Halliburton to Post Q1 2026 Earnings of $0.83 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:HAL)

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Halliburton in a report released on Wednesday, October 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oilfield services company will post earnings of $0.83 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.90. The consensus estimate for Halliburton’s current full-year earnings is $3.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Halliburton’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.72 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $42.00 target price on shares of Halliburton in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Halliburton from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Halliburton from $45.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 16th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on Halliburton from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $47.00 to $46.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $41.89.

Halliburton Stock Performance

NYSE HAL opened at $30.82 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $27.28 billion, a PE ratio of 10.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a current ratio of 2.13. Halliburton has a 52-week low of $27.52 and a 52-week high of $43.85. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.02.

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) last announced its earnings results on Friday, July 19th. The oilfield services company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80. The firm had revenue of $5.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.95 billion. Halliburton had a return on equity of 29.97% and a net margin of 11.61%. The company’s revenue was up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.77 EPS.

Halliburton Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 4th were paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 4th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.21%. Halliburton’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.53%.

Insider Transactions at Halliburton

In other news, EVP Van H. Beckwith sold 10,000 shares of Halliburton stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.75, for a total transaction of $367,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 273,908 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,066,119. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Halliburton

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Halliburton by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 14,027 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $474,000 after purchasing an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Wealth Management boosted its position in Halliburton by 1.7% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Wealth Management now owns 18,325 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $722,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Halliburton by 28.8% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 1,382 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 309 shares during the last quarter. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Halliburton by 3.1% in the second quarter. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc now owns 10,847 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $366,000 after buying an additional 330 shares during the period. Finally, Moody National Bank Trust Division lifted its stake in shares of Halliburton by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 11,842 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $400,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.23% of the company’s stock.

Halliburton Company Profile

Halliburton Company provides products and services to the energy industry worldwide. It operates through two segments, Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation. The Completion and Production segment offers production enhancement services that include stimulation and sand control services; cementing services, such as well bonding and casing, and casing equipment; and completion tools that offer downhole solutions and services, including well completion products and services, intelligent well completions, and service tools, as well as liner hanger, sand control, and multilateral systems.