In the past week, HAL stock has gone down by -1.85%, with a monthly decline of -1.16% and a quarterly plunge of -25.71%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.53%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.20% for Halliburton Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -3.63% for HAL stock, with a simple moving average of -26.64% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Halliburton Co (NYSE: HAL) Right Now?
Halliburton Co (NYSE: HAL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 8.21x compared to its average ratio. HAL has 36-month beta value of 1.15. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HAL is 855.51M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.75% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HAL on June 02, 2025 was 14.47M shares.
HAL) stock’s latest price update
Halliburton Co (NYSE: HAL) has seen a decline in its stock price by -2.44 in relation to its previous close of 20.08. However, the company has experienced a -1.85% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-28 that HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) announced today the dual listing of its common stock on NYSE Texas, the newly launched fully electronic equities exchange headquartered in Dallas, Texas. “We are pleased to join the NYSE Texas as a Founding Member. Halliburton is one of the largest international service companies with operations in over 70 countries around the world, and Texas is home to our global headquarters,” commented Jeff Miller, Chairman, President and CEO of Hall.
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 -9.14% 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 -47.17% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.20%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.53%, as shares sank -1.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -21.89% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HAL fell by -1.85%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -37.57% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.33. In addition, Halliburton Co saw -27.95% 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 Weiss Janet L, who purchase 8,550 shares at the price of $19.79 back on May 29 ’25. After this action, Weiss Janet L now owns 18,769 shares of Halliburton Co, valued at $169,162 using the latest closing price.
Carre Eric, the EVP & Chief Financial Officer of Halliburton Co, 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 127,101 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:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Halliburton Co stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 20.99, with 8.42 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 0.44. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.83. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.31.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.76 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.05. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.33for 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 1.98.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Halliburton Co (HAL) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others 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.
