Halliburton (HAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) is a global provider of products and services for the energy industry. The company supports the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas through technologies and services used throughout the life cycle of a well.

Halliburton operates through two primary business segments: Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation. Its offerings include cementing, stimulation, well completion, production enhancement, drilling services, drilling fluids, well testing, wireline and perforating services, formation evaluation, and project management. The company also provides digital and engineering solutions designed to improve well performance and operational efficiency.

Founded in 1919 by Erle P. Halliburton, the company has grown into an international oilfield services provider serving customers in North America and markets across Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Halliburton is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Jeff Miller serves as the company’s chairman, president, and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.29 to $35.27
• 50-Day Range: $31.51 to $37.68
• 52-Week Range: $24.92 to $43.59
• Volume: 12.71 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $29.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.62
• Dividend Yield: 1.95%
• Price Target: $43.86
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Halliburton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Halliburton scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 243 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: 4.4 / 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 Potential

Halliburton has a consensus price target of $43.86, representing about 25.6% upside from its current price of $34.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Halliburton has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 24.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Halliburton are expected to grow by 24.46% in the coming year, from $2.33 to $2.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Halliburton is 13.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Halliburton is 13.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 22.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Halliburton has a PEG Ratio of 1.92. 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 2.61. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.11% 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 3, 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 2.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Halliburton pays a meaningful dividend of 2.05%, 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 35.60%. 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 23.45% next year. This indicates that Halliburton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.60

News Sentiment

Halliburton has a news sentiment score of 0.60. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 59 news articles for Halliburton this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

30 people have searched for HAL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 15% 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 143% 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 $1,844,751.00 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 9/23 Dividend: 9/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/23 Dividend: 9/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/23/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/20/2026
• Today: 10/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• 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: $43.86
• High Price Target: $52.00
• Low Price Target: $31.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.91
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.99
• P/E Growth: 1.92
• Net Income: $1.28 billion
• Net Margins: 8.90%
• Pretax Margin: 10.59%
• Return on Equity: 18.36%
• Return on Assets: 7.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.63
• Current Ratio: 2.02
• Quick Ratio: 1.50

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $22.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.31
• Cash Flow: $4.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.70
• Book Value: $13.40 per share
• Price / Book: 2.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 833,130,000
• Free Float: 828,381,000
• Market Cap: $29.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83