Halliburton (HAL) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) recently:

• 8/2/2026 – Halliburton was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 7/27/2026 – Halliburton had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $40.00 to $39.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/25/2026 – Halliburton was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 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.

Halliburton Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Halliburton’s payout ratio is 35.60%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Van H. Beckwith sold 198,349 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.29, for a total transaction of $8,189,830.21. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 146,186 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,036,019.94. The trade was a 57.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Eric Carre sold 24,778 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.89, for a total transaction of $889,282.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 148,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,330,382.80. This represents a 14.30% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 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.