71% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.6%. Currently, Hess has a market capitalization of $38.85 billion.
Buying $1000 In HES: If an investor had bought $1000 of HES stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,706.14 today based on a price of $124.81 for HES at the time of writing.
Hess's Performance Over Last 5 Years
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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