Halliburton (HAL) Competitors $21.54 -0.86 (-3.84%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.63 +0.09 (+0.44%) As of 08/1/2025 07:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HAL vs. BKR, PTEN, KMI, LBRT, OXY, PBF, RES, SLB, VLO, and FTIShould you be buying Halliburton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Halliburton include Baker Hughes (BKR), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), PBF Energy (PBF), RPC (RES), Schlumberger (SLB), Valero Energy (VLO), and TechnipFMC (FTI). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Halliburton vs. Its Competitors Baker Hughes Patterson-UTI Energy Kinder Morgan Liberty Energy Occidental Petroleum PBF Energy RPC Schlumberger Valero Energy TechnipFMC Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) and Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings. Is HAL or BKR a better dividend stock? Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Halliburton pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baker Hughes pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Halliburton has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Baker Hughes has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HAL or BKR? Baker Hughes has higher revenue and earnings than Halliburton. Halliburton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baker Hughes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHalliburton$22.94B0.80$2.50B$2.1410.07Baker Hughes$27.83B1.54$2.98B$3.0614.22 Do analysts prefer HAL or BKR? Halliburton currently has a consensus target price of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.92%. Baker Hughes has a consensus target price of $51.47, indicating a potential upside of 18.30%. Given Halliburton's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Baker Hughes.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Halliburton 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Baker Hughes 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is HAL or BKR more profitable? Baker Hughes has a net margin of 11.04% compared to Halliburton's net margin of 8.37%. Halliburton's return on equity of 21.45% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Halliburton8.37% 21.45% 8.85% Baker Hughes 11.04%14.56%6.53% Does the media refer more to HAL or BKR? In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 31 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Baker Hughes and 27 mentions for Halliburton. Baker Hughes' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Halliburton's score of 0.41 indicating that Baker Hughes is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Halliburton 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Baker Hughes 27 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, HAL or BKR? Halliburton has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HAL or BKR? 85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryBaker Hughes beats Halliburton on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Halliburton News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HAL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHalliburtonOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$19.10B$5.54B$7.81B$20.63BDividend Yield3.04%2.95%10.93%3.67%P/E Ratio10.0710.2976.4729.01Price / Sales0.805.3427,062.1666.07Price / Cash5.297.3435.8922.82Price / Book1.741.593.844.43Net Income$2.50B$411.58M$4.26B$993.74M7 Day Performance-4.12%-4.47%68.65%-3.39%1 Month Performance-0.65%-4.90%76.31%-2.10%1 Year Performance-32.29%1.25%98.72%10.09% Halliburton Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HALHalliburton4.8156 of 5 stars$21.54-3.8%$31.00+43.9%-35.2%$19.10B$22.94B10.0748,000BKRBaker Hughes4.5476 of 5 stars$46.45+0.9%$49.50+6.6%+15.6%$46.01B$27.61B15.1757,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionPTENPatterson-UTI Energy4.3107 of 5 stars$6.22+5.0%$8.36+34.6%-45.7%$2.40B$5.02B-2.259,200Analyst ForecastKMIKinder Morgan4.8275 of 5 stars$27.29-0.4%$31.13+14.1%+33.3%$60.63B$15.97B22.3610,933Positive NewsLBRTLiberty Energy4.7684 of 5 stars$13.00-1.0%$15.35+18.0%-49.1%$2.11B$4.32B10.015,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOXYOccidental Petroleum4.5395 of 5 stars$45.41+1.6%$53.71+18.3%-26.9%$44.68B$26.88B18.4613,323Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementPBFPBF Energy3.6236 of 5 stars$25.03+3.6%$25.08+0.2%-44.7%$2.88B$31.54B-2.743,855Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementRESRPC3.9331 of 5 stars$4.93+2.6%$4.94+0.3%-36.7%$1.09B$1.42B18.942,597SLBSchlumberger4.9447 of 5 stars$36.00+1.5%$49.28+36.9%-29.2%$48.99B$35.48B12.33110,000Positive NewsVLOValero Energy4.4802 of 5 stars$144.30+1.6%$154.47+7.0%-14.9%$45.19B$129.88B60.129,922Positive NewsShort Interest ↑FTITechnipFMC4.6609 of 5 stars$37.02+1.6%$38.92+5.2%+22.7%$15.52B$9.08B17.4625,304Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Baker Hughes Alternatives Patterson-UTI Energy Alternatives Kinder Morgan Alternatives Liberty Energy Alternatives Occidental Petroleum Alternatives PBF Energy Alternatives RPC Alternatives Schlumberger Alternatives Valero Energy Alternatives TechnipFMC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HAL) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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