Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and eighteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $43.2727.

A number of equities analysts have commented on HAL shares. Evercore boosted their price target on shares of Halliburton from $42.00 to $46.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Halliburton from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Griffin Securities raised shares of Halliburton from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their target price on shares of Halliburton from $40.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Halliburton from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 3rd.

More Halliburton News

Here are the key news stories impacting Halliburton this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Halliburton landed a multi-year deal with Pampa Energía to support digital transformation in Vaca Muerta, highlighting demand for its technology and integrated services beyond standard drilling work. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Halliburton also won a services agreement with Greenland Energy for consulting, logistics, and drilling support in East Greenland, adding another international growth opportunity. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Sector strength may be helping sentiment, as other oil-service names moved higher after U.S. strikes on Iran raised crude-price and energy-security concerns. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Halliburton announced its second-quarter 2026 earnings conference call for July 21, keeping investors focused on upcoming results and potential operating updates. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary says Halliburton is expanding beyond traditional oilfields through digital workflows and frontier-region projects, but these developments are more about long-term positioning than immediate financial impact. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the recent contract wins, Halliburton had already fallen in the prior session, showing investors were still cautious around the stock before these announcements. Article Title

Halliburton Price Performance

Shares of Halliburton stock opened at $39.73 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 2.08. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $34.90. Halliburton has a twelve month low of $20.09 and a twelve month high of $43.59. The firm has a market cap of $33.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.69.

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The oilfield services company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $5.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.37 billion. Halliburton had a net margin of 6.95% and a return on equity of 19.04%. The firm’s revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.60 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Halliburton will post 2.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Halliburton Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Halliburton’s payout ratio is currently 37.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Halliburton news, EVP Van H. Beckwith sold 198,349 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.29, for a total value of $8,189,830.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 146,186 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,036,019.94. The trade was a 57.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Tobi M. Young sold 6,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.72, for a total transaction of $255,535.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 15,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $636,230. This trade represents a 28.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 416,991 shares of company stock valued at $16,846,948. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Halliburton

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Farmers National Bank bought a new stake in shares of Halliburton during the first quarter worth approximately $225,000. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Halliburton by 9.1% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 17,746 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $692,000 after buying an additional 1,477 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Halliburton by 25.8% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 121,970 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $4,756,000 after buying an additional 25,000 shares during the last quarter. Carlson Capital L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Halliburton during the first quarter worth approximately $1,724,000. Finally, Summitry LLC bought a new stake in shares of Halliburton during the first quarter worth approximately $299,000. 85.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Halliburton Company Profile

Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry, offering a broad portfolio that supports the lifecycle of oil and gas reservoirs from exploration and drilling through production and abandonment. Founded in 1919 by Erle P. Halliburton as an oil-well cementing company, the firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas and has developed into an integrated oilfield services company serving upstream operators globally.

The company’s activities encompass drilling and evaluation, well construction and completion, production enhancement and well intervention.