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Bartosiak: Trading Halliburton (HAL) Earnings with Options

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On Monday, January 23rd, Halliburton (HAL - Free Report) will release its fourth quarter earnings results before the bell. The company is a Zacks Rank 1 (Strong Buy), and have a Value, Growth, and Momentum score of F.

Dave will look at Halliburton’s past earnings, take a look at what is currently going on with the company, and give us his thoughts on their upcoming earnings announcement.

Furthermore, Dave will uncover some potential options trades for investors looking to make a play on Halliburton ahead of earnings.

Halliburton in Focus

Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry. The company serves the upstream oil and gas industry throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir - from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing production through the life of the field. The company operates under two main segments: Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation.

Halliburton is expected to report earnings at $0.02 per share this quarter. Halliburton reported earnings last quarter at $0.01 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 114.29%. Halliburton has an average surprise of 61.20 % over the last 4 quarters.

Halliburton Co. Price and EPS Surprise

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Bottom Line

How should investors play Halliburton ahead of their earnings report? For insights on the best options trades, then tune in at 1:00pm today to see David’s thoughts.

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