PTEN
VENTE TOTALE: 450 000 titres (~5 802 500,00 $ US)
- Insiders
- Drummond Robert Wayne Jr, Hendricks William Andrew JR
- Total bought
- —
- Total sold
- $5,802,500
- Last activity
- 2026-09-02
- Last synced
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2026-09-08 09:54:45
Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Bearish signal Scored 2026-09-08
PTEN presents a mixed financial picture with improving EBITDA margins but persistent net losses and a negative interest coverage ratio, making the fundamental base too fragile to support a conviction trade.
The first sentence of the analysis written for PTEN on 2026-09-08 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 4.8% | 5.3% | 14.6% | 12.0% | -42.3% | |
| Ebit Margin | -0.7% | -16.5% | 8.7% | 7.9% | -49.9% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 18.8% | 5.3% | 26.3% | 26.1% | 12.6% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | -0.5% | -16.5% | 8.5% | 8.0% | -49.9% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -2.1% | -17.8% | 7.4% | 6.3% | -53.0% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -1.9% | -18.0% | 5.9% | 5.8% | -48.4% | |
| Net Profit Margin | -1.9% | -18.0% | 5.9% | 5.8% | -48.2% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -1.9% | -18.0% | 5.9% | 5.8% | -48.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.642 | 1.538 | 1.414 | 1.505 | 1.339 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.456 | 1.340 | 1.242 | 1.387 | 1.242 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.361 | 0.086 | 0.376 | 0.432 | 0.144 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.487 | 0.284 | 0.183 | 0.250 | 0.270 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -25.458 | -3.385 | 12.273 | 23.389 | -2.507 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.282 | 0.009 | 0.552 | -0.193 | 0.119 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.282 | 0.009 | 0.552 | -0.193 | 0.119 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -25.458 | -3.385 | 12.273 | 24.057 | -2.507 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.282 | 0.009 | 0.477 | -0.199 | 0.119 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.728 | 0.947 | 0.627 | 2.183 | 1.024 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.485 | 0.610 | 0.728 | 1.373 | 1.214 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 6.295 | 6.599 | 7.736 | 28.104 | -23.268 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 2.437 | 2.791 | 3.001 | 6.423 | 17.257 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.230 | 0.223 | 0.181 | 0.272 | 0.297 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.398 | 0.375 | 0.280 | 0.514 | 0.545 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.285 | 0.273 | 0.219 | 0.339 | 0.353 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.275 | 0.260 | 0.203 | 0.333 | 0.346 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.731 | 1.683 | 1.542 | 1.888 | 1.838 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 9.579 | 12.104 | 11.619 | 12.423 | 7.710 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.113 | 1.396 | 0.958 | 1.028 | 0.219 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.199 | 0.219 | 0.243 | 0.214 | 0.070 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.387 | 0.423 | 0.388 | 0.229 | -0.742 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 13.016 | 3.541 | 15.826 | 16.864 | 5.576 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | -0.358 | -12.364 | 6.657 | 5.242 | -16.145 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 184.023 | 82.277 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.751 | 0.905 | 0.748 | 0.662 | 0.109 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.632 | 1.733 | 1.634 | 1.296 | 0.574 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 1.351 | 1.460 | 1.405 | 1.180 | 0.525 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | -1.308 | -0.131 | 0.406 | 0.279 | -0.024 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 3.528 | 15.131 | 3.822 | 6.292 | 14.049 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 4.8% | ▼-0.6% | ▲5.9% |
| Ebit Margin | -0.7% | ▲15.8% | ▲9.4% |
| Ebitda Margin | 18.8% | ▲13.5% | ▲1.0% |
| Operating Profit Margin | -0.5% | ▲16.0% | ▲9.6% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | -2.1% | ▲15.7% | ▲9.7% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | -1.9% | ▲16.0% | ▲9.4% |
| Net Profit Margin | -1.9% | ▲16.1% | ▲9.3% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | -1.9% | ▲16.1% | ▲9.3% |
| Current Ratio | 1.642 | ▲0.104 | ▲0.154 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.456 | ▲0.116 | ▲0.123 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.361 | ▲0.275 | ▲0.081 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.487 | ▲0.203 | ▲0.192 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | -25.458 | ▼-22.073 | ▼-26.320 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.282 | ▲0.273 | ▲0.128 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.282 | ▲0.273 | ▲0.128 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | -25.458 | ▼-22.073 | ▼-26.454 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.282 | ▲0.273 | ▲0.145 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.728 | ▼-0.219 | ▼-0.374 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.485 | ▼-0.125 | ▼-0.397 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 6.295 | ▼-0.304 | ▲1.202 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 2.438 | ▼-0.353 | ▼-3.944 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.230 | ▲0.007 | ▼-0.011 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.398 | ▲0.023 | ▼-0.024 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.285 | ▲0.012 | ▼-0.009 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.275 | ▲0.015 | ▼-0.008 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.731 | ▲0.048 | ▼-0.005 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 9.579 | ▼-2.526 | ▼-1.108 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.113 | ▼-0.283 | ▲0.170 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.199 | ▼-0.019 | ▲0.010 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.387 | ▼-0.036 | ▲0.250 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 13.016 | ▲9.475 | ▲2.051 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | -0.358 | ▲12.006 | ▲3.036 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | ▼-184.023 | ▼-53.260 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.751 | ▼-0.154 | ▲0.116 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.632 | ▼-0.101 | ▲0.258 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 1.351 | ▼-0.109 | ▲0.167 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | -1.308 | ▼-1.177 | ▼-1.152 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 3.528 | ▼-11.603 | ▼-5.036 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $2.34B | $3.28B | $3.02B | $3.64B | $1.65B | |
| Enterprise value | $3.20B | $4.34B | $4.17B | $4.35B | $2.41B | |
| EV / Sales | 0.66x | 0.81x | 1.01x | 1.65x | 1.77x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 3.33x | 3.69x | 4.15x | 7.69x | 25.21x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 8.61x | 8.73x | 10.69x | 33.65x | -34.00x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.53x | 15.13x | 3.82x | 6.29x | 14.05x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.95x | 3.69x | 1.06x | 1.04x | 4.43x | |
| Current ratio | 1.64x | 1.54x | 1.41x | 1.50x | 1.34x | |
| Income quality | -10.33x | -1.22x | 4.08x | 3.66x | -0.15x | |
| Graham number | — | — | $18 | $11 | — | |
| Graham net-net | -$3 | -$4 | -$6 | -$4 | -$5 | |
| Tax burden | 90.9% | 101.2% | 80.2% | 92.1% | 90.9% | |
| Interest burden | 317.1% | 108.1% | 85.3% | 80.7% | 106.2% | |
| Working capital | $554.4M | $453.3M | $435.3M | $278.5M | $147.8M | |
| Invested capital | $4.57B | $4.95B | $6.35B | $2.58B | $2.51B | |
| Return on assets | -1.7% | -16.6% | 3.3% | 4.9% | -22.1% | |
| Operating ROA | -0.4% | -13.4% | 6.7% | 6.9% | -20.3% | |
| Return on tangible assets | -2.2% | -21.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | -22.2% | |
| Return on equity | -2.9% | -27.9% | 5.1% | 9.3% | -40.7% | |
| Return on invested capital | -0.5% | -17.7% | 4.4% | 7.5% | -24.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.5% | -17.8% | 5.5% | 8.1% | -26.9% | |
| Earnings yield | -4.0% | -29.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% | -39.7% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 15.9% | 15.2% | 12.9% | 3.6% | -4.3% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 61.3% | 57.7% | 61.2% | 77.1% | 174.2% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 62.6% | 57.9% | 84.2% | 90.3% | 19.6% | |
| Capex / Sales | 12.2% | 12.6% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 12.3% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 5.3% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 6.8% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.6% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 23.4% | 24.3% | 32.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 59d | 56d | 91d | 84d | 96d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 37d | 30d | 55d | 37d | 36d | |
| Operating cycle | 71d | 68d | 109d | 95d | 104d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 34d | 38d | 54d | 57d | 68d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▼-28.6%EV / Sales ▼-17.8%EV / EBITDA ▼-76.7%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-0.361Earnings yield ▲+0.255
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.250Return on assets ▲+0.149Return on invested capital ▲+0.172Return on capital employed ▲+0.173Operating ROA ▲+0.130Income quality ▼-9.113Tax burden ▼-0.102
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+2.903Days payables outstanding ▲+7.180Operating cycle ▲+3.657Cash conversion cycle ▼-3.523Capex / Sales ▼-0.004R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.104Net debt / EBITDA ▼-2.748Working capital ▲+101127000.000Invested capital ▼-384381000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.009
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▲+42.2%EV / Sales ▼-62.6%EV / EBITDA ▼-74.9%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-21.881Earnings yield ▲+0.357
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.378Return on assets ▲+0.204Return on invested capital ▲+0.240Return on capital employed ▲+0.263Operating ROA ▲+0.199Income quality ▼-10.184Tax burden -0.000
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-37.110Days payables outstanding ▲+1.429Operating cycle ▼-32.389Cash conversion cycle ▼-33.818Capex / Sales ▼-0.001R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▲+0.303Net debt / EBITDA ▼-3.486Working capital ▲+406649000.000Invested capital ▲+2060719000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.231
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-11 | Josh S. Gottheimer | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-12-11 | Josh S. Gottheimer | Sale | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-07-14 | Josh S. Gottheimer | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2023-06-13 | Josh S. Gottheimer | Sale (Partial) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-04-21 | Josh S. Gottheimer | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2022-04-11 | Chris Jacobs | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2019-06-24 | Donna Shalala | Sale (Full) | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Recent news
- 2026-09-05 Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. $PTEN Shares Acquired by AXQ Capital LP AXQ Capital LP grew its holdings in shares of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEN) by 523.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 193,949 shares of the oil and gas company''s stock after acquiring an additional 162,832 shares during the quarter. AXQ Capital LP
- 2026-08-28 Why Is Patterson-UTI (PTEN) Up 24.5% Since Last Earnings Report? Patterson-UTI (PTEN) reported earnings 30 days ago. What''s next for the stock?
- 2026-08-27 Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) Shares Surge 4.4% -- What GF Score of 60 Tells Investors On August 27, 2026, Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) shares rose 4.4% to $12.26, continuing a strong upward trend over the past month. The stock has seen signifi
- 2026-08-14 Patterson-UTI Reports Drilling Activity for July 2026 HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 14, 2026 / PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ:PTEN) today reported that for the month of July 2026, the Company had an average of 98 drilling rigs operating in the United States.
- 2026-08-14 Oil Above $80: 2 Energy Stocks You Don''t Want to Miss Oil above $80 is boosting the outlook for Patterson-UTI and Cactus as Middle East tensions support crude prices and upstream activity.
- 2026-08-14 3 Oil & Gas Drilling Stocks Bucking a Bearish Industry Trend Following a careful analysis of the Zacks Oil and Gas - Drilling industry, we advise focusing on companies like PTEN, NBR and HP.
- 2026-08-07 Does Patterson-UTI (PTEN) Have the Potential to Rally 37.91% as Wall Street Analysts Expect? The mean of analysts'' price targets for Patterson-UTI (PTEN) points to a 37.9% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.
- 2026-08-07 Should Value Investors Buy PattersonUTI Energy (PTEN) Stock? Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
- 2026-08-06 Are Oils-Energy Stocks Lagging PattersonUTI Energy (PTEN) This Year? Here is how Patterson-UTI (PTEN) and SunCoke Energy (SXC) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
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