Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Halliburton (HAL)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) in the last few weeks:

• 7/23/2026 – Halliburton had its price target lowered by Argus from $45.00 to $40.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/22/2026 – Halliburton was given a new $37.00 price target by BMO Capital Markets.
• 7/22/2026 – Halliburton had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $43.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/22/2026 – Halliburton had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $41.00 to $40.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/22/2026 – Halliburton had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $55.00 to $53.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/22/2026 – Halliburton was upgraded by Freedom Capital from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 7/22/2026 – Halliburton had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $48.00 to $47.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – Halliburton was given a new $41.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 7/14/2026 – Halliburton was upgraded by Piper Sandler from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $43.00 price target on the stock, up from $40.00.
• 7/8/2026 – Halliburton had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/8/2026 – Halliburton is now covered by Wolfe Research. They set a “peer perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – Halliburton had its price target lowered by Susquehanna from $45.00 to $42.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $39.00 to $40.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $47.00 to $52.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/28/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Evercore Inc from $42.00 to $46.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Halliburton Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were paid a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. Halliburton’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Tobi M. Young sold 6,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.72, for a total transaction of $255,535.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,250 shares in the company, valued at $636,230. The trade was a 28.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Timothy Mckeon sold 8,655 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.00, for a total value of $363,510.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 72,976 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,064,992. This trade represents a 10.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 258,255 shares of company stock valued at $10,550,535 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry, offering a broad portfolio that supports the lifecycle of oil and gas reservoirs from exploration and drilling through production and abandonment. Founded in 1919 by Erle P. Halliburton as an oil-well cementing company, the firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas and has developed into an integrated oilfield services company serving upstream operators globally.

The company’s activities encompass drilling and evaluation, well construction and completion, production enhancement and well intervention.