Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) reported quarterly earnings of $0.73 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.75 by 2.67 percent. This is a 7.59 percent decrease over earnings of $0.79 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.697 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $5.828 billion by 2.24 percent. This is a 1.84 percent decrease over sales of $5.804 billion the same period last year.