Atb Cap Markets Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Halliburton

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL - Free Report) - Analysts at Atb Cap Markets decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Halliburton in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now forecasts that the oilfield services company will post earnings per share of $0.55 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Halliburton's current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Halliburton's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.52 EPS.

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The oilfield services company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60. Halliburton had a return on equity of 26.03% and a net margin of 10.90%. The business had revenue of $5.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.28 billion.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on HAL. Raymond James cut shares of Halliburton from a "strong-buy" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Halliburton from $43.00 to $41.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Susquehanna decreased their price target on Halliburton from $32.00 to $30.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Benchmark dropped their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Halliburton from $35.00 to $33.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $34.68.

Halliburton Price Performance

HAL traded down $0.27 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $20.58. 4,494,446 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,932,787. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 2.05 and a quick ratio of 1.54. Halliburton has a 1-year low of $18.72 and a 1-year high of $38.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.74 billion, a PE ratio of 7.27, a P/E/G ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.45. The business's 50-day moving average price is $23.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $26.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. HBW Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Halliburton by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,504 shares of the oilfield services company's stock worth $286,000 after acquiring an additional 397 shares during the last quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Halliburton by 33.3% during the 4th quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,600 shares of the oilfield services company's stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB grew its position in shares of Halliburton by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 12,776 shares of the oilfield services company's stock worth $347,000 after buying an additional 453 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of Halliburton by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 84,675 shares of the oilfield services company's stock worth $2,302,000 after buying an additional 484 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in Halliburton by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 4,036 shares of the oilfield services company's stock valued at $110,000 after buying an additional 505 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 85.23% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Halliburton

In other Halliburton news, VP Timothy Mckeon sold 10,497 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.60, for a total transaction of $258,226.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 77,784 shares in the company, valued at $1,913,486.40. This trade represents a 11.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Eric Carre sold 51,179 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.00, for a total value of $1,279,475.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 127,101 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,177,525. This represents a 28.71 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 206,782 shares of company stock worth $5,321,170. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.

Halliburton Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.30%. Halliburton's payout ratio is presently 28.45%.

Halliburton Company Profile

Halliburton Company provides products and services to the energy industry worldwide. It operates through two segments, Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation. The Completion and Production segment offers production enhancement services that include stimulation and sand control services; cementing services, such as well bonding and casing, and casing equipment; and completion tools that offer downhole solutions and services, including well completion products and services, intelligent well completions, and service tools, as well as liner hanger, sand control, and multilateral systems.