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:

• 10/22/2026 – Halliburton had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $42.00 to $41.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Halliburton was upgraded by Freedom Broker from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock, up from $37.00.
• 10/21/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group from $47.00 to $48.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Halliburton had its price target lowered by Barclays from $53.00 to $51.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group from $47.00 to $48.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $45.00 to $46.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/20/2026 – Halliburton had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 10/19/2026 – Halliburton had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $43.00 to $42.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/3/2026 – Halliburton was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 10/2/2026 – Halliburton had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 9/19/2026 – Halliburton was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 9/14/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by UBS Group from $39.00 to $42.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/31/2026 – Halliburton was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.

Halliburton Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 2nd were given a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 2nd. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Halliburton

In other news, COO Jeffrey Slocum sold 52,572 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.09, for a total value of $1,844,751.48. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 118,730 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,166,235.70. This represents a 30.69% decrease in their position. The transaction 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. Insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) is a global provider of products and services for the energy industry. The company supports the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas through technologies and services used throughout the life cycle of a well.

Halliburton operates through two primary business segments: Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation. Its offerings include cementing, stimulation, well completion, production enhancement, drilling services, drilling fluids, well testing, wireline and perforating services, formation evaluation, and project management.