Halliburton (HAL) Competitors $19.77 -0.74 (-3.61%) As of 02:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HAL vs. SLB, FTI, NOV, TDW, OII, RES, HLX, TTI, NGS, and OISShould you be buying Halliburton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Halliburton include Schlumberger (SLB), TechnipFMC (FTI), NOV (NOV), Tidewater (TDW), Oceaneering International (OII), RPC (RES), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), TETRA Technologies (TTI), Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), and Oil States International (OIS). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Halliburton vs. Schlumberger TechnipFMC NOV Tidewater Oceaneering International RPC Helix Energy Solutions Group TETRA Technologies Natural Gas Services Group Oil States International Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) and Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and community ranking. Do analysts rate SLB or HAL? Schlumberger currently has a consensus price target of $53.32, suggesting a potential upside of 59.76%. Halliburton has a consensus price target of $34.68, suggesting a potential upside of 73.66%. Given Halliburton's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Schlumberger.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Schlumberger 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Halliburton 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more risk & volatility, SLB or HAL? Schlumberger has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SLB or HAL? 82.0% of Schlumberger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Schlumberger shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is SLB or HAL a better dividend stock? Schlumberger pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Schlumberger pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halliburton pays out 28.5% 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. Which has higher earnings and valuation, SLB or HAL? Schlumberger has higher revenue and earnings than Halliburton. Halliburton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schlumberger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSchlumberger$36.29B1.25$4.46B$2.9511.31Halliburton$22.56B0.76$2.50B$2.398.36 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SLB or HAL? Halliburton received 211 more outperform votes than Schlumberger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.41% of users gave Halliburton an outperform vote while only 76.81% of users gave Schlumberger an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSchlumbergerOutperform Votes173976.81% Underperform Votes52523.19% HalliburtonOutperform Votes195080.41% Underperform Votes47519.59% Is SLB or HAL more profitable? Schlumberger has a net margin of 12.29% compared to Halliburton's net margin of 10.90%. Halliburton's return on equity of 26.03% beat Schlumberger's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Schlumberger12.29% 21.90% 9.98% Halliburton 10.90%26.03%10.50% Does the media refer more to SLB or HAL? In the previous week, Schlumberger had 8 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Schlumberger and 57 mentions for Halliburton. Schlumberger's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Halliburton's score of 0.22 indicating that Schlumberger is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Schlumberger 33 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Halliburton 12 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 16 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummarySchlumberger beats Halliburton on 12 of the 21 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.17B$3.19B$7.12B$18.91BDividend Yield3.26%2.70%10.94%4.04%P/E Ratio7.0421.6149.5332.79Price / Sales0.760.9825,089.8828.87Price / Cash6.377.4435.4417.53Price / Book1.641.133.504.48Net Income$2.50B$288.76M$4.29B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.14%2.74%1.52%2.60%1 Month Performance-20.36%-13.42%-4.68%-2.55%1 Year Performance-46.70%-17.85%158.21%5.89% Halliburton Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HALHalliburton4.92 of 5 stars$19.77-3.6%$34.68+75.4%-47.3%$17.04B$22.56B6.9945,000Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionGap DownSLBSchlumberger4.8846 of 5 stars$33.98-1.6%$53.50+57.5%-30.7%$46.22B$36.29B10.9399,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastFTITechnipFMC4.1569 of 5 stars$28.53+0.7%$36.83+29.1%+8.2%$11.99B$9.08B18.7523,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageNOVNOV4.7557 of 5 stars$12.21-1.0%$19.00+55.7%-38.1%$4.63B$8.87B7.5932,300Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap DownTDWTidewater4.5807 of 5 stars$36.47+0.3%$92.50+153.7%-60.9%$1.87B$1.35B10.716,300Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownOIIOceaneering International3.2625 of 5 stars$17.67-0.8%$28.00+58.5%-24.2%$1.79B$2.74B12.279,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsRESRPC3.2143 of 5 stars$4.99-1.5%$5.75+15.3%-30.1%$1.08B$1.41B11.592,730Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.4221 of 5 stars$6.12-2.8%$12.50+104.4%-44.5%$925.55M$1.34B152.742,280Earnings ReportPositive NewsGap DownTTITETRA Technologies3.8947 of 5 stars$2.69-0.2%$6.67+148.3%-38.6%$355.48M$599.11M134.321,300Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpNGSNatural Gas Services Group1.8755 of 5 stars$19.24-1.4%$32.00+66.3%-21.2%$240.13M$156.74M15.00250Short Interest ↑Positive NewsOISOil States International4.2036 of 5 stars$3.61-2.3%$6.17+71.1%-9.9%$222.95M$692.59M-10.892,740Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Schlumberger Alternatives TechnipFMC Alternatives NOV Alternatives Tidewater Alternatives Oceaneering International Alternatives RPC Alternatives Helix Energy Solutions Group Alternatives TETRA Technologies Alternatives Natural Gas Services Group Alternatives Oil States International 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 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredYou’re About to Lose Everything – Act Now or Regret It ForeverWhat If America's Gold Reserves Are a Lie? 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