Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Grows Stock Position in Halliburton Company $HAL

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its stake in Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) by 3.3% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 968,913 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,038 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.’s holdings in Halliburton were worth $23,835,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Halliburton by 1.6% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 105,363,599 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $2,147,310,000 after purchasing an additional 1,617,696 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Halliburton by 1.2% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 30,287,989 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $617,269,000 after buying an additional 346,218 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Halliburton by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 22,342,963 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $453,461,000 after buying an additional 92,549 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in Halliburton by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,903,833 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $242,600,000 after buying an additional 1,089,928 shares during the period. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Halliburton by 23.1% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 10,154,605 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $249,803,000 after acquiring an additional 1,906,724 shares during the last quarter. 85.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Halliburton News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Halliburton this week:

• Positive Sentiment: White House meeting fuels rebuild narrative — Top oil companies are meeting with President Trump to discuss rebuilding Venezuela’s oil industry, a development investors see as a multiyear capex opportunity for oilfield services providers like Halliburton. Trump to Meet With Chevron and Other Oil Companies on Venezuela. What We Know.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst target lift — TD Cowen raised its price target to $39 and keeps a buy stance, highlighting upside if the Venezuela story and broader services demand persist. Benzinga: TD Cowen price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: Media and TV attention — CNBC/TV and columnists (e.g., Jim Cramer) have singled out Halliburton as a speculative play on Venezuela reconstruction, which is boosting retail and options flows. Jim Cramer Highlights Halliburton as a Speculative Venezuela Rebuild Play
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large option/open interest activity — Elevated call buying and heightened volume suggest speculative conviction that the Venezuela narrative can drive further near‑term gains. Halliburton Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSE:HAL)
• Neutral Sentiment: Bessent warns big oil may move slowly — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the largest oil majors are likely to act cautiously on Venezuela, implying smaller/independent firms could move faster; this moderates the timeline for big capex wins. Bessent says largest oil companies are likely to move slower in Venezuela
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst stance — Some outlets (Seeking Alpha) maintain a Hold and others publish longer‑term valuation arguments (P/E expansion case), so professional views are still split between tactical opportunity and measured caution. Halliburton: Keeping An Eye On Venezuela, But Maintaining Our Previous Rating – Hold
• Negative Sentiment: Evercore downgrade / mixed analyst notes — Evercore downgraded HAL to “in-line” (while raising its price target), a signal that exposure and risk profile concerns are capping enthusiasm and can trigger selling. Evercore ISI downgrade reporting
• Negative Sentiment: Companies seek guarantees / regulatory risk — FT/Reuters coverage says U.S. oil firms want guarantees from Washington before large Venezuela investments, adding policy and legal friction to any near‑term capital deployment. US oil companies say they need guarantees to invest in Venezuela, FT reports
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and profit taking — An EVP sold 100,000 shares recently and some coverage notes the stock pushed into overbought territory, both of which can amplify short‑term pullbacks. SEC filing – Insider Sale (Lawrence J. Pope)

Halliburton Price Performance

Shares of HAL stock opened at $32.13 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $27.75 and its 200 day moving average is $24.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market cap of $27.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.28 and a beta of 0.78. Halliburton Company has a twelve month low of $18.72 and a twelve month high of $33.03.

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The oilfield services company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $5.60 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.39 billion. Halliburton had a net margin of 5.91% and a return on equity of 20.12%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.73 EPS. Research analysts expect that Halliburton Company will post 2.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Halliburton Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 3rd. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Halliburton’s payout ratio is presently 45.03%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HAL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Rothschild Redb raised shares of Halliburton to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Susquehanna upped their price target on Halliburton from $29.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley set a $34.00 price objective on Halliburton in a report on Monday, December 15th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Halliburton from $28.00 to $31.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on Halliburton from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $32.71.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Lawrence J. Pope sold 100,000 shares of the company’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 sale, the executive vice president owned 419,800 shares in the company, valued at $13,538,550. This represents a 19.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Van H. Beckwith sold 8,854 shares of Halliburton stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.89, for a total value of $246,938.06. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 333,528 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,302,095.92. The trade was a 2.59% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 268,854 shares of company stock worth $7,915,138. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Halliburton Profile

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.