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 specializes in engineering and technical solutions for exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas reserves. Over its more than a century of operation, Halliburton has expanded its offerings from cementing services to a broad array of well construction, completion and reservoir optimization technologies.

The company’s core business activities encompass drilling and evaluation, well completion and production enhancement. Halliburton delivers a comprehensive suite of drilling tools, drilling fluids and measurement-while-drilling services designed to improve drilling accuracy, safety and efficiency. Its completion and production segment offers hydraulic fracturing, pressure pumping, artificial lift systems and well intervention solutions aimed at maximizing reservoir performance. In addition, Halliburton’s digital and consulting services leverage data analytics and remote monitoring to optimize operational workflows and reduce downtime.

Operating in more than 70 countries, Halliburton serves major energy basins across North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific. The company’s global footprint includes both onshore and offshore projects, ranging from shallow-water drilling to ultra-deepwater exploration. Under the leadership of Chairman and CEO Jeff Miller, Halliburton continues to invest in research and development of advanced materials, automation technologies and sustainable practices that support the evolving needs of the energy sector.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.20 to $22.70
• 50-Day Range: $20.52 to $23.11
• 52-Week Range: $18.72 to $32.57
• Volume: 6.73 million shs
• Average Volume: 9.99 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $18.97 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.40
• Dividend Yield: 3.06%
• Price Target: $32.05
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Halliburton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Halliburton scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 269 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 2.64, and is based on 14 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Halliburton has a consensus price target of $32.05, representing about 44.0% upside from its current price of $22.25.

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 10.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Halliburton is 10.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 39.97.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Halliburton has a P/B Ratio of 1.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.66% 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 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Halliburton has recently decreased by 8.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Halliburton pays a meaningful dividend of 3.01%, 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 31.78%. 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

3.66% 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 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Halliburton has recently decreased by 8.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Halliburton has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 0.88 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 42 news articles for Halliburton this week, compared to 26 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 50 people have searched for HAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

17 people have added Halliburton to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 467% 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 0.56% 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 2025. Since then, HAL shares have decreased by 18.2% and is now trading at $22.25.

How were Halliburton's earnings last quarter?

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 22nd. The oilfield services company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55. Halliburton's revenue was down 5.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Halliburton have any subsidiaries?

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

Who are Halliburton's major shareholders?

Halliburton's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.36%), State Street Corp (6.10%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (3.55%) and Sanders Capital LLC (2.79%). 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

• Record date for 6/25 Dividend: 6/04/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/25 Dividend: 6/04/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/25/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/22/2025
• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 9/03/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 9/03/2025
• Today: 9/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2025
• 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 Price Target for Halliburton: $32.05
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.43
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.50 billion
• Net Margins: 8.37%
• Pretax Margin: 10.99%
• Return on Equity: 21.45%
• Return on Assets: 8.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 2.00
• Quick Ratio: 1.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $22.23 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.85
• Cash Flow: $4.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.26
• Book Value: $12.01 per share
• Price / Book: 1.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 852,602,000
• Free Float: 847,827,000
• Market Cap: $18.97 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10