Halliburton vs Expro
HAL and XPRO 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 XPRO compare
Halliburton is the larger company, worth 18 times as much as Expro ($27.2B against $1.5B).
On earnings, Halliburton is cheaper: it trades at 13.8× trailing earnings, against 74.9× for Expro.
Halliburton grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.5% versus −7.1% for Expro).
Halliburton keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.9% compared with 1.3% at Expro.
Halliburton pays a dividend yielding 2.1%; Expro does not pay one.
Halliburton scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 11 for Expro), 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 | XPRO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $27.2B | $1.5B |
| Share price | $32.93 | $13.49 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.8% | −2.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 49.4% | −18.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.78 | 1.08 |
| Employees | 46K | 8,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.8× (better) | 74.9× |
| P/S | 1.2× | 1.0× (better) |
| P/B | 2.4× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.4× | 5.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 17.0× | 13.5× (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.9% | 7.4% (better) |
| Fair value | $34.65 | $10.60 |
| Margin of safety | 5.0% (better) | −27.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.5% (better) | −7.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.0% | 18.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 52.9% (better) | −70.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 58.3% (better) | −71.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 22.4% |
| Operating margin | 12.6% (better) | 3.3% |
| Net margin | 8.9% (better) | 1.3% |
| FCF margin | 7.1% | 7.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 18.8% (better) | 1.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 26.6% (better) | 2.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.01 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.44 | – |
| Current ratio | 2.02 | 2.05 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.46 (better) | 1.94 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | – |
| Payout ratio | 28.4% | – |
| Buyback yield | 3.0% | 4.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 5.0% (better) | 4.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.9% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 0.43% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$38.4M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.0% | 6.2% |
Go deeper
- HAL stock overview
- HAL income statement
- HAL valuation and score
- XPRO stock overview
- XPRO income statement
- XPRO valuation and score
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