Q1 2026 EPS Estimates for Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) Decreased by Analyst

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Halliburton in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, September 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the oilfield services company will post earnings per share of $0.90 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Halliburton’s current full-year earnings is $3.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Halliburton’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.06 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on HAL. Barclays dropped their price objective on Halliburton from $54.00 to $48.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of Halliburton from $47.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of Halliburton from $47.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $42.00 target price on shares of Halliburton in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Halliburton currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $44.88.

Halliburton Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of HAL stock opened at $28.68 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $32.34 and a 200 day moving average of $35.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.54. Halliburton has a 1-year low of $28.43 and a 1-year high of $43.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.39 billion, a PE ratio of 9.92, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.89.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HAL. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Halliburton by 46.0% in 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 purchasing an additional 19,237,784 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Halliburton by 17,317.6% in the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 13,631,188 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $460,462,000 after buying an additional 13,552,927 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Halliburton in the fourth quarter worth approximately $400,070,000. LSV Asset Management grew its holdings in shares of Halliburton by 24,954.1% during the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 2,730,900 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $92,250,000 after buying an additional 2,720,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Halliburton by 2.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 100,274,105 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $3,952,805,000 after acquiring an additional 2,618,740 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.23% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Halliburton

In related news, EVP Van H. Beckwith sold 10,000 shares of the business’s 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 owns 273,908 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,066,119. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Halliburton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 4th will be issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.37%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 4th. Halliburton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.