Halliburton Company (HAL) Stock Analysis
Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $42.17, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (-0.8% away).
Halliburton is one of the world's largest oilfield services companies, offering Completion & Production and Drilling & Evaluation services to oil and gas producers globally with 46,000+ employees in 70+ countries. Total revenue decreased 3% in 2025 vs 2024; the company generated... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $42.17, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (-0.8% away). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Downgraded from BUY WAIT — price $42.15 has reached target $41.38. No upside to wait for. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 81d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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- 2026-02-11Item 5.02LOWDirector Timothy A. Leach (appointed December 2025) assigned to Halliburton Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on February 10, 2026. Routine committee assignment; no officer departure.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $42.17, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (-0.8% away). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Downgraded from BUY WAIT — price $42.15 has reached target $41.38. No upside to wait for. Target $41.38 (-1.9%), stop $34.64 (−21.7%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $41.38 (+11.2% upside). Target $41.38 (-1.9%), stop $34.64 (−21.7%), A.R:R -0.7:1. Stop-loss: $34.64.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (-0.8% away).
Halliburton Company trades at a P/E of 23.1 (forward 14.7). TrendMatrix value score: 6.3/10. Verdict: Hold.
33 analysts cover HAL with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $42.
What does Halliburton Company do?Halliburton is one of the world's largest oilfield services companies, offering Completion & Production and Drilling &...
Halliburton is one of the world's largest oilfield services companies, offering Completion & Production and Drilling & Evaluation services to oil and gas producers globally with 46,000+ employees in 70+ countries. Total revenue decreased 3% in 2025 vs 2024; the company generated $2.9B in operating cash flows. Customers include major, national, and independent oil and gas companies.