In the latest trading session, Halliburton (HAL) closed at $27.52, marking a -1.33% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.16% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.37%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.78%.

Coming into today, shares of the provider of drilling services to oil and gas operators had lost 3.99% in the past month. In that same time, the Oils-Energy sector lost 9.36%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.67%.

The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Halliburton in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on November 7, 2024. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $0.75, indicating a 5.06% decline compared to the equivalent quarter last year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $5.83 billion, up 0.37% from the year-ago period.

HAL's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $3.12 per share and revenue of $23.37 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -0.32% and +1.54%, respectively.

Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Halliburton. These latest adjustments often mirror the shifting dynamics of short-term business patterns. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the company's business operations and its ability to generate profits.

Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.7% lower. Halliburton is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

Digging into valuation, Halliburton currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 8.94. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 17.98 of its industry.

We can additionally observe that HAL currently boasts a PEG ratio of 1.84. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Oil and Gas - Field Services was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.19 at yesterday's closing price.

The Oil and Gas - Field Services industry is part of the Oils-Energy sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 152, putting it in the bottom 40% of all 250+ industries.