Hess Midstream LP (HESM) - Stock Analysis
Last updated: Apr 25, 2026
Research Idea
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Included due to multiple near-term catalysts: accretive buyback, distribution increase, upcoming Q3 earnings (Nov 3), strong volume growth, record adjusted EBITDA, and upgrades, creating a cautiously optimistic setup despite financial leverage risks.
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Valuation Metrics
Fundamental Analysis
Key Financial Insights: ⢠Strong Margins ⢠High Leverage ⢠Dividend Risk HESM delivers strong margins, cash flow, and returns, but high leverage, weak liquidity, and an uncovered dividend make the risk profile less attractive despite solid profitability.
Price Behavior
Key Price Behavior Insights: ⢠Downtrend intact ⢠Support holding ⢠Rebound stalled Support Level: $36.95-$37.00 Resistance Level: $38.30-$39.60 HESM has been in a clear short-term downtrend over the last month, but the recent rebound above ~$37 suggests tentative support and no confirmed reversal yet.
Sentiment & News
Key News Insights: ⢠Cash-flow strength ⢠Bakken constraints ⢠Hold sentiment Hess Midstream remains a strong cash-flow story with attractive distributions and buyback support, but limited Bakken production growth, a âHoldâ analyst stance, and recent institutional selling keep the outlook mixed.
AI Summary
HESM now looks less like a growth story and more like a cash-return vehicle, with strong free cash flow supporting dividends and buybacks but limited upside because Bakken volumes are flattening, leverage is high, and 2026 EBITDA guidance is only flat, making the key question whether shareholder returns can keep rising without a real organic growth engine.
Description
Hess Midstream LP owns and manages midstream energy assets across gathering, processing and storage, and terminaling and export operations. Its gathering network includes extensive natural gas, NGL and crude pipelines and related compression and produced-water facilities, while its processing and storage holdings comprise regional gas plants and a propane cavern and rail facility; its terminaling operations provide rail, terminal and pipeline header capacity for crude and refined products. The partnership was formed in 2014 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Idea History
| Date | Close | Ticker | Company | Summary | Status | P/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | Nov 10 | HESM | Hess Midstream LP | Included due to multiple near-term catalysts: accretive buyback, distribution increase, upcoming Q3 earnings (Nov 3), strong volume growth, record adjusted EBITDA, and upgrades, creating a cautiously optimistic setup despite financial leverage risks. | Closed | -0.3% |