(PTEN) Patterson-UTI Energy - Ratings and Ratios

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

Drilling, Completion, Bits, Motors, Wireline

Oil & Gas Drilling
Market Cap in USD: 2,558m

IPO / Inception: 1993-11-02
12m vs SPY: -31.6%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 1.43%
EPS Trend: -34.7%

Last SUE: 0.14
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 27.96%
Rev. Trend: 84.5%

Last SUE: 0.08
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	5.27%
Yield on Cost 5y	5.98%
Yield CAGR 5y	41.42%
Payout Consistency	87.7%
Payout Ratio	213.3%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	46.0%
Value at Risk 5%th	71.2%
Relative Tail Risk	-6.03%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	-0.07
Alpha	-49.09
CAGR/Max DD	-0.36

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.420
Beta	1.936
Beta Downside	2.890

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	66.94%
Mean DD	41.61%
Median DD	40.32%

Description: PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy January 13, 2026

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEN) delivers drilling and completion services to oil and natural-gas producers through three operating segments: Drilling Services (contract and directional drilling, MWD, and related software), Completion Services (hydraulic fracturing, wireline, cementing, and ancillary power-logistics solutions), and Drilling Products (design, manufacture, and rental of polycrystalline-diamond-compact drill bits and other land-based tooling). The firm, founded in 1978 and based in Houston, also offers data-analytics tools such as HiFi Nav and HiFi Guidance that aim to improve well placement and trajectory optimization.

Key recent metrics indicate the company generated roughly $1.2 billion in revenue for Q4 2023, with an adjusted EBITDA margin near 15 %, reflecting the cyclical benefit of higher oil prices and a modestly rising on-shore rig count in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins. Capital expenditures have been focused on expanding its proprietary MWD platform and scaling the high-performance drill-bit product line, while the broader drilling sector remains sensitive to OPEC-plus production decisions and U.S. shale-drilling activity trends.

For a deeper, data-driven dive into PTEN’s valuation and risk profile, you may find the analytical tools on ValueRay worth exploring.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 3.5

Net Income (-136.1m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 290.3m TTM)

FCFTA 0.05 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -4.32pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue 10.33% (prev 7.65%; Δ 2.68pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.16 (>3.0%) and CFO 879.5m > Net Income -136.1m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (1.10b) to EBITDA (907.1m) ratio: 1.22 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 1.64 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (384.9m) change vs 12m ago -1.75% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 4.50% (prev 7.32%; Δ -2.82pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 84.16% (prev 97.26%; Δ -13.10pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio -0.95 (EBITDA TTM 907.1m / Interest Expense TTM 70.6m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' -0.76

(A) 0.09 = (Total Current Assets 1.28b - Total Current Liabilities 777.8m) / Total Assets 5.53b

(B) -0.22 = Retained Earnings (Balance) -1.22b / Total Assets 5.53b

(D) -0.53 = Book Value of Equity -1.21b / Total Liabilities 2.28b

Total Rating: -0.76 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 49.23

1. Piotroski 3.50pt

2. FCF Yield 7.88%

3. FCF Margin 5.97%

4. Debt/Equity 0.40

5. Debt/Ebitda 1.22

6. ROIC - WACC (= -10.29)%

7. RoE -4.04%

8. Rev. Trend 84.54%

9. EPS Trend -34.69%

What is the price of PTEN shares?

As of January 13, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 6.75 with a total of 9,642,162 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.29%, over one month by +7.24%, over three months by +21.78% and over the past year by -17.34%.

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.

Strong Buy: 5
Buy: 5
Hold: 5
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the PTEN price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	7.2	6.7%
Analysts Target Price	7.2	6.7%
ValueRay Target Price	6.8	0.7%

PTEN Fundamental Data Overview January 08, 2026

P/E Forward = 8.3822
P/S = 0.5286
P/B = 0.7553
P/EG = 0.7785
Beta = 0.719
Revenue TTM = 4.84b USD
EBIT TTM = -66.8m USD
EBITDA TTM = 907.1m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.22b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 32.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.29b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.10b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 3.66b USD (2.56b + Debt 1.29b - CCE 184.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -0.95 (Ebit TTM -66.8m / Interest Expense TTM 70.6m)
EV/FCF = 12.68x (Enterprise Value 3.66b / FCF TTM 288.7m)
FCF Yield = 7.88% (FCF TTM 288.7m / Enterprise Value 3.66b)
FCF Margin = 5.97% (FCF TTM 288.7m / Revenue TTM 4.84b)
Net Margin = -2.81% (Net Income TTM -136.1m / Revenue TTM 4.84b)
Gross Margin = 4.50% ((Revenue TTM 4.84b - Cost of Revenue TTM 4.62b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 4.81% (prev 2.14%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.66 (Enterprise Value 3.66b / Total Assets 5.53b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.36% (Interest Expense 17.5m / Debt 1.29b)
Taxrate = 15.32% (-6.59m / -43.0m)
NOPAT = -56.5m (EBIT -66.8m * (1 - 15.32%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 1.64 (Total Current Assets 1.28b / Total Current Liabilities 777.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.40 (Debt 1.29b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.25b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.22 (Net Debt 1.10b / EBITDA 907.1m)
Debt / FCF = 3.82 (Net Debt 1.10b / FCF TTM 288.7m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.37b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -2.37% (Net Income -136.1m / Total Assets 5.53b)
RoE = -4.04% (Net Income TTM -136.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.37b)
RoCE = -1.45% (EBIT -66.8m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.37b + L.T.Debt 1.22b))
RoIC = -1.23% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -56.5m / Invested Capital 4.59b)
WACC = 9.06% (E(2.56b)/V(3.85b) * Re(13.05%) + D(1.29b)/V(3.85b) * Rd(1.36%) * (1-Tc(0.15)))
Discount Rate = 13.05% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -4.13%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 72.16% ; FCFF base≈400.8m ; Y1≈355.6m ; Y5≈296.4m
Fair Price DCF = 8.81 (EV 4.44b - Net Debt 1.10b = Equity 3.34b / Shares 379.2m; r=9.06% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -13.87% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -34.69 | EPS CAGR: 1.43% | SUE: 0.14 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 84.54 | Revenue CAGR: 27.96% | SUE: 0.08 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=-0.12 | Chg30d=+0.008 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=4
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.39 | Chg30d=-0.013 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=-19.8% | Growth Revenue=-5.4%

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