PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC PTEN
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC (PTEN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.36% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $4.8B at a -1.9% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-06-16 | Stifel | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-04 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-29 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-27 | Piper Sandler | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-27 | Susquehanna | Positive (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Mining & Extraction · percentile among 189 companies
Percentile vs other Mining & Extraction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.1 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.226 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.007 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.375 |
Sector peers · similar-size Mining & Extraction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTEN | PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC | 5/9 | 1.31 | — | -10.3% |
| RIG | Transocean Ltd. | 4/9 | -1.12 | — | +12.5% |
| HP | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 4/9 | 2.68 | — | +35.9% |
| NE | Noble Corp plc | 5/9 | 2.54 | 28.2 | +7.4% |
| NBR | NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD | 6/9 | 0.48 | 4.3 | +8.7% |
| VAL | Valaris Ltd | 6/9 | 4.29 | 5.8 | +0.3% |
| BORR | Borr Drilling Ltd | 5/9 | 0.78 | 29.8 | +1% |
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About PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides drilling and completion services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States, Canada, Colombia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Drilling Services, Completion Services, and Drilling Products. The Contract Drilling Services segment engages in the provision of contract and directional drilling, and measurement-while-drilling (MWD) services in onshore oil and natural gas basins; supply and rental of downhole performance motors, such as Mpact drilling motors, and Mpower MWD systems; electrical controls and automation to the energy, marine, and mining industries; rig fleet evaluation; and drilling technology service. This segment also provides software and services, such as MWD Survey Fault Detection, Isolation and Recovery (FDIR) services, a data analytics technology to analyze MWD survey data in real-time and identify the position of a well; HiFi Nav, which enhances FDIR by targeting improved vertical placement of the directional well within the reservoir; and HiFi Guidance that utilizes trajectory optimization to determine optimal steering recommendations and placement within the reservoir. The Completion Services segment offers services for hydraulic fracturing, wireline and pumping, completion support, equipment, materials, and cementing, as well as involved in the power solutions natural gas fueling, and last mile logistics and storage businesses. The Drilling Products segment engages in the design, manufacture, sale, and rental of matrix and steel-bodied polycrystalline diamond compact drill bits. It also rents oilfield tools; and offers specialized services for land-based oil and natural gas drilling, completion, and workover activities. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
FAQ
Is PTEN financially healthy?
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does PTEN pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC pays a dividend yielding about 3.36% with a -130.8% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is PTEN?
In FY2025, PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC had a net margin of -1.9% and a return on equity of -2.9%.
Is PTEN overvalued or undervalued?
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC trades at about 12.5× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.6×–1574.7×, median 30.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for PTEN?
The average Wall-Street price target for PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC is $13.21, about 19.9% above the recent price, from 14 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is PTEN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a dividend yield of 3.36%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.