Capital One Financial Expects Lower Earnings for Halliburton

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) – Investment analysts at Capital One Financial decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Halliburton in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 23rd. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now anticipates that the oilfield services company will post earnings per share of $0.61 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.72. The consensus estimate for Halliburton’s current full-year earnings is $2.94 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Halliburton’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.98 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Halliburton from $35.00 to $33.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target 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. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 18th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $34.00 price target on shares of Halliburton in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Griffin Securities downgraded shares of Halliburton from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Halliburton presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $37.42.

Halliburton Stock Down 1.5 %

Halliburton stock opened at $28.05 on Friday. Halliburton has a 1-year low of $25.51 and a 1-year high of $41.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.91, a P/E/G ratio of 3.58 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.04.

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The oilfield services company reported $0.73 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.75 by ($0.02). Halliburton had a return on equity of 26.03% and a net margin of 10.90%. The company had revenue of $5.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.83 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.79 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Halliburton Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 4th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 4th. Halliburton’s payout ratio is currently 24.03%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Halliburton

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Country Trust Bank bought a new stake in Halliburton during the third quarter worth about $36,000. Modus Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Halliburton in the fourth quarter worth approximately $38,000. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Halliburton by 101.2% in the third quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,388 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 698 shares in the last quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Halliburton in the third quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Halliburton by 34.2% in the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,618 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 412 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.