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Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (NASDAQ: PTEN) closed the day trading at $5.58 up 1.45% from the previous closing price of $5.5. In other words, the price has increased by $1.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.98 million shares were traded. PTEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.7065 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.49.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PTEN, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.56 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.45. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.50 and its Current Ratio is at 1.73. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.39 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.38.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Piper Sandler on July 15, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $7.
On May 19, 2025, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $6.50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 02 ’25 when STEWART JAMES CARL sold 74,500 shares for $5.51 per share. The transaction valued at 410,495 led to the insider holds 925,254 shares of the business.
STEWART JAMES CARL sold 5,500 shares of PTEN for $32,890 on May 09 ’25. The Director now owns 999,754 shares after completing the transaction at $5.98 per share. On May 09 ’25, another insider, JCS Partners LP, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 80,000 shares for $6.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PTEN now has a Market Capitalization of 2149234432 and an Enterprise Value of 3258666752. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.649 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.218.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PTEN is 1.25, which has changed by -0.27058822 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PTEN has reached a high of $9.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.77%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PTEN traded about 8.73M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PTEN traded about 7870420 shares per day. A total of 385.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 347.04M. Insiders hold about 9.90% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.66% stake in the company. Shares short for PTEN as of 1757894400 were 39476435 with a Short Ratio of 4.52, compared to 1755216000 on 36195681. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 39476435 and a Short% of Float of 14.57.
Dividends & Splits
PTEN’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.32, up from 0.32 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05818182. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.37.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 7.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.16, with high estimates of -$0.1 and low estimates of -$0.21.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.31 and -$0.57 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.41. EPS for the following year is -$0.44, with 7.0 analysts recommending between -$0.24 and -$0.66.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $1.17B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.19B to a low estimate of $1.15B. As of . The current estimate, Patterson-UTI Energy Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.36BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.11B. There is a high estimate of $1.16B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.07B.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PTEN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.81B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.76B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.79B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.38BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.62B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.19B and the low estimate is $4.36B.
