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$11.37 +0.47 (+4.31%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$4.20B
Shares
381.38M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$11.37 Open$11.02 Day$10.99–11.42 52W close$5.18–12.85 Avg vol 30d8.8M Short int30.2M · 7.9% float · 3.1d Short vol55% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 4

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 2, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 4, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +26%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +12%
      above
      RSI (14) 62
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 81%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +13%
      trailing
      6-month return +36%
      trailing
      YTD return +86%
      this year
      Relative strength +22%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $10 › 200d $9 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +84 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$4.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      7.92% of float · ▲ +6.1% MoM · 3.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      431 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 65
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth −10%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +90%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $372.2M
      Buyback $694.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $814.8M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 52%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −33%
      past year
      ATR 4.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 30, 2026
      Drilling Services adjusted gross profit · third quarter Non-GAAP $145M
      Other adjusted gross profit · third quarter Non-GAAP $5M
      General and administrative expense · third quarter $70M
      Drilling Products adjusted gross profit · third quarter Non-GAAP $40M
      Completion Services adjusted gross profit · third quarter Non-GAAP $140M
      Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and impairment expense · third quarter $225M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Apr 23, 2026
      Other adjusted gross profit · second quarter $5M
      Completion Services adjusted gross profit · second quarter $105M
      Drilling Services adjusted gross profit · second quarter $130M
      Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and impairment expense · second quarter $220M
      General and administrative expense · second quarter $67M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +26% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +12% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      62 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      81% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $10 › 200d $9 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +84 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$4.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      7.92% of float · ▲ +6.1% MoM · 3.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      431 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $5 Now $11 · 81% Range high $13
      vs 200-day avg +26% vs 50-day avg +12%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Hydraulic Horsepower 2.7M Q4 2025
      Tier-1 Super-Spec Drilling Rigs 136 Q4 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Oil & Gas Drilling — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      PTEN
      Patterson Uti Energy Inc
      this stock
      $4.20B +86.1% -10.3% 7.9%
      NE
      Noble Corp plc
      $7.04B +59.7% +7.4% 47.4 9.4%
      RIG
      Transocean Ltd.
      $6.37B +39.5% -28.6% 22.8%
      VAL
      Valaris Ltd
      $5.92B +69.9% +0.3% 6.4 8.4%
      HP
      Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
      $4.42B +54.1% +35.9% 8.4%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      431
      % held
      112.0%
      Net QoQ
      +529.1K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      523
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      30.2M
      Days to cover
      3.1d
      Change
      +1.7M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      55%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      10.1K
      Value
      $98.2K
      As of
      Jul 9, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      40.4%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$4.2M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 3
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Debbie Wasserman Schultz
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Oct 23, 2024
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $4.8B
      Net income (FY)
      $-93.6M
      EPS diluted
      $-0.24
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized · 2 programs
      $1.3B
      Remaining
      $694.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 4, 2026
      This year
      13
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $122.9K
      Shares
      10.0K
      Filed
      May 5, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Patterson-UTI Reports Drilling Ac…
      Published
      Aug 14, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      PTEN +15.2% +13.5% +36.0% +8.5% +86.1%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +14.8% +9.0% +22.2% +4.6% +72.2%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.10 / share · ex Jun 1, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.10 / share · ex Sep 1, 2026
      Raised 25%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.36 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      3.17%
      Buyback programs · 2 active · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized (total)
      $1.30B
      Spent (derived)
      $606.00M
      Remaining
      $694.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 889900 CUSIP 703481101 13F (30d) 413 filings 407 filers Visit website Investor relations