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In the latest session, Halliburton Co (NYSE: HAL) closed at $21.18 down -0.19% from its previous closing price of $21.22. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 16.52 million shares were traded. HAL stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.48 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.03.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Halliburton Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.78. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.46 and its Current Ratio is at 1.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.83 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.76.
On December 19, 2024, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $36.Piper Sandler initiated its Overweight rating on December 19, 2024, with a $36 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 29 ’25 when Weiss Janet L bought 8,550 shares for $19.79 per share. The transaction valued at 169,162 led to the insider holds 18,769 shares of the business.
Carre Eric sold 51,179 shares of HAL for $1,279,475 on Mar 14 ’25. The EVP & Chief Financial Officer now owns 127,101 shares after completing the transaction at $25.00 per share. On Mar 14 ’25, another insider, Jones Myrtle L, who serves as the Former Officer of the company, bought 12,980 shares for $25.05 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HAL now has a Market Capitalization of 18208763904 and an Enterprise Value of 24332992512. As of this moment, Halliburton’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.81 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.079 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.148.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HAL is 1.12, which has changed by -0.36448038 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HAL has reached a high of $35.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.72. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.16%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HAL has traded an average of 15.32M shares per day and 14802290 over the past ten days. A total of 861.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 855.87M. Insiders hold about 0.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.48% stake in the company. Shares short for HAL as of 1749772800 were 29730680 with a Short Ratio of 2.39, compared to 1747267200 on 32081043. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 29730680 and a Short% of Float of 4.5700002.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for HAL is 0.68, from 0.68 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03204524The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.73. The current Payout Ratio is 24.01% for HAL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-04 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-06-04. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-07-17 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
