Halliburton Co [HAL] short interest surges, jumping by 35.89 million million shares

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Halliburton Co shares valued at $169,162 were purchased by Weiss Janet L on May 29 ’25. At $19.79 per share, Weiss Janet L acquired 8,550 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 18,769 shares worth approximately $0.42 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Carre Eric sold 51,179 shares, netting a total of over 1,279,475 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $25.00 each, the insider now holds 127,101 shares.

Before that, Jones Myrtle L had added 12,980 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $325,163, the Former Officer bought Halliburton Co shares for $25.05 each.

As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on July 28, 2025, Halliburton Co [HAL] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $25. Analysts at Raymond James downgraded the stock from ‘”a Strong buy”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 20, 2024, Griffin Securities has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for HAL. Earlier on December 19, 2024, Piper Sandler initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for HAL stock.

Analyzing HAL Stock Performance

The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.18, but it reached a high of $22.75 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.09%. Over the course of the year, Halliburton Co shares have dropped approximately -33.88%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $30.40 on 01/17/25 and a 52-week low of $18.72 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Halliburton Co (HAL)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 22.14, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 21.87. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.71. The next price resistance is at 23.01. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.16 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Halliburton Co subject to short interest?

Stocks of Halliburton Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 6.16 million shares to 35.89 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 29.73 million shares. A jump of 17.17% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.23.

Which companies own the most shares of Halliburton Co (HAL)?

In terms of Halliburton Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 27 in the next 12 months, up nearly 20.54% from the previous closing price of $22.4. Analysts anticipate Halliburton Co stock to reach 27 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 27. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Halliburton Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 18, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $33.

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