Recent Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Halliburton (HAL)

by · The Cerbat Gem

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

  • 4/26/2026 – Halliburton had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They now have a $47.00 price target on the stock.
  • 4/25/2026 – Halliburton was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
  • 4/23/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $45.00 to $47.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 4/23/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Argus from $39.00 to $45.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 4/22/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $40.00 to $42.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 4/22/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by HSBC Holdings plc from $40.00 to $46.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 4/22/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $40.00 to $42.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 4/22/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $43.00 to $44.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 4/22/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Zephirin Group from $30.00 to $31.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
  • 4/22/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $29.00 to $37.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
  • 4/22/2026 – Halliburton had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Stifel Nicolaus. They now have a $43.00 price target on the stock, up from $36.00.
  • 4/22/2026 – Halliburton was upgraded by Griffin Securities from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $47.00 price target on the stock.
  • 4/22/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $40.00 to $48.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 4/15/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $38.00 to $45.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 4/15/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $35.00 to $40.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 4/15/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $34.00 to $40.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
  • 4/14/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $38.00 to $43.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 4/10/2026 – Halliburton had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
  • 4/8/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Capital One Financial Corporation from $40.00 to $41.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 4/8/2026 – Halliburton had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $30.00 to $29.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
  • 4/7/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $35.00 to $39.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
  • 4/7/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by Susquehanna from $40.00 to $45.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
  • 3/28/2026 – Halliburton was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
  • 3/27/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $35.00 to $40.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 3/25/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $39.00 to $42.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
  • 3/20/2026 – Halliburton was upgraded by Evercore Inc from “in-line” to “outperform”. They now have a $42.00 price target on the stock.
  • 3/8/2026 – Halliburton was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
  • 3/4/2026 – Halliburton had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $40.00 to $44.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 2/28/2026 – Halliburton was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.

Halliburton Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 4th were given a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 4th. Halliburton’s dividend payout ratio is 37.36%.

Insider Activity

In other Halliburton news, COO Jeffrey Shannon Slocum sold 5,441 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.82, for a total transaction of $184,014.62. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 187,423 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,338,645.86. This represents a 2.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Timothy Mckeon sold 3,846 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.37, for a total transaction of $132,187.02. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 81,631 shares in the company, valued at $2,805,657.47. This trade represents a 4.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 187,360 shares of company stock valued at $7,317,882. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.

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