In the past week, HAL stock has gone down by -0.70%, with a monthly gain of 2.71% and a quarterly plunge of -17.73%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.04%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.32% for Halliburton Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.98% for HAL stock, with a simple moving average of -19.95% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Halliburton Co (NYSE: HAL) Right Now?
Halliburton Co (NYSE: HAL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.64x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for HAL is 1.14. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HAL is 855.51M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.48% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HAL on June 30, 2025 was 15.27M shares.
HAL) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Halliburton Co (NYSE: HAL) has increased by 0.27 when compared to last closing price of 20.57. Despite this, the company has experienced a -0.70% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. cnbc.com reported 2025-06-29 that TipRanks’ analyst ranking service discusses three dividend-paying stocks, including McDonald’s and Halliburton, favored by Wall Street’s top pros.
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 -0.88% 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 -44.38% of loss for the given period.
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 1.09. 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
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 is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
