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Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

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Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

PTEN·NASDAQ·Energy & Transportation·CIK 0000889900

Patriot Energy is a Houston, Texas-based provider of drilling and completion services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States and other select countries. The company offers contract drilling services, integrated well completion services, and directional drilling services in the United States, along with specialized drill bit solutions in the United States, Middle East, and many other regions globally. Patriot Energy operates through three reportable business segments: drilling services, completion services, and drilling products. The Drilling Services segment includes contract drilling operations in the continental United States, Colombia, and Ecuador, with occasional pursuit of opportunities in other select markets. This segment also provides a comprehensive suite of directional drilling services in most major producing onshore oil and natural gas basins in the United States, including services to improve the statistical accuracy of wellbore placement for directional and horizontal wells. Additionally, it offers electrical controls and automation to the energy, marine, and mining industries in North America and other select markets. The Completion Services segment encompasses services for hydraulic fracturing, wireline and pumping, completion support, and cementing. It also includes the company's power solutions natural gas fueling business and its proppant last mile logistics and storage business.

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) is a publicly traded company in the Energy & Transportation sector. Wiseek has independently scored 22 items for PTEN at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-04, rated 8/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 10 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for PTEN spans 10-Q, 8-K, 4, 144.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Patterson-UTI Q2 Revenue Beats, Guides Higher, but Colombia Exit and Debt Refinancing Weigh on Bottom Line
  • Patterson-UTI Q2 Revenue Beats, Momentum Builds Across All Segments
  • Patterson-UTI Q2 Revenue Beats by 7% on Strong Drilling Activity
  • CEO Sells $2.3M in Open Market Shares
  • CEO Files New Intent to Sell $2.48M in Shares, Continuing Recent Trend

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$4.83B
Net Income
-$93.64M
Diluted EPS
-$0.24
Op. Cash Flow
$961.22M
Free Cash Flow
$372.19M
Operating Income
-$40.83M
Cash & Equivalents
$418.51M
Total Debt
$1.22B
Debt / Equity
0.38×
Net Margin
-1.9%
Shares Outstanding
379.3M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-10 · accession 0000889900-26-000013

Short Interest & Short Volume

4.35 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 34,265,673 shares in PTEN as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 10.6% decrease from the prior period — about 4.3 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 73.7% of PTEN volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)34,265,673 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 10.6%
Days to cover4.35 at avg daily volume of 7,881,208
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)73.7% of 2,588,767 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume65.6%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for PTEN, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-05-07.

1 recent capital raise1 shelf registration

Senior Notes Offering Finalized · Debt Refinancing Strategy

⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.

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$11.25 +0.04% today
52-week range · as of 2026-08-04 $5.1 – $13.08
Market cap
$4.28B
Volume
6.5M (0.8× avg)
3-mo avg 8.3M
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:49 UTC · Market closed

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PTEN
Aug 04, 2026, 4:36 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $10.18
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: +$1.07 (+11%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
Jul 29, 2026, 6:12 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $9.64
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: +$1.61 (+17%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
Jul 29, 2026, 5:25 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $8.80
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: +$2.45 (+28%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
Jun 09, 2026, 4:17 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $11.58
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$0.330 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
Jun 05, 2026, 4:32 PM EDT
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $11.62
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$0.370 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
Jun 04, 2026, 4:58 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $12.66
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$1.41 (-11%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
May 26, 2026, 8:03 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $12.08
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$0.8292 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
May 26, 2026, 8:02 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $12.08
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$0.8292 (-7%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
May 07, 2026, 8:50 AM EDT
Filing Type: 424B5
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $11.37
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$0.1233 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
May 06, 2026, 8:52 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $11.59
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$0.340 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
May 05, 2026, 5:58 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $12.41
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$1.16 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
May 05, 2026, 5:05 PM EDT
Filing Type: FWP
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $12.41
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$1.16 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
May 04, 2026, 7:39 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $12.20
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$0.950 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
May 01, 2026, 4:57 PM EDT
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $11.85
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$0.600 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
May 01, 2026, 4:37 PM EDT
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $11.85
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$0.600 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
Apr 28, 2026, 8:03 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $11.75
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: -$0.500 (-4%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
Apr 22, 2026, 5:45 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $10.81
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: +$0.440 (+4%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
Apr 22, 2026, 5:35 PM EDT
Source: Access Newswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $10.69
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: +$0.560 (+5%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
Apr 13, 2026, 4:26 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $10.57
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: +$0.6838 (+6%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
PTEN
Feb 10, 2026, 4:17 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $8.27
Real-time Price: $11.25 info
Change: +$2.98 (+36%) info
Market Cap: $4.275B info
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