Halliburton (HAL) Competitors

In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 9 mentions for Halliburton. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Halliburton's score of 0.25 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Patterson-UTI Energy currently has a consensus price target of $12.95, suggesting a potential upside of 18.81%. Halliburton has a consensus price target of $43.10, suggesting a potential upside of 31.15%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.

Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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.

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.

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 has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Kinder Morgan currently has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.45%. Halliburton has a consensus target price of $43.10, suggesting a potential upside of 31.15%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Kinder Morgan.

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.

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Kinder Morgan pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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 increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Halliburton has increased 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 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 beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Kinder Morgan had 6 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Kinder Morgan and 9 mentions for Halliburton. Kinder Morgan's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Halliburton's score of 0.25 indicating that Kinder Morgan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

In the previous week, Halliburton had 7 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Halliburton and 2 mentions for Liberty Energy. Liberty Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Halliburton's score of 0.25 indicating that Liberty Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Liberty Energy pays out 48.6% 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. Liberty Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Halliburton has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Halliburton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend 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.

Liberty Energy has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Liberty Energy presently has a consensus target price of $30.36, indicating a potential upside of 43.90%. Halliburton has a consensus target price of $43.10, indicating a potential upside of 31.15%. Given Liberty Energy's higher probable upside, equities 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.

98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Liberty 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 is poised for long-term growth.

85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Occidental Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Occidental Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Halliburton has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Occidental Petroleum has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its share price is 85% 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.

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 presently has a consensus target price of $43.10, suggesting a potential upside of 31.15%. Occidental Petroleum has a consensus target price of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.39%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Occidental Petroleum.

In the previous week, Occidental Petroleum had 16 more articles in the media than Halliburton. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Occidental Petroleum and 9 mentions for Halliburton. Occidental Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Halliburton's score of 0.25 indicating that Occidental Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Occidental Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Occidental Petroleum has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.