<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Texas Permanent School Fund Corp reduced its position in shares of  Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL - Free Report) by 45.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The institutional investor  owned 59,146 shares of the oilfield services company's stock after selling 48,633 shares during the period. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp's holdings in Halliburton were worth $1,205,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.</p><ul><li>Buy the Dip? 3 Oil Stocks Poised for a Big Comeback</li></ul><p>A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HAL. Caldwell Trust Co acquired a new position in  Halliburton during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $64,000.  Total Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of  Halliburton in the second quarter valued at approximately $36,000.  Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its holdings in  Halliburton by 14.9% during the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 49,745 shares of the oilfield services company's stock worth $1,014,000 after acquiring an additional 6,437 shares during the period.  Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in  Halliburton by 15.0% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 2,027,443 shares of the oilfield services company's stock worth $41,319,000 after acquiring an additional 264,736 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH acquired a new stake in  Halliburton in the second quarter valued at $360,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own  85.23% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Insider Transactions at Halliburton</h2><p>In other Halliburton news, EVP Van H. Beckwith sold 8,854 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.89, for a total transaction of $246,938.06. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 333,528 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,302,095.92. This trade represents a 2.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Mark Richard sold 160,000 shares of Halliburton stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.77, for a total transaction of $4,443,200.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 452,374 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,562,425.98. This trade represents a 26.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.56% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. </p><h2>Halliburton Trading Down 1.3%</h2><ul><li>5 Reasons Why Halliburton Is a Good Buy in 2025</li></ul><p>Shares of Halliburton stock opened at $27.80 on Thursday. Halliburton Company has a 1 year low of $18.72 and a 1 year high of $30.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.95 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $26.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.84. The company has a market capitalization of $23.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.41 and a beta of 0.81. </p><p>Halliburton (NYSE:HAL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The oilfield services company reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.08. Halliburton had a return on equity of 20.12% and a net margin of 5.91%.The company had revenue of $5.60 billion during 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. Halliburton's revenue was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year.  Sell-side analysts anticipate that  Halliburton Company will post 2.64 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Halliburton Dividend Announcement</h2><ul><li>SLB: Pioneering the Shift from Oil Services to Tech Solutions</li></ul><p>The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 3rd were paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 3rd. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. Halliburton's payout ratio is presently 45.03%. </p><h2>Analyst Ratings Changes</h2><p>A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on HAL shares. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Halliburton from $28.00 to $31.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Halliburton from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Zephirin Group lifted their price target on shares of Halliburton from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Barclays upped their price target on Halliburton from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Halliburton from a &#34;strong sell&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned  a Buy rating and six have issued  a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock  has a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average target price of $32.50.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Stock Report on HAL</b></p><h2>About Halliburton</h2> (Free Report)<p>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.  </p><p>The company's activities encompass drilling and evaluation, well construction and completion, production enhancement and well intervention.</p><h2>Recommended Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Halliburton</li><li>Do not delete, read immediately</li><li>INVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting Off</li><li>Can Any Expenses Be Deducted From Capital Gains Tax?</li><li>Buffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's Why</li><li>Forget AI, This Will Be the Next Big Tech Breakthrough</li></ul><p><strong>Want to see what other hedge funds are holding HAL?</strong> Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL - Free Report).</p><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPUhBTA?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPUhBTA"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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<p>Texas Permanent School Fund Corp reduced its stake in Halliburton by 45.1% in Q2, owning 59,146 shares worth $1,205,000. Insider transactions included sales by EVP Van H. Beckwith and insider Mark Richard. Halliburton's stock opened at $27.80, with a market cap of $23.40 billion. Analysts have raised price targets, and the company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share.</p>

Texas Permanent School Fund Corp Lowers Position in Halliburton Company $HAL