Halliburton (HAL) Competitors

In the previous week, Halliburton had 21 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Halliburton and 6 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Halliburton's score of 0.77 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Halliburton currently has a consensus price target of $43.24, indicating a potential upside of 32.13%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $13.25, indicating a potential upside of 18.52%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.

Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Halliburton pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out -173.9% 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. 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 beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments 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.

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.

62.5% of Kinder Morgan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of Kinder Morgan shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 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 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 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.

In the previous week, Halliburton had 5 more articles in the media than Kinder Morgan. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Halliburton and 22 mentions for Kinder Morgan. Kinder Morgan's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Halliburton's score of 0.77 indicating that Kinder Morgan is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Kinder Morgan currently has a consensus target price of $35.77, indicating a potential upside of 14.59%. Halliburton has a consensus target price of $43.24, indicating a potential upside of 32.13%. 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.

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

Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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 21 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Halliburton and 6 mentions for Liberty Energy. Liberty Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Halliburton's score of 0.77 indicating that Liberty Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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 presently has a consensus target price of $43.24, indicating a potential upside of 32.13%. Liberty Energy has a consensus target price of $29.55, indicating a potential upside of 62.17%. Given Liberty Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Liberty Energy is more favorable than Halliburton.

85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Liberty Energy shares are owned 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.

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

In the previous week, Halliburton had 18 more articles in the media than Occidental Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Halliburton and 9 mentions for Occidental Petroleum. Halliburton's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Occidental Petroleum's score of 0.32 indicating that Halliburton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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 a beta of 0.16, indicating that its share price is 84% 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.

Occidental Petroleum has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Occidental Petroleum currently has a consensus target price of $65.17, suggesting a potential upside of 12.36%. Halliburton has a consensus target price of $43.24, suggesting a potential upside of 32.13%. Given Halliburton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Halliburton is more favorable than Occidental Petroleum.

Occidental Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Halliburton pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Occidental Petroleum pays out 17.3% 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. Occidental Petroleum has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Halliburton has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.