QV Investors Inc. Makes New $3.20 Million Investment in Halliburton Company $HAL

05 Apr 2026, 06:20 by Amy Steele · The Cerbat Gem

QV Investors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 113,060 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,195,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in HAL. Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in shares of Halliburton by 81.8% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 91,030,451 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $2,239,349,000 after acquiring an additional 40,969,139 shares during the last quarter. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Halliburton in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $418,738,000. Holocene Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Halliburton in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $147,315,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Halliburton by 85.5% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,610,870 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $175,490,000 after purchasing an additional 3,969,759 shares during the period. Finally, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec grew its holdings in Halliburton by 163.8% during the third quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 4,992,111 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $122,806,000 after purchasing an additional 3,100,037 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.23% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Halliburton

In other Halliburton news, EVP Van H. Beckwith sold 54,348 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.96, for a total value of $1,900,006.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 344,535 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,044,943.60. This represents a 13.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Lawrence J. Pope sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.25, for a total value of $3,225,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 419,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,538,550. This represents a 19.24% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 515,508 shares of company stock worth $18,516,882. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Halliburton Price Performance

Shares of Halliburton stock opened at $38.12 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The company has a market cap of $31.84 billion, a PE ratio of 25.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.68. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $35.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $30.08. Halliburton Company has a fifty-two week low of $18.72 and a fifty-two week high of $41.18.

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 21st. The oilfield services company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $5.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.39 billion. Halliburton had a net margin of 5.78% and a return on equity of 19.77%. The business’s revenue was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.73 EPS. Analysts expect that Halliburton Company will post 2.64 EPS for the current year.

Halliburton Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 4th were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 4th. Halliburton’s payout ratio is currently 45.03%.

Key Stories Impacting Halliburton

Here are the key news stories impacting Halliburton this week:

Positive Sentiment: Halliburton acquired Sekal AS to accelerate drilling automation, combining Sekal’s DrillTronics with HAL’s LOGIX platform — a strategic deal that could improve drilling efficiency, lower costs and differentiate services over time. Read More.
Neutral Sentiment: Recent fundamentals give support: Halliburton beat Q4 EPS and revenue expectations, maintains healthy liquidity and a moderate leverage profile — fundamentals that underpin medium‑term confidence but rely on execution. Read More.
Negative Sentiment: CEO insider selling: CEO Jeffrey Allen Miller sold ~158,455 shares at about $40 (SEC Form 4 disclosure), a sizable reduction that can be interpreted as a near‑term negative signal by some investors. Read More.
Negative Sentiment: Sector headwinds: commentary in the market notes that while oil prices spiked, oil stocks broadly underperformed the crude move — suggesting much of the upside may already be priced in and potentially limiting near‑term upside for HAL. Read More.
Negative Sentiment: Near‑term price action has been choppy: HAL slid in the prior session as the market digested the Sekal deal and valuation, showing short‑term sensitivity despite the constructive strategic case. Read More.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HAL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Halliburton from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Halliburton from $33.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Halliburton from $30.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Halliburton from $40.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Zephirin Group cut shares of Halliburton from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $30.00 to $28.00 in a report on Friday, January 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $36.05.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Halliburton

About Halliburton

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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.