Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Halliburton Co shares valued at $771,808 were sold by Slocum Jeffrey Shannon on Jan 09 ’26. At $32.30 per share, Slocum Jeffrey Shannon sold 23,895 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 187,423 shares worth approximately $6.25 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Beckwith Van H. sold 17,798 shares, netting a total of over 574,875 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $32.30 each, the insider now holds 344,535 shares.
Before that, Slocum Jeffrey Shannon had added 23,895 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $771,808, the Officer bought Halliburton Co shares for $32.30 each.
As published in a research note from Evercore ISI on January 06, 2026, Halliburton Co [HAL] has been rated down from an Outperform to an In-line and the price target has been revised to $35. Analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of October 22, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for HAL. Earlier on October 22, 2025, HSBC Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for HAL stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing HAL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Halliburton Co [NYSE: HAL] rose 4.05% to $33.36. The stock’s lowest price that day was $32.56, but it reached a high of $33.8 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.30%. Over the course of the year, Halliburton Co shares have jumped approximately 11.57%.
Is Halliburton Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Halliburton Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 3.33 million shares to 26.32 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 22.99 million shares. A jump of 12.64% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.69 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.69.
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 35 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.17% from the previous closing price of $32.06. Analysts anticipate Halliburton Co stock to reach 36 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 25. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Halliburton Co stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On August 20, 2025, Melius assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $41.
