Halliburton (HAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry, offering a broad portfolio that supports the lifecycle of oil and gas reservoirs from exploration and drilling through production and abandonment. Founded in 1919 by Erle P. Halliburton as an oil-well cementing company, the firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas and has developed into an integrated oilfield services company serving upstream operators globally.

The company’s activities encompass drilling and evaluation, well construction and completion, production enhancement and well intervention. Its service offerings include cementing, drilling fluids, wireline and perforating services, pressure pumping and hydraulic fracturing, well testing, reservoir consulting, and production optimization solutions. Halliburton also supplies related equipment, chemicals and tooling, and provides project management and field operations for complex onshore and offshore programs. In addition to field services, the company delivers digital and software solutions—designed to improve reservoir characterization and operational efficiency—through its technology and consulting platforms.

Halliburton operates worldwide, serving national and independent oil and gas companies across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. As a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it is run by a corporate board and executive leadership team responsible for strategy, operational execution and regulatory compliance in diverse jurisdictions. Halliburton’s long history and broad service set position it as a key contractor to the global energy sector, supporting both conventional and unconventional resource development.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.01 to $41.96
• 50-Day Range: $33.70 to $42.97
• 52-Week Range: $19.42 to $43.59
• Volume: 4.93 million shs
• Average Volume: 14.62 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $34.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.70
• Dividend Yield: 1.65%
• Price Target: $42.86
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Halliburton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Halliburton scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 248 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Halliburton has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 18 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Halliburton is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Halliburton has been the subject of 21 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 24.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Halliburton are expected to grow by 24.57% in the coming year, from $2.32 to $2.89 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Halliburton is 22.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Halliburton is 22.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Halliburton has a PEG Ratio of 1.85. 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 3.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.62% 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 7.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Halliburton pays a meaningful dividend of 1.61%, 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 37.36%. 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 23.53% next year. This indicates that Halliburton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Halliburton has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Halliburton this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 44 people have searched for HAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -46% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

18 people have added Halliburton to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 38% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Halliburton insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $16,979,135.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.57% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/25 Dividend: 3/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/25 Dividend: 3/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/25/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/21/2026
• Today: 5/22/2026
• Record date for 6/24 Dividend: 6/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/24 Dividend: 6/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: 46,000
• Year Founded: 1919

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Halliburton: $42.86
• High Price Target: $55.00
• Low Price Target: $26.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.82
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.72
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.84
• P/E Growth: 1.85
• Net Income: $1.28 billion
• Net Margins: 6.95%
• Pretax Margin: 9.18%
• Return on Equity: 19.04%
• Return on Assets: 7.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.65
• Current Ratio: 2.08
• Quick Ratio: 1.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $22.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.56
• Cash Flow: $3.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.08
• Book Value: $12.96 per share
• Price / Book: 3.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 835,400,000
• Free Float: 830,636,000
• Market Cap: $34.58 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73