The price-to-earnings ratio for Halliburton Co (NYSE: HAL) is above average at 8.83x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.49.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HAL is 863.56M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.93% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of HAL on March 10, 2025 was 10.40M shares.
HAL) stock’s latest price update
Halliburton Co (NYSE: HAL) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 2.25 compared to its previous closing price of 24.45. However, the company has seen a fall of -5.20% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-05 that Halliburton (HAL) reachead $24.19 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +0.17% change compared to its last close.
HAL’s Market Performance
HAL’s stock has fallen by -5.20% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -4.91% and a quarterly drop of -21.19%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.40% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.21% for Halliburton Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.28% for HAL’s stock, with a simple moving average of -17.19% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HAL
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to HAL, setting the target price at $36 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
HAL Trading at -6.50% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HAL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -39.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.21%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.40%, as shares sank -1.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.74% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HAL fell by -5.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -34.04% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $25.85. In addition, Halliburton Co saw -8.05% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HAL starting from McKeon Timothy, who proposed sale 10,497 shares at the price of $24.60 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, McKeon Timothy now owns shares of Halliburton Co, valued at $258,226 using the latest closing price.
Banks Margaret Katherine, the Director of Halliburton Co, sale 3,900 shares at $24.04 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’25, which means that Banks Margaret Katherine is holding 10,551 shares at $93,736 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HAL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.19 for the gross margin
The net margin for Halliburton Co stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 25.14, with 9.95 for asset returns.
Based on Halliburton Co (HAL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.45 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.45. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.82. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.49.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.0 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.25. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.9. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.05.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Halliburton Co (HAL) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
