PTEN
Patterson Uti Energy IncCompany with tickers: PTEN
CIK
889900
CUSIP
703481101
Shares Outstanding
379,617,653
Website
https://www.patenergy.com
Investor Relations
https://investor.patenergy.com/overview/default.aspx
13F Activity (30d)
28 filings
5 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
73/100
Short interest 6.9% of shares — P82
Days to cover 3.3 — P57
Short-volume trend +9.0% — P81
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 26,352,142 | 14,465,559 | +11,886,583 | 3.31 |
| 2026-05-15 | 14,465,559 | 13,985,667 | +479,892 | 2.07 |
| 2026-04-30 | 13,985,667 | 17,159,086 | -3,173,419 | 1.33 |
| 2026-04-15 | 17,159,086 | 26,124,570 | -8,965,484 | 1.59 |
| 2026-03-31 | 26,124,570 | 30,414,994 | -4,290,424 | 2.42 |
| 2026-03-13 | 30,414,994 | 41,466,379 | -11,051,385 | 2.38 |
| 2026-02-27 | 41,466,379 | 31,502,882 | +9,963,497 | 5.05 |
| 2026-02-13 | 31,502,882 | 26,256,092 | +5,246,790 | 2.64 |
| 2026-01-30 | 26,256,092 | 24,738,918 | +1,517,174 | 2.61 |
| 2026-01-15 | 24,738,918 | 28,782,360 | -4,043,442 | 1.97 |
| 2025-12-31 | 28,782,360 | 30,820,204 | -2,037,844 | 3.61 |
| 2025-12-15 | 30,820,204 | 40,135,544 | -9,315,340 | 3.91 |
| 2025-11-28 | 40,135,544 | 28,938,237 | +11,197,307 | 5.14 |
| 2025-11-14 | 28,938,237 | 31,415,837 | -2,477,600 | 3.67 |
| 2025-10-31 | 31,415,837 | 37,328,645 | -5,912,808 | 2.76 |
| 2025-10-15 | 37,328,645 | 38,291,934 | -963,289 | 4.40 |
| 2025-09-30 | 38,291,934 | 39,476,435 | -1,184,501 | 4.70 |
| 2025-09-15 | 39,476,435 | 37,495,748 | +1,980,687 | 4.78 |
| 2025-08-29 | 37,495,748 | 36,195,681 | +1,300,067 | 4.94 |
| 2025-08-15 | 36,195,681 | 35,642,211 | +553,470 | 4.68 |
| 2025-07-31 | 35,642,211 | 35,221,914 | +420,297 | 3.61 |
| 2025-07-15 | 35,221,914 | 33,428,755 | +1,793,159 | 4.27 |
| 2025-06-30 | 33,428,755 | 37,649,492 | -4,220,737 | 2.31 |
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