Patterson-UTI Energy Inc [PTEN] stock is trading at $7.13, down -0.28%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PTEN shares have gain 7.87% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.81%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc [NASDAQ: PTEN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 10, 2025, when JP Morgan downgraded its rating to an Underweight but kept the price target unchanged to $6 for it. Previously, Barclays downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on October 13, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $6. On July 15, 2025, Piper Sandler initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $7 on the stock. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $6.50 on May 19, 2025. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Goldman upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on December 13, 2024, and downed its price target to $10. In a note dated January 16, 2024, The Benchmark Company downgraded a Hold rating on this stock.
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc [PTEN] stock has fluctuated between $5.10 and $9.57 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $7.17 within the next 12 months. Patterson-UTI Energy Inc [NASDAQ: PTEN] shares were valued at $7.13 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 0.56% based on the average PTEN price forecast.
Analyzing the PTEN fundamentals
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc [NASDAQ:PTEN] reported sales of 4.84B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -13.36%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.05% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.02, Equity is -0.04 and Total Capital is -0.02. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.4.
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Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Patterson-UTI Energy Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.64. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.44, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.24. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.56, the price to book ratio is 0.83.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved STEWART JAMES CARL, Director, that happened on Dec 18 ’25 when 0.37 million shares were sold. Director, STEWART JAMES CARL completed a deal on Dec 17 ’25 to sell 0.35 million shares. Meanwhile, Director JCS Partners LP bought 0.72 million shares on Dec 17 ’25.
