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 their initiating research note from Melius on August 20, 2025, Halliburton Co [HAL] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $41. Analysts at Piper Sandler downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of January 06, 2025, Raymond James has decreased its “Strong buy” rating to a “Mkt perform” for HAL. Earlier on December 20, 2024, Griffin Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for HAL stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing HAL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Halliburton Co [NYSE: HAL] rose 0.49% to $22.36. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.04, but it reached a high of $22.685 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.22%. Over the course of the year, Halliburton Co shares have dropped approximately -21.30%.
Is Halliburton Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Halliburton Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 1.82 million shares to 31.06 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 29.24 million shares. A jump of 5.86% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.65.
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 21.35% from the previous closing price of $22.25. 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 19, 2024, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $36.
