Market Eyes LiveHalliburton Company (HAL) Stock Rating & Analysis
MELANY's data-driven read on Halliburton Company · Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec.
Halliburton is North America's largest oilfield-services company by market share. Despite a fragmented industry, it holds a leading position in hydraulic fracturing and completions, which makes up nearly half of its revenue, along with strong positions in drilling and completions fluids, supported by its material science expertise, and in directional drilling. While SLB is considered the global leader in reservoir evaluation, Halliburton is viewed as the leader in activity from the reservoir to the wellbore.
Why HAL scores 61/100
MELANY scores Halliburton Company 61/100 by weighing eight factors. Here is how HAL breaks down.
Whether the price looks cheap or expensive against earnings, growth, and peers.
- Forward P/E 12.2x, earnings growth accelerating
- PEG ratio 0.86 (< 1 = undervalued)
- FCF yield 7.0%
Margins, returns on capital, and balance-sheet strength.
Direction and relative strength of the recent share-price trend.
History of beating or missing estimates, and where estimates are heading.
- Beat EPS estimates 4 of last 4 quarters
- Avg EPS beat +13%
What Wall Street price targets and revisions are signalling.
Near-term events that could move the stock.
Upside weighed against volatility and drawdown risk.
How the current rate and market regime suits this kind of company.
Key risks for HAL
- No specific company-level red flags detected, monitor macro regime changes
Sector and theme context
Halliburton Company sits in the Energy / commodity cycle theme, which MELANY currently rates 70/100 for strength. Theme strength feeds HAL's momentum and catalyst factors above.
Tracking HAL
Halliburton Company rates Hold right now, so MELANY is not flagging a fresh entry. Create a free account to add HAL to your watchlist and get alerted the moment the rating changes.
How MELANY rates HAL
MELANY is a rules-based engine that scores every stock from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors, then re-scores as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive. Halliburton Company's 61/100 reflects mature factor weighting for its profile.
Ratings are algorithmic and change with the data. They are research and education, not personalized investment advice.
Frequently asked questions about HAL
Is Halliburton Company (HAL) a buy?
As of 2026-08-20, MELANY rated Halliburton Company Hold with a composite score of 61/100. That is a dated snapshot, not the live rating, and it is an algorithmic reading built from eight factors rather than personalized investment advice. Review the factor breakdown above and the disclaimer below before making any decision.
What is Halliburton Company's MELANY score?
Halliburton Company (HAL) has a MELANY composite score of 61/100, combining valuation, business quality, price momentum, earnings track record, analyst sentiment, catalyst setup, risk-adjusted profile, and macro fit.
How is the HAL stock rating calculated?
MELANY scores HAL from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors using live market and fundamental data, then refreshes the rating automatically as new data arrives.
Should I buy Halliburton Company stock?
That decision is yours; Market Eyes Live does not give buy or sell advice. What the data says: MELANY rates Halliburton Company (HAL) Hold with a composite of 61/100 as of 2026-08-20. The factor breakdown above shows what is driving that, which is a better basis for a decision than any one-word verdict.
What is the HAL stock price forecast?
MELANY does not publish price targets or forecasts for HAL. Predicting a future price is exactly the kind of false precision the confidence framework avoids. Instead it scores today's setup, 61/100 across eight factors for Halliburton Company, and re-scores automatically as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive.
Is HAL stock overvalued or undervalued?
MELANY's valuation factor currently reads 57/100 for Halliburton Company, where a higher score means the price looks more attractive against earnings, growth, and peers. Scores in the 70s and above read as attractively priced, the mid range as roughly fair, and low scores as stretched. The factor breakdown above shows what drives HAL's read.
What price should I buy HAL at?
MELANY is not flagging a fresh entry for HAL at its current Hold rating, so there is no entry zone to publish right now. Watchlisting HAL in the free app gets you alerted the moment that changes.
What are the risks of buying HAL stock?
The top risks MELANY currently flags for Halliburton Company: No specific company-level red flags detected, monitor macro regime changes. The rating on this page already weighs these against the bullish factors; see the risk-adjusted profile score in the breakdown above.
Is Halliburton Company a good long-term investment?
For long-term durability the two factors that matter most are business quality, which MELANY scores 43/100 for Halliburton Company, and earnings track record, at 95/100. The 61/100 composite blends those with six shorter-horizon factors. Durable quality at a fair price is the long-term case to test; this is research, not personalized investment advice.
Will HAL stock go up?
Nobody can promise a stock's direction, and Market Eyes Live does not predict prices. The measurable part: MELANY's price momentum factor reads 56/100 for HAL right now, and the catalyst setup factor tracks whether near-term events could move it. Both re-score automatically as the data changes.
How current is this HAL rating?
The rating on this page is a snapshot of MELANY's read as of 2026-08-20. The price shown updates live, but the score is not recomputed on this page. MELANY re-scores HAL continuously as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive, and that current rating is free in the app.
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