FY2025 EPS Estimates for Halliburton Lowered by Analyst

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL - Free Report) - Analysts at Capital One Financial dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Halliburton in a report released on Monday, July 21st. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now anticipates that the oilfield services company will post earnings of $2.22 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.60. The consensus estimate for Halliburton's current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Halliburton's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.16 EPS.

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The oilfield services company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55. The firm had revenue of $5.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.43 billion. Halliburton had a net margin of 8.37% and a return on equity of 21.45%. The company's revenue was down 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.80 EPS.

HAL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Susquehanna reduced their target price on shares of Halliburton from $30.00 to $27.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $28.00 to $24.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Halliburton to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $26.00 to $22.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $31.61.

Halliburton Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:HAL traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $22.47. The company's stock had a trading volume of 15,727,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,436,213. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $21.22 and a 200-day moving average of $23.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.50, a PEG ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. Halliburton has a 12-month low of $18.72 and a 12-month high of $34.97.

Halliburton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 4th were issued a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.03%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 4th. Halliburton's payout ratio is 31.78%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Halliburton

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Halliburton by 450.9% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 29,941,771 shares of the oilfield services company's stock worth $759,623,000 after acquiring an additional 24,506,472 shares during the period. Sanders Capital LLC raised its stake in Halliburton by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Sanders Capital LLC now owns 24,372,694 shares of the oilfield services company's stock worth $662,694,000 after acquiring an additional 375,054 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Halliburton by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 21,538,632 shares of the oilfield services company's stock worth $584,139,000 after acquiring an additional 908,271 shares during the period. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its stake in Halliburton by 15.6% during the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 16,093,680 shares of the oilfield services company's stock worth $437,587,000 after acquiring an additional 2,171,722 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in Halliburton during the 4th quarter worth approximately $299,986,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.23% of the company's stock.

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.