Halliburton Company Company Profile (NYSE:HAL)

Halliburton Company trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HAL."

Halliburton Company declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 7th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Wednesday, June 28th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 5th. View Halliburton Company's Dividend History.

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 24th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.28 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.30 billion. Halliburton Company had a negative return on equity of 0.48% and a negative net margin of 21.19%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.07 EPS. View Halliburton Company's Earnings History.

Halliburton Company is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 18th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Halliburton Company.

29 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Halliburton Company's shares. Their predictions range from $38.00 to $73.00. On average, they anticipate Halliburton Company's stock price to reach $60.16 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Halliburton Company.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Halliburton Company stock:

• 1. Deutsche Bank AG analysts commented, "With the pickup in North American (NAM) activity levels happening faster than many expected, HAL is shifting its strategy back to maintaining market share rather than pushing margins at this point in the cycle. In response to this pickup, HAL is returning equipment to the market much faster than expected. Management noted that they are deploying double the capacity they had planned for the entire year and doing so mostly in the first half. As one would expect, this will lead to upfront costs as crews are hired and mobilization/ reactivation costs are incurred without corresponding revenue until the fleets are deployed. The industry is also feeling cost inflation, especially around sand and trucking, although this will likely be transitory as more sand supply comes on-line in the spring and costs are passed through to customers. HAL is one of a very few players able to structurally lower cost (both their own and for their customers) and raise efficiency in otherwise commoditized businesses and should be able to leverage its NAM leadership into strong growth at attractive returns. We therefore reiterate our BUY rating." (3/27/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Halliburton shares have gained almost 53% in the last one year, handily outperforming both the Zacks Oil & Gas-Field Services industry and bigger rival Schlumberger that registered increases of 21.2% and 10%, respectively, over the same time period. The company’s focus on international markets instead of remaining confined only to North America deserves appreciation. Additionally, the world’s second-largest oilfield-services provider managed to beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the last four quarters through effective cost management. However, increasing U.S production following the gathering of producers on the oil patch has offset the crude price improvement to some extent. This could lead to lower activity and limit demand for Halliburton's goods and services." (3/8/2017)
• 3. Credit Suisse Group analysts commented, "HAL continues to be the best large-cap to play the 2017 OFS recovery. High expectations, commentary on international activity, and a very active NAM-focused IPO calendar caused the stock to underperform following its earnings report. Those issues notwithstanding, HAL continues to be our top pick for the 2017 recovery. 45% of revenues are from NAM and 56% are from Completion & Production. After an aggressive market share grab in 2016, the focus has shifted to holding share that "appreciates HAL," (i.e., customers who pay up). HAL's selective approach is clearly more positive than attempting to match revenues with rig count growth. Holding profitable market share is an excellent strategy off the bottom and should drive earnings revisions up over the next few years." (1/24/2017)
• 4. Evercore ISI analysts commented, "Halliburton remains one of our top picks and is the best large cap way to express a bullish view on North American activity. We anticipate a strong ramp in North American activity in 2017 driven by 1) higher oil and natural gas prices, 2) recent A&D and capital markets activity, 3) an influx of private equity capital, 4) higher hedging across the board, and 5) an urgency from U.S. producers to meet multi-year production targets. As North American activity improves, Halliburton is best exposed compared to its large cap peers thanks to its relatively higher exposure (in terms of % of total revenue), superior market share within certain product lines, a stronger logistics network, and industry leading completions prowess. The Era of Mega Completions has arrived and this will disproportionately benefit the largest and most sophisticated companies in the space. Internationally, we expect challenging conditions to persist into 1H17, but when the market turns Halliburton's market share gains through the downturn will prove fruitful. We continue to see a path to a +$4.00 EPS run rate by late '19 and we are increasing our PT to $65 from $60." (1/23/2017)

Halliburton Company saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 24,697,606 shares, an increase of 25.1% from the April 28th total of 19,737,785 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,238,009 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days. Currently, 2.9% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Some companies that are related to Halliburton Company include Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI), National Oilwell Varco (NOV), Core Laboratories N.V. (CLB), RPC (RES), John Wood Group PLC (WG), Oceaneering International (OII), McDermott International (MDR), Frank's International N.V. (FI), Superior Energy Services (SPN), Petrofac Limited (PFC), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), USA Compression Partners, LP (USAC), NCS Multistage Holdings (NCSM), Exterran Corporation (EXTN), Archrock Partners, L.P. (APLP), Fairmount Santrol Holdings (FMSA), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX) and Archrock (AROC).

Halliburton Company's management team includes the folowing people:

• David J. Lesar CPA, Executive Chairman of the Board
• Jeffrey A. Miller, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Robb L. Voyles, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• James S. Brown, President, Western Hemisphere
• Joe D. Rainey, President - Eastern Hemisphere
• Lawrence J. Pope, Chief Human Resource Officer, Executive Vice President - Administration
• Myrtle L. Jones, Senior Vice President - Tax
• Charles E. Geer Jr., Vice President, Corporate Controller
• Timothy M. McKeon, Vice President, Treasurer
• J. Landis J. Martin J.D., Lead Independent Director

Halliburton Company's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (6.75%), BlackRock Inc. (5.98%), State Street Corp (4.93%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.35%), FMR LLC (1.74%) and Jennison Associates LLC (1.72%). Company insiders that own Halliburton Company stock include David J Lesar, Eric Carre, James S Brown, Jeffrey Allen Miller, Joe D Rainey, Murry Gerber, Myrtle L Jones, Timothy Mckeon and William E Albrecht. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Halliburton Company.

Halliburton Company's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jennison Associates LLC, Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Pzena Investment Management LLC, Schroder Investment Management Group, Pioneer Investment Management Inc., American Century Companies Inc., Morgan Stanley and Alliancebernstein L.P.. Company insiders that have sold Halliburton Company stock in the last year include David J Lesar, Eric Carre, James S Brown, Jeffrey Allen Miller, Joe D Rainey, Myrtle L Jones and Timothy Mckeon. View Insider Buying and Selling for Halliburton Company.

Halliburton Company's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Janus Capital Management LLC, Westwood Holdings Group Inc., PNC Financial Services Group Inc., FMR LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC and MARSHALL WACE ASIA Ltd. Company insiders that have bought Halliburton Company stock in the last two years include Murry Gerber and William E Albrecht. View Insider Buying and Selling for Halliburton Company.

Shares of Halliburton Company can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Halliburton Company stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.50.