Patterson-UTI Energy Company Profile (NASDAQ:PTEN)

Patterson-UTI Energy trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PTEN."

Patterson-UTI Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.02 per share on Thursday, September 21st. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 6th. View Patterson-UTI Energy's Dividend History.

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported ($0.21) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.30) by $0.09. The firm earned $579 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $556.47 million. Patterson-UTI Energy had a negative net margin of 23.78% and a negative return on equity of 10.03%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 198.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.58) earnings per share. View Patterson-UTI Energy's Earnings History.

Patterson-UTI Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 25th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Patterson-UTI Energy.

28 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Patterson-UTI Energy's shares. Their predictions range from $21.00 to $40.00. On average, they anticipate Patterson-UTI Energy's stock price to reach $28.00 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Patterson-UTI Energy.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Patterson-UTI Energy stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Despite early signs of recovery in North America, the current oilfield environment remains one of the most difficult. With new competitors entering the market and drilling contractors too rattled to make new investment decisions, oilfield machineries and equipment suppliers like Patterson-UTI Energy have seen their pricing fall drastically. As it is, the ongoing weakness in commodity prices – despite the OPEC-driven recovery – has curtailed energy drilling and equipment demand thereby affecting Patterson-UTI’s revenues, earnings and cash flow. Given these headwinds, we see PTEN as a risky bet that ordinary investors should exit." (7/27/2017)
• 2. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "SVNT's 4Q16 brought strong margin improvement in Hydraulic Fracturing and Oilfield Rentals and continued market share gains in Drilling. Momentum continues to build in 2017 and we expect further boost from PTEN's significantly wider customer base. We continue to believe synergies can exceed $75MM (vs. guidance of $50MM+), primarily from sand logistics and SG&A optimization, post PTEN-SVNT merger. We raise PTEN pro-forma 2018E EBITDA to $915MM; raise PT to $35." (2/16/2017)

Patterson-UTI Energy saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 14,060,254 shares, a drop of 17.2% from the July 14th total of 16,985,315 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,060,652 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days. Currently, 6.7% of the company's shares are sold short.

Some companies that are related to Patterson-UTI Energy include Helmerich & Payne (HP), Transocean (RIG), Nabors Industries (NBR), Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO), Ensco Plc (ESV), Rowan Companies PLC (RDC), Precision Drilling Corporation (PDS), Mammooth Energy (TUSK), Atwood Oceanics (ATW), Parker Drilling Company (PKD), Pioneer Energy Services Corp. (PES), Seadrill Ltd (SDRL), Seadrill Limited (SDRL), Pacific Drilling S.A. (PACD), Pioneer Energy Services Corp (PDC) and Transocean Partners LLC (RIGP).

Patterson-UTI Energy's management team includes the folowing people:

• Mark S. Siegel J.D., Chairman of the Board
• William Andrew Hendricks Jr., President, Chief Executive Officer
• John E. Vollmer III, Executive Vice President – Corporate Development, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
• James M. Holcomb, President of Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC
• Kenneth N. Berns, Executive Vice President – Chief Commercial Office, Director
• Seth D. Wexler, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Curtis W. Huff, Lead Independent Director
• Charles Oliver Buckner CPA,, Independent Director
• Michael W. Conlon, Independent Director
• Terry H. Hunt, Independent Director

Patterson-UTI Energy's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.16%), BlackRock Inc. (9.78%), Van ECK Associates Corp (5.79%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.53%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.77%) and Jennison Associates LLC (3.20%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Patterson-UTI Energy.

Patterson-UTI Energy's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Royal Bank of Canada, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Jennison Associates LLC, Energy Opportunities Capital Management LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. and New York State Common Retirement Fund. View Insider Buying and Selling for Patterson-UTI Energy.

Patterson-UTI Energy's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlueMountain Capital Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Axar Capital Management L.P., JPMorgan Chase & Co., BlackRock Inc., Strs Ohio, Ameriprise Financial Inc. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Patterson-UTI Energy.

Shares of Patterson-UTI Energy can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Patterson-UTI Energy stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.63.