Halliburton Expected to Post Q1 2026 Earnings of $0.83 Per Share (NYSE:HAL)

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Halliburton in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 9th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the oilfield services company will post earnings per share of $0.83 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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 equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Citigroup lowered their price target on Halliburton from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, June 28th. StockNews.com cut Halliburton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 3rd. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $42.00 price objective on shares of Halliburton in a research report on Monday, July 22nd. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $46.00 to $42.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of Halliburton from $40.00 to $38.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Halliburton presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $41.79.

Halliburton Stock Down 0.8 %

Halliburton stock opened at $30.58 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.54. The company’s 50-day moving average is $30.16 and its 200-day moving average is $33.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.07 billion, a PE ratio of 10.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.88. Halliburton has a fifty-two week low of $27.52 and a fifty-two week high of $43.85.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Halliburton

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in shares of Halliburton by 46.0% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 61,090,055 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $2,408,171,000 after buying an additional 19,237,784 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Halliburton by 17,317.6% during the 2nd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 13,631,188 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $460,462,000 after purchasing an additional 13,552,927 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its position in Halliburton by 24,954.1% during the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 2,730,900 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $92,250,000 after purchasing an additional 2,720,000 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Halliburton by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 100,274,105 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $3,952,805,000 after purchasing an additional 2,618,740 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Halliburton by 20.0% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 10,087,115 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $340,752,000 after buying an additional 1,681,620 shares in the last quarter. 85.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Halliburton news, EVP Van H. Beckwith sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.75, for a total transaction of $367,500.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 273,908 shares in the company, valued at $10,066,119. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Halliburton Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 4th were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 4th. Halliburton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.53%.

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.