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HAL·Halliburton Company

$33.63
-0.40 (-1.18%)
Market Closed (Overnight)$33.64+0.01 (+0.03%)
High
$34.14
Open
$33.85
Market Cap
28.35B
52W High
$43.59
Low
$33.58
P. Close
$33.63
P/E
17.70
52W Low
$21.27
Fwd P/E
11.59
DailyIQ Est.
$45.33
Inst. Ownership
44.6%
Short Interest
4.05%
Days to Cover
3.0
Technical Score (1D)
32
SELL
News Sentiment
45
MIXED
Halliburton’s shares have slipped almost 22 % from their 52‑week peak, a move that has come after a broader rally in the energy sector. The decline is largely driven by weaker oil prices, which have dampened demand for the company’s drilling, completion and production‑optimization services. Because Halliburton’s core offerings remain unchanged, investors are looking for any operational cost‑cutting or new digital initiatives that could lift margins and restore confidence. The lack of new initiatives from management has left the market with a short‑term valuation drag rather than a fundamental collapse. Over the next 1–10 trading days, the stock will likely remain sensitive to any oil‑price news or announcements of cost‑control measures. Watch for quarterly earnings releases that could reveal whether the company is implementing efficiency programs or investing in digital solutions. Also monitor any updates on the company’s competitive positioning, as increased competition could further pressure margins. Finally, keep an eye on broader energy‑sector sentiment, as a rebound in oil prices could lift Halliburton’s valuation relative to peers.
Earnings Summary
Halliburton Company, a Houston‑based global provider of oil and gas services, operates through Completion and Production and Drilling and Evaluation divisions, delivering well stimulation, cementing, drilling fluids, and digital solutions across the energy lifecycle. In Q4 2024 the firm posted EPS of $0.70 versus an estimate of $0.695, and revenue of $5.61 billion, a slight decline from the prior quarter’s $5.42 billion; Q1 2025 saw EPS of $0.60 against $0.603 and revenue of $5.42 billion, continuing a modest revenue dip. Q2 2025 EPS of $0.55 matched the $0.554 estimate while revenue rose to $5.51 billion, and Q3 2025 EPS of $0.58 exceeded the $0.496 estimate with revenue of $5.60 billion, indicating a rebound. Q4 2025 EPS of $0.69 beat the $0.55 estimate and revenue of $5.657 billion surpassed the $5.467 billion estimate, marking a strong quarter; Q1 2026 EPS of $0.55 beat the $0.497 estimate and revenue of $5.402 billion exceeded the $5.304 billion estimate, while Q2 2026 EPS of $0.55 fell short of the $0.611 estimate but revenue of $5.714 billion outpaced the $5.544 billion estimate, showing resilience in top line growth. Historically, Halliburton has maintained a positive revenue trajectory over the past four quarters, with EPS fluctuating around consensus but often beating estimates, particularly in Q3 2025 and Q4 2025, suggesting that operational efficiencies are translating into earnings gains even when margins face pressure. Recent news highlights a new deep‑water contract with bp, expected to boost upstream revenue and margin potential, and a Q2 earnings beat driven by strong Completion and Production performance, reinforcing the company’s growth phase; however, insider share sales and flat net income signal sensitivity to oil‑price swings and competitive pricing. Investors should watch the execution of the bp deep‑water campaign, the pace of share repurchases, and any guidance revisions in the next earnings release, as these factors will determine whether Halliburton can sustain its margin expansion amid volatile commodity prices and regulatory shifts.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$0.47$0.53$0.59$0.66$0.72Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$0.59 - -
Q2'26$0.61$0.55-10.0%
Q1'26$0.50$0.55+10.6%
Q4'25$0.55$0.69+25.5%
Q3'25$0.50$0.58+16.9%
Q2'25$0.55$0.55-0.7%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$5.2B$5.4B$5.5B$5.6B$5.8BQ2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q3'26$5.6B - -
Q2'26$5.5B$5.7B+3.1%
Q1'26$5.3B$5.4B+1.8%
Q4'25$5.5B$5.7B+3.5%
Q3'25 - $5.6B -
Q2'25 - $5.5B -

Market Data

HAL Stock Snapshot

SELL32/100
$33.64+$0.01 (0.0%)
Market cap
28.35B
P/E ratio
17.7
Day range
$33.58 – $34.14
News sentiment
45/100 · Neutral
Analyst target
$43.24 (+28.5%)
Consensus
Buy · 35 analysts
52-week range+58.2% off low · -22.8% from high
$21.27$43.59
Price $33.64 DailyIQ Est. $45.33

The chart on HAL has not stabilised: price is in the middle of its 52-week range and the trend is still down. Institutional coverage is thorough here, so shifts in analyst expectations show up in price quickly.

Reverse DCF

What growth is priced into HAL?

FAIR

At today's price, Halliburton Company needs to grow free cash flow about 6.4% a year for the next 10 years to justify its valuation at a 8.58% cost of capital. Over its actual history it has compounded free cash flow at 8.4% a year, so the market is asking for 2.0 percentage points below its own delivered rate. On that basis HAL looks priced roughly in line with its own growth record.

Implied FCF growth
6.4%
Historical FCF CAGR
8.4%
Growth gap
-2.0 pts
Verdict
FAIR
Discount rate (WACC)
8.58%
Beta
0.91

Behaviour On Record

What HAL's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
32.2% 47th pct
Below its peak
-54.6%
vs 200-day average
-4.4%
Up days (1y)
52%

Halliburton Company is currently running 32.2% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against HAL's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 47th percentile close to its own typical level, against a typical reading of 33.0%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

HAL is trading -54.6% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -37.3%, and the deepest was -81.4% in 2020. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits -4.4% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 49th percentile close to the gap it normally carries. Over the past year HAL closed higher on 52% of sessions, and it is currently 3 sessions into a falling streak.

On September specifically: over 13 years of records, HAL finished the month higher 7 of 13 times, with a median return of +0.5% and an average of -1.3%. Its strongest month historically has been April at +4.2% on average, its weakest March at -3.5%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: HAL has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 167 of 3,268 sessions (5.1% of the time), with the largest gaps running +11.4% and -12.9%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, HAL moved an average of 1.0% in the session after earnings, closing higher 2 of those 3 times, with a median move of +0.2% and a largest of +2.4%.

All figures computed from 3,269 daily closes between 2013-09-19 and 2026-09-18, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against HAL's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of HAL's sector?

Halliburton Company sits in the Energy sector, currently ranked 2nd of 11 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (weakening).

Sector rank
#2 of 11
Sector state
Weakening
Sector rotation score
80

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for HAL?

CallsPuts

For Halliburton Company's nearest expiry (2026-09-18, 0 days out), open interest is roughly balanced between puts and calls (put/call ratio of 0.85), with at-the-money implied volatility around 78.1%.

Put/call ratio (2026-09-18)
0.85
ATM implied volatility
78.1%
Total open interest
130,653

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on HAL?

UBS most recently reiterated its rating on Halliburton Company to Neutral on Sep 14, 2026 with a price target of $42 (from $39). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 2 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net bullish lean.

Latest action
UBSNeutral
90-day upgrades
2
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
+2
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 14, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$39 → $42
Jul 27, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$40 → $39
Jul 23, 2026Argus ResearchMaintainedBuy$45 → $40
Jul 22, 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainedOverweight$41 → $40
Jul 22, 2026TD CowenMaintainedBuy$48 → $47
Jul 22, 2026Freedom BrokerUpgradeSell → Hold$32 → $37
Jul 22, 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainedOutperform$46 → $43
Jul 22, 2026BarclaysMaintainedOverweight$55 → $53
Jul 14, 2026Piper SandlerUpgradeNeutral → Overweight$40 → $43
Jul 8, 2026SusquehannaMaintainedPositive$45 → $42
Jul 2, 2026UBSMaintainedNeutral$39 → $40
Jun 3, 2026CitigroupMaintainedBuy$47 → $52

HAL Competitive Positioning

Halliburton Company (HAL) is tracked alongside these names in Oil & Gas Equipment & Services on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.