Halliburton (HAL) Competitors

97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Halliburton has a net margin of 7.16% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -1.92%. Halliburton's return on equity of 18.71% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.

Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus price target of $13.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.90%. Halliburton has a consensus price target of $43.10, indicating a potential upside of 15.85%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.

Halliburton has higher revenue and earnings than Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Halliburton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -173.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Halliburton pays out 35.6% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Patterson-UTI Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Halliburton had 7 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Halliburton and 27 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Halliburton's score of 1.09 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Kinder Morgan pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Kinder Morgan pays out 76.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Halliburton pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kinder Morgan has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Halliburton has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Kinder Morgan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Kinder Morgan presently has a consensus price target of $35.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.90%. Halliburton has a consensus price target of $43.10, indicating a potential upside of 15.85%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Kinder Morgan.

62.5% of Kinder Morgan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.7% of Kinder Morgan 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Halliburton had 17 more articles in the media than Kinder Morgan. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Halliburton and 17 mentions for Kinder Morgan. Kinder Morgan's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Halliburton's score of 1.09 indicating that Kinder Morgan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Kinder Morgan has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Kinder Morgan has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Halliburton. Halliburton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinder Morgan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Kinder Morgan has a net margin of 19.31% compared to Halliburton's net margin of 7.16%. Halliburton's return on equity of 18.71% beat Kinder Morgan's return on equity.

Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Halliburton pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Liberty Energy pays out 48.6% 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 Liberty Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Halliburton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Halliburton had 28 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Halliburton and 6 mentions for Liberty Energy. Halliburton's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Liberty Energy's score of 1.00 indicating that Halliburton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Liberty Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Halliburton has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty Energy. Halliburton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Halliburton presently has a consensus price target of $43.10, suggesting a potential upside of 15.85%. Liberty Energy has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.87%. Given Liberty Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Energy is more favorable than Halliburton.

Halliburton has a net margin of 7.16% compared to Liberty Energy's net margin of 2.92%. Halliburton's return on equity of 18.71% beat Liberty Energy's return on equity.

Halliburton has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Halliburton has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Occidental Petroleum has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the broader market.

Occidental Petroleum has a net margin of 28.36% compared to Halliburton's net margin of 7.16%. Halliburton's return on equity of 18.71% beat Occidental Petroleum's return on equity.

Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Occidental Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Halliburton pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Occidental Petroleum pays out 16.1% 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 Occidental Petroleum has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Occidental Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Halliburton. Occidental Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Halliburton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Halliburton currently has a consensus price target of $43.10, suggesting a potential upside of 15.85%. Occidental Petroleum has a consensus price target of $64.83, suggesting a potential upside of 7.87%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Occidental Petroleum.

85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Occidental Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Occidental Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Halliburton had 5 more articles in the media than Occidental Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Halliburton and 29 mentions for Occidental Petroleum. Occidental Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Halliburton's score of 1.09 indicating that Occidental Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.