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In the latest session, Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (NASDAQ: PTEN) closed at $5.89 up 1.03% from its previous closing price of $5.83. In other words, the price has increased by $1.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.56 million shares were traded. PTEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.86.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Patterson-UTI Energy Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.95 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.74. 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 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
On October 13, 2025, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $6.
On July 15, 2025, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $7.Piper Sandler initiated its Neutral rating on July 15, 2025, with a $7 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 18 ’25 when STEWART JAMES CARL sold 368,254 shares for $5.87 per share. The transaction valued at 2,161,651 led to the insider holds 207,000 shares of the business.
STEWART JAMES CARL sold 350,000 shares of PTEN for $2,054,500 on Dec 17 ’25. The Director now owns 575,254 shares after completing the transaction at $5.87 per share. On Dec 17 ’25, another insider, JCS Partners LP, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 718,254 shares for $5.99 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 2268636416 and an Enterprise Value of 3343566592. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.691 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.689.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PTEN is 0.72, which has changed by -0.24088544 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13153219 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 -2.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.23%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PTEN has traded an average of 8.90M shares per day and 8770020 over the past ten days. A total of 379.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 340.99M. Insiders hold about 10.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.09% stake in the company. Shares short for PTEN as of 1764288000 were 40135544 with a Short Ratio of 4.51, compared to 1761868800 on 31415837. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 40135544 and a Short% of Float of 15.15.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for PTEN is 0.32, from 0.32 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.054888505. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.45.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 5.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.12, with high estimates of -$0.08 and low estimates of -$0.14.
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 -$0.39, with 7.0 analysts recommending between -$0.25 and -$0.49.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 10 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.09B this 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 11 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 $4.77B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.38BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.51B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.78B and the low estimate is $4.26B.
