NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Halliburton are trading lower by 2.15% to $38.29, reversing its 2% gains from pre-market trading this morning after beating fourth quarter earnings estimates, but warning that 2015 will be challenging as it moves ahead with its acquisition of Baker Hughes . For the fourth quarter, Halliburton beat earnings estimates with adjusted fourth quarter profit of $1.19 per share, higher than the $1.10 analysts expected, helped by strong demand in North America. The 14.8% year-over-year rise in revenue of $8.77 for the quarter was slightly shy of analyst forecasts of $8.78 billion. Exclusive Report: Jim Cramer's Best Stocks for 2015 STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more. The oilfield services giant added that slumping crude oil prices have weakened its outlook for 2015. Houston, TX-based Halliburton is a provider of services and products to the energy industry related to the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas. Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates HALLIBURTON CO as a Buy with a ratings score of B-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate HALLIBURTON CO (HAL) a BUY. This is driven by multiple strengths, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, compelling growth in net income, reasonable valuation levels, impressive record of earnings per share growth and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow." You can view the full analysis from the report here: HAL Ratings Report HAL data by YCharts STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12 months. Learn more.
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