Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) Stock: Price, Forecast & Analyst Target
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) — MoonshotScore 34/100 (Weak band), calculated Oct 5, 2026. Price $11.21 (-0.80%), as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session; market cap $4.26B. Expected results Oct 28, 2026.
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Market value / cash and short-term investments: 20.97× (market value Oct 2, 2026; cash Jun 30, 2026) · expected results Oct 28, 2026
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. · PTEN · NASDAQ · Energy · Oil & Gas Drilling
Research dated 2026-09-13: Patterson-UTI operates multiple divisions of drilling services: contract drilling rigs, well completion and stimulation, and directional drilling tools and technical support. The business is purely cyclical—demand for drilling rigs and completion services tracks directly to oil and natural gas prices, and the company has lost money for the past several quarters, despite continuing to pay dividends and generate positive operating cash flow. The question is whether this trough reflects a temporary commodity weakness that will reverse with prices, or whether structural margin compression makes recovery impossible.
Price as of Oct 2, 2026
Key Statistics
MoonshotScore v2 · Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)
WeakWhy this rating? Method, drivers & history
Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.
- Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
- Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
- Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
- Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
- Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
Durable growth, but weak quality and a strained balance sheet; the market is already moving on it. Business Quality: Thin; Financial Safety: Strained; Valuation: Fair; Growth Durability: Growing; Momentum: Surging.
- quarterly revenue $1.23B (Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 2026)
- EPS beat 5 of 8
- Altman Z 1.74 · Piotroski F 5
Holding back: weak fundamentals
Helping: durable growth, positive momentum
What has the MoonshotScore done over time?
| Recorded | Score | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Weak | |
| 33 | Weak | |
| 33 | Weak | |
| 33 | Weak | |
| 34 | Weak | |
| 34 | Weak |
The score was 34 in the stored Oct 4, 2026 snapshot and remains 34 in the current publication computed Oct 5, 2026 (0). This current publication is not yet represented in the immutable snapshot archive.
Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.
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Price & valuation
| Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Latest provided price | $11.21 | |
| Change on the day | -0.80% | |
| 52-week range | $5.24 – $13.39 | |
| Market capitalisation | $4.26B | |
| Shares traded on the day | 6.53M | |
| Beta (volatility vs the S&P 500) | 0.67 | |
| Dividends per share (last 12 months) | $0.38 | |
| Dividend yield (last 12 months) | 3.39% |
Price & events
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Events behind the price
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
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Upcoming events
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What to watch nextOther perspectives
Council score for Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN): perspectives
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On Sep 10, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as undervalued against its own estimate of value.
Readings on this page are from Oct 5, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.
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What is Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), and what does it report?
Short answer · as of
Patterson-UTI sells drilling capacity (contractor drilling rigs and personnel), completion services (hydraulic fracturing and well remediation), and directional drilling tools.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
Patterson-UTI sells drilling capacity (contractor drilling rigs and personnel), completion services (hydraulic fracturing and well remediation), and directional drilling tools. It is classified as a drilling services company, but is better understood as a leveraged play on oil drilling activity. When oil prices drop, exploration budgets contract immediately, which collapses utilization on rigs and shrinks revenue per completed well. The reporting structure is driven by segment revenue, not by commodity price or utilization rates—so an investor reading only the income statement misses the single most important input to the business model.
What do the latest results show for Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)?
Short answer · as of
The most recent reported quarter, Q2 FY2026, carried revenue of $1.23B.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
The most recent result surprised positively on earnings but showed continued losses on net income. The preceding periods had all been unprofitable, with operating margins eroding further in each successive quarter. Revenue held relatively flat across these periods, suggesting that the margin decline came entirely from fixed-cost deleveraging and pricing pressure on services, not from a collapse in activity. Management has not signaled a turnaround timeline, and insiders have been selling stock consistently over the past period, which typically signals lack of confidence in near-term recovery.
Where is operating spending going?
Revenue alongside research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses, and the FMP standardized operating result.
- Latest quarter · revenue
- $1.23B Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · SG&A
- $67.50M Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · FMP standardized operating result
- −$6.96M Jun 30, 2026
| Period end | Revenue | R&D | SG&A | FMP standardized operating result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | $1.23B | Not available | $67.50M | −$6.96M |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $1.12B | Not available | $68.76M | −$14.32M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $1.15B | Not available | $62.06M | −$4.08M |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $1.18B | Not available | $61.98M | −$28.05M |
USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow.
Did results meet expectations?
Reported earnings and revenue alongside the estimates recorded by the provider.
- Latest report · revenue
- $1.23B Jul 29, 2026
- Latest report · revenue estimate
- $1.15B Jul 29, 2026
- Latest report · revenue vs estimate
- Above estimate Jul 29, 2026
- Latest report · EPS vs estimate
- Above estimate Jul 29, 2026
| Report date | Revenue · reported | Revenue · estimate | EPS · reported | EPS · estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $1.23B | $1.15B | $0.0024 | −$0.0396 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $1.12B | $1.10B | −$0.0600 | −$0.1000 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $1.15B | $1.11B | −$0.0200 | −$0.1100 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | $1.18B | $1.17B | −$0.0600 | −$0.1000 |
Dates are report dates, not fiscal period ends. Revenue is in USD; EPS is USD per share, rounded to four decimals. The earnings feed does not establish a basic, diluted or adjusted basis. Earnings-feed EPS may differ from statement EPS; the two series are not combined.
Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | $1.23B | -$20M | -$0.05 (diluted) |
| Q1 FY2026 | $1.12B | -$25M | -$0.06 (diluted) |
| Q4 FY2025 | $1.15B | -$9M | -$0.02 (diluted) |
| Q3 FY2025 | $1.18B | -$36M | -$0.10 (diluted) |
What are the financial strengths and risks for Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)?
Short answer
Cash and short-term investments were $203.17M at the Jun 30, 2026 balance-sheet date. Operating cash flow was $56.08M for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, meaning operations generated cash. These figures do not establish a cash runway.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
The company continues to generate operating cash flow despite losses, implying that working capital is moving in the company's favor (receivables are accelerating collection, or inventory is being deployed). This strength is real but fragile—it persists only because capital expenditure has been curtailed, so the cash generation is an artifact of underinvestment rather than sustainable business health. The debt load is substantial relative to market value, and the cash on hand would be consumed by operating burn within a few quarters if losses persist, making the balance sheet the primary constraint on how long losses can continue.
Data-derived red flags
- Financial-distress signal — its Altman Z-Score of 1.74 sits in the distress zone (elevated bankruptcy risk).
- Negative return on equity (-3.7%) — the business is not currently generating profit on shareholder capital.
How much cash does the business generate or use?
Quarterly operating cash flow shows cash generated or used by operations.
- Latest quarter · operating cash flow
- $56.08M Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · operating cash flow
- $63.86M Mar 31, 2026
| Period end | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure (reported) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | $56.08M | −$155.92M |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $63.86M | −$116.63M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $397.53M | −$138.51M |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $215.80M | −$144.48M |
Operating cash-flow bars share one scale and show magnitude; negative values mean cash used.
USD. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. Capital expenditure keeps the provider’s reported sign; it is not added here to estimate free cash flow or runway.
What should you watch next at Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)?
Short answer · as of
The next earnings report is expected on Oct 28, 2026.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
Watch the next earnings report for evidence of either activity improvement (higher utilization rates, higher pricing) or continued margin contraction. Management's guidance for earnings recovery in coming years rests entirely on the assumption that oil prices will recover enough to pull utilization higher; if prices stay soft, the guidance will be missed again, and the stock will likely reprice lower. The dividend is the other signal: if the company cuts its dividend, it admits that management no longer expects the cash to support it, which would constitute a confidence collapse and could trigger debt covenant negotiations.
How does Patterson-UTI Energy compare with its peers?
Short answer
Patterson-UTI Energy's score ranks tied for 6th of 11 in the bounded comparison shown, against 10 same-model peers. These are company scores, not expected investment returns. The set lists named competitors first, then companies in the same data-provider industry classification closest in market value; that classification is the provider's, not our judgment of business similarity.
Research dated 2026-09-13.
Patterson-UTI competes directly with Helmerich & Payne and Superior Energy Services on drilling rigs, and with Liberty Oilfield Services and Weatherford on completion services. Helmerich trades at a significant premium to Patterson-UTI on the same earnings yield, implying that the market attributes Helmerich superior execution or expected margin recovery. Patterson-UTI's discount is justified—the company is older, the fleet is less technologically competitive, and the balance sheet is more levered. What separates Patterson is pure operating leverage: in a strong commodity cycle, higher utilization rates on its older assets can produce higher returns than Helmerich's more capital-intensive model.
| Company | Price | Market value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| $40.70 Oct 2, 2026 | $6.50B | 61 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $13.18 Oct 5, 2026 | $4.35B | 59 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $38.56 Oct 2, 2026 | $3.85B | 58 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $79.64 Oct 2, 2026 | $1.18B | 58 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $52.53 Oct 2, 2026 | $3.87B | 50 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) — this page | $11.21 | $4.26B | 34 |
| $43.85 Oct 2, 2026 | $2.74B | 34 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $84.91 Oct 2, 2026 | $1.09B | 31 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $5.17 Oct 2, 2026 | $5.26B | 17 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $4.10 Oct 5, 2026 | $1.26B | 17 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $3.49 Oct 5, 2026 | $652M | 6 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 |
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The records behind this page
Analyst targets & estimates
What analysts have on file
- Price target, low to high
- $12.00 – $16.00
- Consensus target
- $13.38
- Median target
- $13.00
Consensus record · Captured .
Measured against a quoted price of $11.21 (as of Oct 2, 2026).
Insider activity
Form 4 records via FMP · Of the newest 60 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Sep 18, 2026
- Transactions
- 55
- Identified insiders
- 9
- Purchases
- 0
- Sales
- 13
- Other transactions
- 42
Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.
Who holds the shares?
Institutional ownership reported through 13F filings.
- Reporting holders
- 455 Period end Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · holders
- 427 Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
| Holders in provider snapshot | Shares |
|---|---|
| Blackrock, INC. | 62,879,513 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 27,204,105 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 22,781,002 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 16,680,039 |
| Goldman Sachs Group INC | 16,340,271 |
Quarterly filings lag the period end. Holder rows are names in the provider snapshot, not a verified ranking; individual filing dates are not supplied. Related managers may appear separately, so these positions are not summed. Holder snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.
What has been published about Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)?
What Investors Ask About Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) — Energy
Research dated 2026-09-13; the answers below are from that research, and the full attribution is under Sources. The last 2 questions are answered from this page's own dated data, not from the research.
Why is the company paying dividends while losing money?
The company continues to generate positive operating cash flow despite GAAP losses, and management believes the current trough is temporary. Cutting the dividend would be an admission that the losses are structural, not cyclical, which would destroy confidence and likely trigger a debt crisis. The dividend serves as a signal of management's own conviction that commodity prices will recover and losses will end.
What is the Completion Services segment?
Completion Services is the largest revenue source, representing pressure pumping, hydraulic fracturing, and well stimulation work. It is the most commodity-sensitive part of the business because operators cut completion work first when budgets tighten. Losses in this segment are driving the corporate-level profitability problem.
Are insiders buying or selling?
Insiders have been net sellers over the past period, with zero buy transactions and twelve sell transactions across nine distinct executives. This pattern suggests lack of conviction that recovery is imminent, which conflicts with management's public guidance on earnings recovery.
What would a recovery look like?
A recovery would show higher utilization on drilling rigs and higher pricing for completion services as oil exploration budgets recover. This would manifest in higher revenue per rig and rising gross margins on completed work. The next cycle will reveal whether Patterson's assets are competitive enough to capture share in a recovery or whether the company gets marginalized by better-capitalized competitors.
What is the PTEN stock price today?
The last price recorded on this page for Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) is $11.21, as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.
What is the PTEN price target?
The analyst consensus price target for Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) is $13.38 (range $12.00 to $16.00, median $13.00), per FMP data captured Oct 5, 2026. Targets are analyst opinions and change often; they are not a Stock Expert AI forecast.
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Research written by Claude (claude-haiku-4-5) on 2026-09-13. AI-authored analysis; source dates are shown with each answer. Editorial oversight is systemic, not page-by-page. Editorially accountable: Sedat ANAK, Founder and Editor-in-Chief.
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id.hq | SEC filing business address | 10713 West SAM Houston Parkway North, Suite 800, Houston, TX, 77064 | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer business address — The SEC filer business address. Our market-data provider separately lists "10713 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Houston, TX, 77064, US". |
FMP — 66 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
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earn.next | Next earnings date | Oct 28, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar — The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it. | |
px.last | Latest provided price | $11.21 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. Retrieved 2026-10-04T21:14:22.134Z. | |
px.change | Change on the day | -0.80% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.mcap | Market capitalisation | $4.26B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Date unknown Market cap record date: 2026-10-02. FMP quote timestamp: 2026-10-02T20:00:00.000Z. Captured from FMP at 2026-10-04T21:14:21.172Z. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares. | |
px.change_abs | Change on the day, in dollars | −$0.09 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
fin.q_revenue | Revenue, Q2 FY2026 | $1.23B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
px.volume | Shares traded on the day | 6.53M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.beta | Beta | 0.67 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile | |
id.ceo | Chief executive | William Andrew Hendricks Jr. | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key executives (proxy-derived) — Titles and pay come from the company's proxy statement as our provider parsed it. | |
id.employees | Employees | 7,900 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) employee count, from the company's filing | |
fin.annual | Revenue and net result by fiscal year | 5 fiscal years, FY2021 through FY2025: FY2021 revenue $1.36B, net result −$654.54M; FY2022 revenue $2.65B, net result $154.66M; FY2023 revenue $4.15B, net result $246.29M; FY2024 revenue $5.38B, net result −$968.03M; FY2025 revenue $4.83B, net result −$93.63M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements | |
fin.rev_mix | Reported revenue segments | Other $33.03M · Drilling Products $343.71M · Drilling Services $1.56B · Completion Services $2.89B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K | |
fin.gross_margin | Gross margin (trailing twelve months) | 14.2% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-06-30 | $1.23B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-06-30 | $67.50M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-06-30 | −$6.96M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-03-31 | $1.12B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-03-31 | $68.76M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-03-31 | −$14.32M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-12-31 | $1.15B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-12-31 | $62.06M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-12-31 | −$4.08M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-09-30 | $1.18B | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-09-30 | $61.98M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-09-30 | −$28.05M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-29.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-07-29 | $1.23B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-29.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-07-29 | $1.15B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-29.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-07-29 | $0.0024 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-29.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-07-29 | −$0.0396 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-22.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-04-22 | $1.12B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-22.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-04-22 | $1.10B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-22.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-04-22 | −$0.0600 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-22.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-04-22 | −$0.1000 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-04.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-02-04 | $1.15B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-04.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-02-04 | $1.11B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-04.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-02-04 | −$0.0200 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-02-04.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-02-04 | −$0.1100 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-22.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2025-10-22 | $1.18B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-22.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2025-10-22 | $1.17B | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-22.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2025-10-22 | −$0.0600 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-22.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2025-10-22 | −$0.1000 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
fin.q_table | Quarterly income statement | 4 quarters through Q2 FY2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed | |
fin.cash_investments | Cash and short-term investments | $203.17M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. | |
fin.opcf_latest | Latest-quarter operating cash flow | $56.08M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Period end: 2026-06-30. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. This figure is not a cash-runway estimate. | |
fin.long_term_investments | Long-term investments (classification unverified) | $0.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.total_debt | Total debt | $1.26B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.price_to_book | Price to book value | 1.37× | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-06-30 | $56.08M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-03-31 | $63.86M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-06-30 | −$155.92M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-03-31 | −$116.63M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-12-31 | $397.53M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-12-31 | −$138.51M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-09-30 | $215.80M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-09-30 | −$144.48M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
earn.pt_range | Analyst price target, low to high | $12.00 – $16.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_consensus | Consensus analyst price target | $13.38 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_median | Median analyst price target | $13.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
own.insiders | Insider transactions via FMP | 55 transactions · 0 purchases, 13 sales, 42 other transactions · 9 identified insiders · of the newest 60 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Sep 18, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), carrying Form 4 transaction records — Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent. | |
own.institutions.depth.holders | Reporting holders | 455 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.holders_previous_quarter | Previous quarter · holders | 427 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_0.shares | Blackrock, INC. — shares in provider snapshot | 62,879,513 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_1.shares | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC — shares in provider snapshot | 27,204,105 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_2.shares | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — shares in provider snapshot | 22,781,002 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_3.shares | Vanguard Capital Management LLC — shares in provider snapshot | 16,680,039 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_4.shares | Goldman Sachs Group INC — shares in provider snapshot | 16,340,271 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. |
UNRECORDED — 4 facts from stored observations whose source was not recorded
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
earn.history | Reported versus estimated, recent quarters | EPS beat 5 of 8 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-09-17 · Expired observation | |
fin.scores | Distress and quality screens | Altman Z 1.74 · Piotroski F 5 | UNRECORDED | Stored financial-scores observation — Captured 2026-10-04 · Expired observation | |
px.range52 | 52-week range | $5.24 – $13.39 | UNRECORDED | Stored company-profile observation — Captured 2026-10-03 | |
fin.ratios | Return and yield ratios (trailing twelve months) | ROE -3.7% · ROA -2.2% · current ratio 1.84 · earnings yield -3.3% · free-cash-flow yield 7.6% | — | UNRECORDED | Stored key metrics — Date unknown |
COMPUTED — 5 facts from our arithmetic, formula restated
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
fin.mcap_to_cash | Market value per dollar of cash and short-term investments | 20.97× | — | COMPUTED | Computed on this page from the figures above — The market capitalisation printed on this page divided by cash and short-term investments of $203.17M at Jun 30, 2026. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. Market cap record date: 2026-10-02. Balance-sheet reference date: 2026-06-30. The inputs do not establish a single common source date for this ratio. |
div.ttm_per_share | Dividends per share, last 12 months (split-adjusted) | $0.38 | COMPUTED | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) split-adjusted dividend history — Sum of 4 split-adjusted declared dividends with an ex-date in the 365 days to 2026-10-05, per current share. Ex-dates are not payment dates; special dividends are included. Not a declared annual rate. | |
div.ttm_yield | Dividend yield, last 12 months | 3.39% | COMPUTED | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) split-adjusted dividend history and quote — Split-adjusted dividends with ex-dates in the trailing 365-day window divided by the packet price, on the same current-share basis. Price date follows the quote, latest price bar or packet-build day when unstamped. Not a forecast or declared annual rate. | |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-29.revenue_actual.comparison | Latest report · revenue vs estimate | Above estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported revenue ($1.23B) with the recorded estimate ($1.15B) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-29.eps_actual.comparison | Latest report · EPS vs estimate | Above estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported EPS ($0.0024) with the recorded estimate (−$0.0396) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
OURS — 2 facts from Stock Expert AI's own score and rank
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ours.moonshot | MoonshotScore v2 | 34 of 100 · Weak · pillars 32 / 39 / 62 / 70 / 89 | OURS | Stock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine | |
ours.moonshot_change | MoonshotScore movement | 34 (stored snapshot Oct 4, 2026) → 34 (current publication computed Oct 5, 2026) (0) | OURS | Stock Expert AI current score publication and immutable score snapshots — The current score publication is not yet represented in the immutable snapshot archive. |
Fact-family notes
- Quarterly statement note. Source series as of 2026-06-30. USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow. Applies to Fact IDs:
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| Evidence | Captured value | Source date | Source type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business description | Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) is a key provider of onshore contract drilling services for oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. Its operations span across the United States and international markets. The company's diverse business model is structured around three primary segments: 1. Contract Drilling Services: This division delivers drilling solutions predominantly in prominent U.S. basins such as West Texas, Appalachia, the Rockies, Oklahoma, and both South and East Texas, alongside operations in Colombia. As of late 2021, its robust fleet comprised 192 marketable land-based drilling rigs. 2. Pressure Pumping Services: Specializing in well site operations, this segment provides a range of pressure pumping services. These include comprehensive well stimulation for new well completions and remedial interventions on existing wells, in addition to hydraulic fracturing, cementing, and acid pumping activities within Texas and the Appalachian region. 3. Directional Drilling Services: This segment focuses on advanced drilling technologies, offering a complete suite of directional drilling and measurement-while-drilling (MWD) services. It also provides the supply and rental of high-performance downhole motors, complemented by specialized software and support services designed to optimize the precision, quality, and drilling efficiency (on-bottom rate of penetration) of directional and horizontal wellbores. Beyond these core offerings, Patterson-UTI also extends equipment maintenance services to drilling contractors. Furthermore, it delivers sophisticated electrical controls and automation solutions to the energy, marine, and mining sectors across North America and other international areas. The company maintains a portfolio of non-operating working interests in oil and natural gas assets, primarily situated in Texas and New Mexico. Established in 1978, Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. is headquartered in Houston, Texas. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Quarterly income statement (USD thousands) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements |
| Recent dividends paid | Captured record · 4 entries
Declared amounts per share on their ex-dates. A single payment does not establish an annual rate, and a special dividend is not separated here. | 2026-09-01 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) dividend history |
| Revenue by segment | Other: $33.03M; Drilling Products: $343.71M; Drilling Services: $1.56B; Completion Services: $2.89B | 2025-12-31 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K |
| Reported versus estimated, last 8 quarters | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-07-29 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings |
| Insider transactions, last 180 days | Net shares: -1,492,813; Window days: 180; Price low: $10.8; Clustered days: 2026-04-30; 2026-05-01; 2026-05-05; 2026-05-09; Price high: $12.93; Buy transactions: 0; Distinct insiders: 9; Sell transactions: 12; Other transactions: 42; Total transactions: 54; Other transaction types: A-Award: 11, D-Return: 5, F-InKind: 16, M-Exempt: 10; Unknown direction transactions: 0 Purchase and sale counts require explicit provider transaction types, without a conflicting acquisition/disposition direction. Other transactions retain their provider type; awards, exercises, gifts and in-kind transactions are not counted as purchases or sales. Net shares sums acquired minus disposed shares across direction-known records, including other transaction types; unknown directions are excluded. It is not net purchases or a verified change in beneficial ownership. Named-insider counts, same-day clusters and positive reported prices cover all retained records. Filing dates are used only when transaction dates are absent. Neither timing nor price establishes motive or whether a transaction was on the open market. | 2026-09-02 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) insider transactions, from Form 4 filings |
| Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements |
| Cash, investments and debt | Total debt: $1.26B; Liquidity basis: cash and short-term investments; Total liabilities: $2.27B; Cash and short-term investments: $203.17M; Cash and investments: $203.20M; Long-term investments: $0; Long-term investments classification: unclassified Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet |
| Next earnings report | Date: 2026-10-28; EPS estimate: $0.03 per share; Revenue estimate: $1.31B The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar |
| Analyst revenue and earnings estimates (average) | Captured record · 4 entries
| 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) analyst estimates |
| Analyst actions, most recent per firm | Captured record · 10 entries
One row per firm — the firm's most recent action in our feed. Other data vendors may carry firms ours does not. | 2026-09-04 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) analyst grades |
| Trailing twelve-month ratio set | Quick ratio: 1.57; Current ratio: 1.75; Debt to equity: 0.41; Net margin: -1.9%; Gross margin: 14.2%; Operating margin: -1.1%; Return on assets: -1.7%; Return on equity: -2.8% Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | 2026-09-13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm |
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ETFs that hold PTEN
Funds in our ETF coverage that list PTEN among the top 10 holdings on their fund page, largest weight first. Each weight is the fund's reported holding weight as of the date in its row.
| ETF | Weight | Holdings as of |
|---|---|---|
| ARWG ETF | 2.70% | |
| Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value ETF (RZV) | 1.18% | |
| Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF (PAPI) | 0.63% |