Q1 EPS Estimates for Halliburton Decreased by Zacks Research

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Halliburton in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oilfield services company will post earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.71. The consensus estimate for Halliburton’s current full-year earnings is $2.67 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Halliburton’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.11 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. UBS Group cut Halliburton from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $36.00 to $34.00 in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Griffin Securities downgraded Halliburton from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Susquehanna reduced their target price on shares of Halliburton from $42.00 to $40.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Halliburton from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Raymond James lowered shares of Halliburton from a “strong-buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $37.42.

Halliburton Stock Performance

Shares of HAL stock opened at $26.16 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $22.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.24, a PEG ratio of 3.53 and a beta of 1.89. Halliburton has a 52-week low of $25.16 and a 52-week high of $41.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The company’s 50 day moving average is $27.35 and its 200 day moving average is $29.20.

Halliburton Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.60%. Halliburton’s dividend payout ratio is currently 24.03%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Halliburton news, CFO Eric Carre sold 141,206 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.13, for a total value of $3,689,712.78. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 127,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,321,149.13. This represents a 52.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.61% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Halliburton

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HAL. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec raised its position in Halliburton by 280.9% during the fourth quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 759,684 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $20,656,000 after acquiring an additional 560,229 shares in the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of Halliburton during the 4th quarter worth approximately $41,484,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Halliburton by 32.7% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,462,365 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $39,762,000 after purchasing an additional 360,523 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Halliburton in the 4th quarter valued at $431,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Halliburton by 16.2% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 9,184,850 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $249,736,000 after buying an additional 1,283,094 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.23% of the company’s stock.

About Halliburton

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.