Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) reported quarterly earnings of $0.55 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.50 by 10 percent. This is a 8.33 percent decrease over earnings of $0.60 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.402 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.304 billion by 1.85 percent. This is a 0.28 percent decrease over sales of $5.417 billion the same period last year.