Halliburton vs Liberty Energy
HAL and LBRT side by side, both in oil and gas field services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HAL and LBRT compare
Halliburton is the larger company, worth 11 times as much as Liberty Energy ($30.1B against $2.8B).
On earnings, Halliburton is cheaper: it trades at 18.9× trailing earnings, against 22.8× for Liberty Energy.
Liberty Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.3% versus 0.63% for Halliburton).
Halliburton keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.2% compared with 2.9% at Liberty Energy.
Both pay dividends: Halliburton yields 1.9% and Liberty Energy 2.1%.
Halliburton scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 7 for Liberty Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HAL | LBRT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $30.1B | $2.8B |
| Share price | $36.17 | $16.88 |
| Change, 1 year | 31.6% | −10.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 46.5% | 42.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.76 | 0.96 |
| Employees | 46K | 5,800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.9× (better) | 22.8× |
| P/S | 1.3× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | 2.7× | 1.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.6× | 6.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 17.5× | – |
| FCF yield | 5.7% (better) | −11.5% |
| Fair value | $32.03 | $14.35 |
| Margin of safety | −12.9% (better) | −17.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.63% | 2.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.0% | 32.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −14.0% (better) | −43.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −10.7% (better) | −43.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 18.5% |
| Operating margin | 11.4% (better) | 1.3% |
| Net margin | 7.2% (better) | 2.9% |
| FCF margin | 7.7% (better) | −7.5% |
| Return on equity | 14.9% (better) | 6.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.1% (better) | 1.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 (better) | 0.66 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.53 | 1.41 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.7× |
| Current ratio | 2.02 (better) | 1.99 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.55 (better) | 2.19 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | 2.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 35.7% | 47.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 45.9% |
| Buyback yield | 2.7% (better) | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.6% (better) | 2.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.2% | 112% |
| Held by insiders | 0.43% | 4.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$42.8M | −$2.7M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.1% | 11.1% |
Go deeper
- HAL stock overview
- HAL income statement
- HAL valuation and score
- LBRT stock overview
- LBRT income statement
- LBRT valuation and score
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