(PTEN) Patterson-UTI Energy - Overview

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US7034811015

Stock: Drilling Services, Completion Services, Drilling Products

Total Rating 40
Risk 47
Buy Signal 0.54
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility 43.9%
Relative Tail Risk -5.78%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 0.65
Alpha 0.20
Character TTM
Beta 1.298
Beta Downside 3.723
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 64.58%
CAGR/Max DD -0.14

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS (Earnings per Share) of PTEN over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-03": -0.57, "2021-06": -0.54, "2021-09": -0.43, "2021-12": -0.38, "2022-03": -0.13, "2022-06": 0.1, "2022-09": 0.28, "2022-12": 0.46, "2023-03": 0.46, "2023-06": 0.45, "2023-09": 0.2, "2023-12": 0.15, "2024-03": 0.15, "2024-06": 0.03, "2024-09": -2.5, "2024-12": -0.13, "2025-03": 0.0031, "2025-06": -0.13, "2025-09": -0.1, "2025-12": -0.02,

Revenue

Revenue of PTEN over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-03: 240.929, 2021-06: 291.774, 2021-09: 357.885, 2021-12: 466.493, 2022-03: 509.375, 2022-06: 622.238, 2022-09: 727.503, 2022-12: 788.476, 2023-03: 791.802, 2023-06: 758.885, 2023-09: 1011.452, 2023-12: 1584.317, 2024-03: 1510.36, 2024-06: 1348.194, 2024-09: 1357.222, 2024-12: 1162.135, 2025-03: 1280.537, 2025-06: 1219.32, 2025-09: 1175.954, 2025-12: 1150.813,

Description: PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy March 04, 2026

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) provides drilling and completion services to oil and natural gas companies. This business model relies on demand for hydrocarbon exploration and production.

The company operates in three segments: Drilling Services, Completion Services, and Drilling Products. The Drilling Services segment offers contract and directional drilling, along with measurement-while-drilling (MWD) services and related technology. The Completion Services segment provides hydraulic fracturing, wireline, pumping, and cementing services. The Drilling Products segment designs, manufactures, and rents drill bits and other oilfield tools. Oil & Gas Drilling is a cyclical industry, sensitive to commodity price fluctuations.

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Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 4.0

Net Income: -93.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.84 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 11.49% < 20% (prev 8.43%; Δ 3.06% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.17 > 3% & CFO 961.2m > Net Income -93.6m
Net Debt (859.8m) to EBITDA (907.8m): 0.95 < 3
Current Ratio: 1.64 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (379.2m) vs 12m ago -2.62% < -2%
Gross Margin: 4.72% > 18% (prev 0.05%; Δ 466.6% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 84.65% > 50% (prev 92.19%; Δ -7.54% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: -0.46 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 907.8m / Interest Expense TTM 70.5m)

Altman Z'' -0.68

A: 0.10 (Total Current Assets 1.42b - Total Current Liabilities 863.6m) / Total Assets 5.57b
B: -0.23 (Retained Earnings -1.26b / Total Assets 5.57b)
C: -0.01 (EBIT TTM -32.5m / Avg Total Assets 5.70b)
D: -0.53 (Book Value of Equity -1.25b / Total Liabilities 2.35b)
Altman-Z'' Score: -0.68 = B

Beneish M -3.11

DSRI: 1.05 (Receivables 776.0m/821.8m, Revenue 4.83b/5.38b)
GMI: 1.13 (GM 4.72% / 5.32%)
AQI: 1.04 (AQ_t 0.26 / AQ_t-1 0.25)
SGI: 0.90 (Revenue 4.83b / 5.38b)
TATA: -0.19 (NI -93.6m - CFO 961.2m) / TA 5.57b)
Beneish M-Score: -3.11 (Cap -4..+1) = AA

What is the price of PTEN shares?

As of March 06, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 8.84 with a total of 10,643,048 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +6.36%, over one month by +9.49%, over three months by +41.54% and over the past year by +27.86%.

Is PTEN a buy, sell or hold?

Patterson-UTI Energy has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy PTEN.
  • StrongBuy: 5
  • Buy: 5
  • Hold: 5
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the PTEN price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 8.6 -3.3%
Analysts Target Price 8.6 -3.3%

PTEN Fundamental Data Overview March 05, 2026

P/E Forward = 8.3822
P/S = 0.6944
P/B = 1.039
P/EG = 0.7785
Revenue TTM = 4.83b USD
EBIT TTM = -32.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 907.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.22b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 26.4m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.28b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 859.8m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 4.21b USD (3.35b + Debt 1.28b - CCE 420.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -0.46 (Ebit TTM -32.5m / Interest Expense TTM 70.5m)
EV/FCF = 11.32x (Enterprise Value 4.21b / FCF TTM 372.2m)
FCF Yield = 8.84% (FCF TTM 372.2m / Enterprise Value 4.21b)
FCF Margin = 7.71% (FCF TTM 372.2m / Revenue TTM 4.83b)
Net Margin = -1.94% (Net Income TTM -93.6m / Revenue TTM 4.83b)
Gross Margin = 4.72% ((Revenue TTM 4.83b - Cost of Revenue TTM 4.60b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 5.04% (prev 4.81%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.76 (Enterprise Value 4.21b / Total Assets 5.57b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.38% (Interest Expense 17.7m / Debt 1.28b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -25.7m (EBIT -32.5m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 1.64 (Total Current Assets 1.42b / Total Current Liabilities 863.6m)
Debt / Equity = 0.40 (Debt 1.28b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.22b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.95 (Net Debt 859.8m / EBITDA 907.8m)
Debt / FCF = 2.31 (Net Debt 859.8m / FCF TTM 372.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.31b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -1.64% (Net Income -93.6m / Total Assets 5.57b)
RoE = -2.83% (Net Income TTM -93.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.31b)
RoCE = -0.72% (EBIT -32.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.31b + L.T.Debt 1.22b))
RoIC = -0.57% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -25.7m / Invested Capital 4.53b)
WACC = 8.04% (E(3.35b)/V(4.63b) * Re(10.70%) + D(1.28b)/V(4.63b) * Rd(1.38%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 10.70% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -4.83%
[DCF] Terminal Value 76.09% ; FCFF base≈422.2m ; Y1≈375.8m ; Y5≈315.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 12.57 (EV 5.63b - Net Debt 859.8m = Equity 4.77b / Shares 379.6m; r=8.04% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -13.53% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -35.12 | EPS CAGR: 1.21% | SUE: 0.11 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 77.43 | Revenue CAGR: 24.28% | SUE: 0.68 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=-0.08 | Chg7d=+0.000 | Chg30d=+0.017 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=7
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.34 | Chg7d=+0.003 | Chg30d=+0.033 | Revisions Net=+3 | Growth EPS=-39.8% | Growth Revenue=-8.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=-0.22 | Chg7d=+0.000 | Chg30d=-0.063 | Revisions Net=+0 | Growth EPS=+34.4% | Growth Revenue=+4.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0.33 (2 Up / 1 Down within 30d for Next Quarter)

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