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Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (NASDAQ: PTEN) closed the day trading at $5.61 up 0.54% from the previous closing price of $5.58. In other words, the price has increased by $0.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.66 million shares were traded. PTEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.39.
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 11.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.49. 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 2160786944 and an Enterprise Value of 3270221568. 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 0.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.652 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.229.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PTEN is 1.35, which has changed by -0.38554215 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PTEN has reached a high of $9.66, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $5.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.83%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PTEN traded about 11.04M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PTEN traded about 7854110 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 97.42% stake in the company. Shares short for PTEN as of 1753920000 were 35642211 with a Short Ratio of 3.23, compared to 1751241600 on 33428755. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 35642211 and a Short% of Float of 13.159999.
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 0.05734767The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.33.
