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 13 times as much as Liberty Energy ($27.2B against $2.1B).
On earnings, Halliburton is cheaper: it trades at 13.8× trailing earnings, against 53.8× for Liberty Energy.
Liberty Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.6% versus 1.5% for Halliburton).
Halliburton keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.9% compared with 0.91% at Liberty Energy.
Both pay dividends: Halliburton yields 2.1% and Liberty Energy 2.8%.
Halliburton scores higher on the StockData Score (15 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 | $27.2B | $2.1B |
| Share price | $32.93 | $12.90 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.8% | −24.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 49.4% | 38.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.78 | 1.01 |
| Employees | 46K | 5,800 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.8× (better) | 53.8× |
| P/S | 1.2× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/B | 2.4× | 1.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.4× | 6.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 17.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 5.9% (better) | −31.0% |
| Fair value | $34.65 | $14.92 |
| Margin of safety | 5.0% | 13.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.5% | 13.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.0% | 32.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 52.9% (better) | −78.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 58.3% (better) | −78.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 18.0% |
| Operating margin | 12.6% (better) | 1.7% |
| Net margin | 8.9% (better) | 0.91% |
| FCF margin | 7.1% (better) | −14.7% |
| Return on equity | 18.8% (better) | 2.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 26.6% (better) | 2.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 (better) | 0.67 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.44 | 2.18 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.8× |
| Current ratio | 2.02 (better) | 1.30 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.46 (better) | 1.95 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | 2.8% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 28.4% | 148% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 45.9% |
| Buyback yield | 3.0% (better) | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.0% (better) | 2.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.9% | 112% |
| Held by insiders | 0.43% | 4.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$38.4M | −$2.2M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.0% | 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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