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Halliburton Company

$HAL·$27B·Oil & Gas Equipment & Services·Energy
$37.13+0.9%YTD+29.9%1Y+69.0%
Price updated 1h ago·X counts updated 1d ago
HAHAL
$HALHalliburton Company
$37.13+0.90%105 posts1.1×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $HAL on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

105X posts · last 7 days
Aug 26Sep 8
Chatter Meter
1.1×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $HAL's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 85% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-05

Halliburton posters call it structurally cheap with a cup-and-handle targeting $42, still inside a five-year base, and its best weekly close in eleven weeks at $36.18. A Venezuela deal and a rumored equipment-supply role for related infrastructure add potential upside catalysts.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $HAL — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-09

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Halliburton up 69% over 12 months on the Venezuela and Chevron oil-deal news — but the CEO just sold $4.4M into the strength.

Halliburton is one of the largest oilfield services companies globally — pressure pumping, well completion, drilling. The stock has run 69% over 12 months as the drilling cycle and specific catalysts (Venezuela deals, Chevron oil positioning) reprice the setup higher.

  • Q2 revenue grew 3.7% YoY to $5.71B with 11% operating margins — modest growth, but the analyst FY EPS at $2.34 supports the 18x TTM multiple, and the balance sheet plus 6.2% FCF yield are genuinely strong for the sector.
  • The Venezuela oil deal (via Chevron partnership) is the specific catalyst driving fresh upside — a rumored equipment-supply role for related infrastructure would be incremental revenue that isn't fully priced in yet.
  • CEO Jeffrey Miller (also director) sold $4.36M on Aug 18 at $35 plus director Slocum sold $2.41M in the same window and Carre $930K on Aug 31 — a coordinated top-of-house monetization cluster that lands right at the run's peak.

The Oct 20 Q3 print at $0.58 estimated EPS is the fundamental test — a beat with firm Venezuela commentary and continued North America activity growth sustains the acceleration; a US drilling slowdown or a Venezuela deal delay is what turns this from accelerating into a first cooling.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree with the setup framing — the cup-and-handle to $42 target and the Venezuela + Chevron catalysts are real, and the five-year-base breakout structure is legitimate technical scaffolding. The crowd is under-weighting the $4.4M CEO sale plus $2.4M director sale into these levels — coordinated top-of-house at the peak is a real signal.

What to watch: The Oct 20 Q3 print at $0.58 estimated EPS plus any Venezuela deal announcement update. A beat with firm Venezuela and North America activity sustains the acceleration; a drilling slowdown or Venezuela delay cools the tape.

On the calendar: 2026-10-20 — Q3 2026 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Global oilfield services company providing completion, production, and drilling services to energy producers.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Equipment & Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $HAL.

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · Energy

International E&P spending and offshore deepwater day rates are sustaining services pricing; deepwater is the leading indicator of cycle durability. North American land activity is softer — Permian completion activity is decelerating — so international mix is the key differentiator for top-line growth this cycle.

What this means for $HAL

Partial — Halliburton's global completions and production services blend international growth with NA land softness; the international mix improvement is a structural positive but NA frac services face near-term pricing pressure.

Top industry ETF

$OIHVanEck Oil Services ETF
+49.9%YTD
+67.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
18.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
11.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
11.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
6.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
15.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
15.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.7Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 21, 2026$0.55$0.54+2.2%
Q1 2026Apr 21, 2026$0.55$0.50+10.3%
Q4 2025Jan 21, 2026$0.69$0.55+25.2%
Q3 2025Oct 21, 2025$0.58$0.50+16.3%
Next earningsTue, Oct 20·consensus EPS $0.58

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$5.7B+3.7%17.5%13.6%$0.64$589.0M
Q1 FY26$5.4B-0.3%14.6%12.6%$0.55$81.0M
Q4 FY25$5.7B+0.8%16.4%13.2%$0.70$828.0M
Q3 FY25$5.6B-1.7%15.3%6.4%$0.02$227.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 18 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$22.4B$22.3B – $22.7B$2.34$2.30 – $2.5218
FY27$23.6B$23.2B – $23.8B$2.89$2.66 – $3.0118
FY28$24.6B$22.6B – $26.2B$3.35$3.10 – $3.5415
FY29$26.6B$25.9B – $27.4B$4.00$3.84 – $4.1410
FY30$27.7B$26.9B – $28.5B$4.13$3.97 – $4.287

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.69%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+7.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+5.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 829.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.9% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.775-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 31Eric CarreCFO24.8K sh$929KSellAug 19Slocum Jeffrey ShannonCOO52.6K sh$1.8MSellAug 18Slocum Jeffrey ShannonCOO16.1K sh$566KSellAug 18Miller Jeffrey AllenCEO124.5K sh$4.4MSellJun 18Eric CarreCFO24.8K sh$889KSellMay 15Van H. BeckwithEVP, Secretary and CLO198.3K sh$8.2MSellMay 5Maxwell Michael CaseyPresident20.3K sh$852KSellApr 30Timothy MckeonSenior VP and Treasurer8.7K sh$364KSellApr 30Tobi M. YoungDirector6.1K sh$256KSellMar 27Miller Jeffrey AllenCEO158.5K sh$6.3M
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+ 2 other (2 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 218-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

HAL filed an 8-K disclosing financial results for quarter ended June 30, 2026 under Item 2.02. press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 and providing access information for an investor conference call to discuss those results. Results were simultaneously disclosed under Regulation FD (Item 7.01), indicating simultaneous public release. This is a routine earnings disclosure; investors should review the accompanying press release (Exhibit 99.1) for revenue, earnings, and guidance details.

8-KShareholder voteMay 208-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 218-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 11 other (4 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys · 1 routine 8-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

SEACOR Marine (NYSE:SMHI) and Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) Head to Head Contrastdefenseworld.net·2d agoHalliburton (HAL) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Factszacks.com·7d agoEnergy ETFs to Watch as US-Venezuela Sign Historic Oil Dealzacks.com·8d agoChevron, Exxon and Other Oil Stocks Jump as Two Huge Energy Stories Collide247wallst.com·8d agoChevron and Halliburton Near Billion-Dollar Venezuela Oil Dealszacks.com·9d ago

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