How to buy Patterson-UTI Energy stock | $7.88

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc is an oil & gas drilling business based in the US. Patterson-UTI Energy shares (PTEN) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Patterson-UTI Energy employs 3,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Patterson-UTI Energy stock price (NASDAQ: PTEN)

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Patterson-UTI Energy shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-09-18.

Latest market close	$7.88
52-week range	$2.35 - $11.24
50-day moving average	$7.63
200-day moving average	$8.24
Wall St. target price	$9.71
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	$0.08 (1%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-2.28

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Patterson-UTI Energy price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $7.88 from 2021-09-17

1 week (2021-09-13)	-7.40%
1 month (2021-08-20)	19.39%
3 months (2021-06-18)	-19.51%
6 months (2021-03-19)	-0.88%

1 year (2020-09-18)	128.41%
2 years (2019-09-19)	-18.26%
3 years (2018-09-19)	17.89
5 years (2016-09-19)	19.26

Is Patterson-UTI Energy under- or over-valued?

Valuing Patterson-UTI Energy stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Patterson-UTI Energy's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Patterson-UTI Energy's EBITDA

Patterson-UTI Energy's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $140.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Patterson-UTI Energy's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Patterson-UTI Energy financials

Revenue TTM	$960.6 million
Gross profit TTM	$322.3 million
Return on assets TTM	-8.73%
Return on equity TTM	-21.22%
Profit margin	-44.59%
Book value	$9.56
Market capitalisation	$1.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Patterson-UTI Energy shares

There are currently 11.5 million Patterson-UTI Energy shares held short by investors – that's known as Patterson-UTI Energy's "short interest". This figure is 2.2% up from 11.3 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Patterson-UTI Energy shares can be evaluated.

Patterson-UTI Energy's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Patterson-UTI Energy's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Patterson-UTI Energy shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Patterson-UTI Energy shares traded daily (recently around 1.4 million). Patterson-UTI Energy's SIR currently stands at 8.06. In other words for every 100,000 Patterson-UTI Energy shares traded daily on the market, roughly 8060 shares are currently held short.

However Patterson-UTI Energy's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Patterson-UTI Energy shares, or, against the total number of tradable Patterson-UTI Energy shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Patterson-UTI Energy's short interest could be expressed as 0.06% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Patterson-UTI Energy shares in existence, roughly 60 shares are currently held short) or 0.0621% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Patterson-UTI Energy shares, roughly 62 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Patterson-UTI Energy.

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Patterson-UTI Energy share dividends

We're not expecting Patterson-UTI Energy to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Patterson-UTI Energy's shares ever split?

Patterson-UTI Energy's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 30 June 2004. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Patterson-UTI Energy shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Patterson-UTI Energy shares which in turn could have impacted Patterson-UTI Energy's share price.

Patterson-UTI Energy share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Patterson-UTI Energy's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.3519 up to $11.241. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Patterson-UTI Energy's is 3.244. This would suggest that Patterson-UTI Energy's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Patterson-UTI Energy overview

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, provides onshore contract drilling services to oil and natural gas operators in the United States and Canada. It operates through three segments: Contract Drilling Services, Pressure Pumping Services, and Directional Drilling Services. The Contract Drilling Services segment markets its contract drilling services primarily in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico, north central and east Texas, northern Louisiana, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, south Texas, western Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. As of December 31, 2020, this segment had a drilling fleet of 210 marketable land-based drilling rigs. The Pressure Pumping Services segment offers pressure pumping services that consist of well stimulation for the completion of new wells and remedial work on existing wells, as well as hydraulic fracturing, cementing, and acid pumping services in Texas and the Appalachian region. The Directional Drilling Services segment provides a suite of directional drilling services, including directional drilling and measurement-while-drilling services; supply and rental of downhole performance motors and wireline steering tools; and services that enhance the accuracy of horizontal wellbore placement.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Patterson-UTI Energy is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 4.103% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are held by insiders and 95.844% by institutions. How many people work for Patterson-UTI Energy?
Latest data suggests 3,000 work at Patterson-UTI Energy. When does the fiscal year end for Patterson-UTI Energy?
Patterson-UTI Energy's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Patterson-UTI Energy based?
Patterson-UTI Energy's address is: 10713 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Houston, TX, United States, 77064 What is Patterson-UTI Energy's ISIN number?
Patterson-UTI Energy's international securities identification number is: US7034811015 What is Patterson-UTI Energy's CUSIP number?
Patterson-UTI Energy's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 703414102