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After finishing at $6.56 in the prior trading day, Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (NASDAQ: PTEN) closed at $6.26, down -4.57%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.88 million shares were traded. PTEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.17.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PTEN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.35. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.44 and its Current Ratio is at 1.64. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.38.
On July 15, 2025, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $7.
Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on May 19, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $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 2411148544 and an Enterprise Value of 3515890944. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.727 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.879.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PTEN is 1.23, which has changed by -0.1643312 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18258524 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 $5.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.47%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 8.68M shares per day over the past 3-months and 10416630 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 385.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 346.98M. Insiders hold about 9.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.46% stake in the company. Shares short for PTEN as of 1760486400 were 37328645 with a Short Ratio of 4.30, compared to 1757894400 on 39476435. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 37328645 and a Short% of Float of 13.780000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, PTEN’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.32, compared to 0.32 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.048780486. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.4.
Earnings Estimates
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) is currently under the scrutiny of 5.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.12, with high estimates of -$0.08 and low estimates of -$0.15.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.28 and -$0.34 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.32. EPS for the following year is -$0.41, with 6.0 analysts recommending between -$0.25 and -$0.6.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $1.09B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.11B to a low estimate of $1.04B. As of. The current estimate, Patterson-UTI Energy Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.16BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.12B. There is a high estimate of $1.18B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.05B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PTEN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.8B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.71B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.76B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.38BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.54B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.87B and the low estimate is $4.25B.
