DJ Halliburton Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Halliburton Co. (HAL) slid 2.96% to $31.75 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.22% to 7,801.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.66% to 51,179.87.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Halliburton Co. closed 27.16% short of its 52-week high of $43.59, which the company achieved on May 20th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as ConocoPhillips (COP) rose 0.38% to $129.84, SLB Ltd. $(SLB)$ fell 4.08% to $47.96, and Devon Energy Corp. $(DVN)$ fell 0.29% to $47.88.
Trading volume (10.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 10.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 7, 2026.