Halliburton Co (NYSE: HAL)’s stock price has soared by 3.00 in relation to previous closing price of 24.34. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.28% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-13 that The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock’s price.
Is It Worth Investing in Halliburton Co (NYSE: HAL) Right Now?
Halliburton Co (NYSE: HAL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.85x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for HAL is 1.47. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HAL is 863.79M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.37% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HAL on March 17, 2025 was 10.74M shares.
HAL’s Market Performance
HAL’s stock has seen a 0.28% increase for the week, with a -3.47% drop in the past month and a -13.76% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.95%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.22% for Halliburton Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.82% for HAL’s stock, with a -16.12% simple moving average for the past 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 -5.53% 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 -39.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.22%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.95%, as shares sank -4.60% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.01% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HAL rose by +0.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -30.57% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $25.54. In addition, Halliburton Co saw -7.80% 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 Jones Myrtle L, who proposed sale 12,980 shares at the price of $25.05 back on Mar 14 ’25. After this action, Jones Myrtle L now owns shares of Halliburton Co, valued at $325,163 using the latest closing price.
Carre Eric, the Officer of Halliburton Co, proposed sale 51,179 shares at $25.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 14 ’25, which means that Carre Eric is holding shares at $1,279,475 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 conclusion, Halliburton Co (HAL) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. 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.
