Q2 EPS Estimates for Halliburton Decreased by Zacks Research

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Halliburton in a report released on Monday, May 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the oilfield services company will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Halliburton’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Halliburton’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.39 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.70 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.89 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Benchmark decreased their target price on Halliburton from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Halliburton from $33.00 to $31.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on shares of Halliburton from $43.00 to $35.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of Halliburton from $32.00 to $30.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Halliburton from $29.00 to $27.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $33.84.

Halliburton Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Halliburton stock opened at $21.28 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.02. The stock has a market cap of $18.29 billion, a PE ratio of 7.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a quick ratio of 1.54, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. Halliburton has a 12 month low of $18.72 and a 12 month high of $38.35.

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The oilfield services company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60. The firm had revenue of $5.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.28 billion. Halliburton had a net margin of 10.90% and a return on equity of 26.03%.

Insider Transactions at Halliburton

In other news, Director Margaret Katherine Banks sold 3,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.04, for a total value of $93,756.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 10,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $253,646.04. This represents a 26.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Timothy Mckeon sold 10,497 shares of Halliburton stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.60, for a total value of $258,226.20. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 77,784 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,913,486.40. The trade was a 11.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 65,576 shares of company stock worth $1,631,457 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Blume Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Halliburton by 33.3% during the 4th quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,600 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lifted its position in Halliburton by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 12,776 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $347,000 after acquiring an additional 453 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Halliburton by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 84,675 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $2,302,000 after acquiring an additional 484 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in shares of Halliburton by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 4,036 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $110,000 after purchasing an additional 505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. grew its position in shares of Halliburton by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. now owns 42,683 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $1,161,000 after purchasing an additional 505 shares during the last quarter. 85.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.