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PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC PTEN

Nasdaq · stock · Drilling Oil & Gas Wells · website · IPO 1993-11-02 · LEI

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.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade D
5/9
Piotroski F — financial health
1.31
Altman Z″ — distress risk · grey
2.3%
Dividend yield 5y avg · safe · Dividend payout -130.8%

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
3 7 5 3 4 4 7 5 5 5 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
2.53 3.43 3.03 2.45 0.70 -0.18 2.12 2.68 0.45 1.31 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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.

$11.02 as of 2026-08-01 · +89.7% 1y
$5.18$12.2252-wk
Market cap USD$3.6B
Dividend yield 5y avg2.3%
Net margin 5y avg-11.3%
Return on equity 5y avg-11.4%
Beta0.6
Employees7,900

Analyst price target

$13.21 +19.9% vs last
consensus: buy · 14 analysts
target range $8.00 – $19.00 · median $13.25
3 strong buy · 5 buy · 6 hold · 1 strong sell
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-06-29CitigroupNeutral (main)
2026-06-16StifelBuy (main)
2026-06-04Goldman SachsBuy (main)
2026-05-29RBC CapitalOutperform (main)
2026-05-27Piper SandlerNeutral (main)
2026-05-27SusquehannaPositive (main)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$4.3M on the open market · 4 trades

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.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Mining & Extraction · percentile among 189 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 68%
Net marginstronger than 40%
Return on equitystronger than 47%
Revenue growthstronger than 21%

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

Altman Z″ components · grey zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.1
Retained earnings / assets-0.226
EBIT / assets-0.007
Equity / liabilities1.375

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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.