Halliburton Q2 EPS Estimate Reduced by Griffin Securities

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) – Analysts at Griffin Securities decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Halliburton in a research report issued on Sunday, April 27th. Griffin Securities analyst K. Simpson now anticipates that the oilfield services company will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Halliburton’s current full-year earnings is $2.64 per share. Griffin Securities also issued estimates for Halliburton’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.35 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS.

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

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on HAL. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on Halliburton from $32.00 to $30.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $29.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $23.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Evercore ISI cut their target price on Halliburton from $43.00 to $35.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Halliburton from $29.00 to $27.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.68.

Halliburton Stock Down 1.0 %

HAL stock opened at $20.65 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.79 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. Halliburton has a 12 month low of $18.72 and a 12 month high of $38.89. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $23.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.68.

Halliburton Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.29%. Halliburton’s payout ratio is 28.45%.

Insider Activity

In other Halliburton news, VP Timothy Mckeon sold 10,497 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.60, for a total value of $258,226.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 77,784 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,913,486.40. This trade represents a 11.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Eric Carre sold 141,206 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.13, for a total transaction of $3,689,712.78. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 127,101 shares in the company, valued at $3,321,149.13. The trade was a 52.63 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 206,782 shares of company stock valued at $5,321,170. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Halliburton

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mascagni Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Halliburton in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Horrell Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Halliburton during the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Sierra Ocean LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Halliburton in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Modus Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Halliburton in the fourth quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Halliburton in the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.