Halliburton (HAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Halliburton Company, founded in 1919 by Erle P. Halliburton, is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company has built a reputation for innovation in well construction, reservoir development and production enhancement. Over its century‐long history, Halliburton has expanded its footprint across diverse energy markets and has evolved to address the needs of both conventional and unconventional resource plays.

The company organizes its operations into two main business segments: Drilling and Evaluation, which offers directional drilling, formation evaluation and well planning services; and Completion and Production, which delivers completion tools, production enhancement services and integrated project management. Halliburton also integrates digital solutions, such as its Landmark software suite, to optimize drilling and production performance through data analytics and automation.

Key products and services include casing and cementing systems, hydraulic fracturing and well stimulation, pressure pumping, sand control and artificial lift technologies. The company’s emphasis on research and development has led to proprietary technologies that improve wellbore efficiency, reduce environmental impact and lower operational costs for customers. Halliburton also provides consulting, training and field support to ensure safe and reliable execution of complex projects.

Operating in more than 70 countries, Halliburton serves national oil companies, independent operators and major international oil companies across North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. The firm’s global workforce is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey A. Miller, along with a senior leadership team that oversees strategy, operational performance and technological innovation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.61 to $21.51
• 50-Day Range: $19.34 to $23.20
• 52-Week Range: $18.72 to $37.08
• Volume: 12.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 11.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.00 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.76
• Dividend Yield: 3.25%
• Price Target: $33.53
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Halliburton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Halliburton scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 23rd out of 267 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Halliburton has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 14 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Halliburton has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.61%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Halliburton are expected to grow by 10.61% in the coming year, from $2.64 to $2.92 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Halliburton is 8.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Halliburton is 8.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 61.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Halliburton has a PEG Ratio of 3.37. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Halliburton has a P/B Ratio of 1.74. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.48% of the float of Halliburton has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Halliburton has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Halliburton has recently increased by 12.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Halliburton pays a meaningful dividend of 3.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Halliburton has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Halliburton is 28.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Halliburton will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.29% next year. This indicates that Halliburton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -6.65

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.48% of the float of Halliburton has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Halliburton has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Halliburton has recently increased by 12.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Halliburton has a news sentiment score of 0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Halliburton this week, compared to 20 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 33 people have searched for HAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -27% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Halliburton to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 8% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Halliburton insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.61% of the stock of Halliburton is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.23% of the stock of Halliburton is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HAL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HAL shares performed this year?

Halliburton's stock was trading at $27.19 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HAL shares have decreased by 23.0% and is now trading at $20.94.

How were Halliburton's earnings last quarter?

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 22nd. The oilfield services company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.60. The oilfield services company earned $5.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.28 billion. Halliburton had a net margin of 9.31% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.01%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Halliburton have any subsidiaries?

Halliburton subsidiaries include these companies: Summit ESP, Intelligent Well Controls, Red Spider, Multi-Chem Group, SensorTran, Permedia Research Group, Pinnacle Technologies Inc., and others.

Who are Halliburton's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Halliburton include Wesbanco Bank Inc. (0.04%), Park National Corp OH (0.04%), Sage Capital Advisors llc (0.03%) and Cacti Asset Management LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Jeffrey Allen Miller, Van H Beckwith, Jeffrey Shannon Slocum, Eric Carre, Timothy Mckeon, Charles Jr Geer, Myrtle L Jones, Jill D Sharp and Margaret Katherine Banks.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Halliburton?

Shares of HAL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Halliburton own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Halliburton investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Chevron (CVX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) and Salesforce (CRM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/22/2025
• Record date for 6/25 Dividend: 6/04/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/25 Dividend: 6/04/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/25/2025
• Today: 7/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: OIL - FIELD SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HAL
• CIK: 45012
• Web: www.halliburton.com
• Phone: (281) 871-2699
• Fax: 713-759-2635
• Employees: 48,000
• Year Founded: 1919

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $33.53
• High Stock Price Target: $45.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +60.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.93
• P/E Growth: 3.37
• Net Income: $2.50 billion
• Net Margins: 9.31%
• Pretax Margin: 12.20%
• Return on Equity: 24.01%
• Return on Assets: 9.81%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.69
• Current Ratio: 1.98
• Quick Ratio: 1.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $22.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.78
• Cash Flow: $4.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.08
• Book Value: $12.01 per share
• Price / Book: 1.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 859,720,000
• Free Float: 854,471,000
• Market Cap: $18.00 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.13