HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Halliburton Co. (HAL) on Tuesday reported third-quarter profit of $716 million.
The Houston-based company said it had profit of 79 cents per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 77 cents per share.
The provider of drilling services to oil and gas operators posted revenue of $5.8 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.84 billion.
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