Halliburton Company $HAL Shares Acquired by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) by 4.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,502,988 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock after acquiring an additional 367,701 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Halliburton were worth $370,556,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Halliburton during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,054,000. QV Investors Inc. acquired a new position in Halliburton during the 4th quarter worth about $3,195,000. ABN Amro Investment Solutions acquired a new stake in shares of Halliburton during the fourth quarter worth about $827,000. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its holdings in Halliburton by 22.0% during the 4th quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 373,949 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $10,568,000 after buying an additional 67,369 shares in the last quarter. Finally, K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc raised its stake in shares of Halliburton by 172.6% in the fourth quarter. K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc now owns 110,000 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $3,109,000 after acquiring an additional 69,644 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 85.23% of the company’s stock.

Halliburton Stock Performance

NYSE:HAL opened at $33.14 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.08, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Halliburton Company has a twelve month low of $20.17 and a twelve month high of $43.59. The company has a market capitalization of $27.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.71. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $37.44 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $36.42.

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 21st. The oilfield services company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.01. Halliburton had a return on equity of 19.04% and a net margin of 6.95%.The firm had revenue of $5.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.50 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.55 EPS. Halliburton’s revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Halliburton Company will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Halliburton Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were paid a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 3rd. Halliburton’s payout ratio is presently 37.36%.

Insider Transactions at Halliburton

In other news, Director Tobi M. Young sold 6,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.72, for a total transaction of $255,535.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $636,230. The trade was a 28.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Timothy Mckeon sold 8,655 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.00, for a total value of $363,510.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 72,976 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,064,992. This represents a 10.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 258,255 shares of company stock valued at $10,550,535. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on HAL shares. Capital One Financial raised their target price on shares of Halliburton from $41.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Halliburton from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Griffin Securities upgraded shares of Halliburton from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Argus increased their price objective on Halliburton from $39.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Piper Sandler raised shares of Halliburton from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $40.00 to $43.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Halliburton currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $43.27.

Key Stories Impacting Halliburton

Here are the key news stories impacting Halliburton this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Halliburton beat Q2 expectations, reporting adjusted EPS of $0.55 versus $0.54 expected and revenue of $5.71 billion versus $5.50 billion expected, with revenue up 3.7% year over year. Halliburton Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management and coverage highlighted strength in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and North America, suggesting the company is still benefiting from broad-based oilfield services demand. Halliburton second-quarter profit rises on Europe, Latin America demand
• Positive Sentiment: Halliburton also announced new contract wins in Iraq, including work to support development of two oil and gas fields, which could help future revenue. Basra Oil Company Awards Halliburton Contract to Advance Oil and Gas Development in Southern Iraq
• Neutral Sentiment: The earnings call emphasized global growth and potential margin upside, which may support the long-term outlook if execution remains strong. Halliburton Earnings Call Highlights Global Growth, Margin Upside
• Neutral Sentiment: Shares are also being influenced by broader oilfield-services weakness and the market’s focus on how the Iran-Israel conflict is affecting industry demand and pricing. Halliburton Earnings Beat Estimates. Why the Stock Is Falling.
• Negative Sentiment: Investors appear concerned that Middle East activity fell, with lower work in Kuwait, Iraq, and Qatar weighing on sentiment and offsetting the earnings beat. Halliburton Stock Slides as Regional Pressure Squeezes Middle East Revenue
• Negative Sentiment: Several reports said the stock fell because the results were only a modest beat and did not fully remove concerns about the conflict’s impact on near-term business. Halliburton Earnings Beat Estimates. Why the Stock Is Falling.

About Halliburton

Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry, offering a broad portfolio that supports the lifecycle of oil and gas reservoirs from exploration and drilling through production and abandonment. Founded in 1919 by Erle P. Halliburton as an oil-well cementing company, the firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas and has developed into an integrated oilfield services company serving upstream operators globally.

The company’s activities encompass drilling and evaluation, well construction and completion, production enhancement and well intervention.