Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Acquires 31,038 Shares of Halliburton Company $HAL

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its holdings in Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 968,913 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock after buying an additional 31,038 shares during the period. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned 0.11% of Halliburton worth $23,835,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of HAL. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Halliburton during the second quarter worth $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of Halliburton by 547.3% during the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 1,586 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,341 shares during the period. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in Halliburton by 111.9% during the 2nd quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 1,704 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. Total Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Halliburton in the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, CVA Family Office LLC grew its holdings in Halliburton by 94.8% during the 2nd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 1,882 shares of the oilfield services company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 916 shares in the last quarter. 85.23% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Halliburton News

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 Stock Performance

NYSE HAL opened at $32.13 on Friday. Halliburton Company has a 52-week low of $18.72 and a 52-week high of $33.03. The company has a fifty day moving average of $27.75 and a 200-day moving average of $24.38. The company has a market capitalization of $27.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.28 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.95.

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

Halliburton Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Halliburton news, insider Mark Richard sold 160,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.77, for a total value of $4,443,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 452,374 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,562,425.98. This represents a 26.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Van H. Beckwith sold 8,854 shares of Halliburton stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.89, for a total transaction of $246,938.06. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 333,528 shares in the company, valued at $9,302,095.92. This trade represents a 2.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 268,854 shares of company stock valued at $7,915,138 over the last quarter. 0.56% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on shares of Halliburton in a report on Monday, November 3rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Halliburton from $29.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on shares of Halliburton from $28.00 to $31.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Halliburton in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $35.00 price objective on Halliburton in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.71.

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.