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Patterson-UTI Energy Stock Quote

Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ: PTEN)

$5.57
Arrow-Thin-Down
(-0.7%)
-$0.04
Price as of June 5, 2025, 4:00 p.m. ET

Patterson-UTI Energy Return vs. S&P

1 Year 5 Year 5 Year Annualized Since IPO
PTEN -43.84% +7.91% +1.53% +743%
S&P +10.93% +85.96% +13.20% +1,168%

Patterson-UTI Energy Company Info

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. engages in the provision of drilling and pressure pumping services, directional drilling, rental equipment, and technology. It operates through the following segments: Contract Drilling Services, Pressure Pumping Services, and Directional Drilling Services. The Contract Drilling Services segment markets its services to oil and natural gas operators in the United States and Colombia. The Pressure Pumping Services segment offers pressure pumping services to oil and natural gas operators primarily in Texas and the Appalachian Basin. The Directional Drilling Services segment consists of downhole performance motors and equipment to provide services including directional drilling, downhole performance motors, motor rentals, directional surveying, measurement-while-drilling, and wireline steering tools, in most major onshore oil and natural gas basins. The company was founded by Cloyce A. Talbott and A. Glenn Patterson in 1978 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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Why Patterson-UTI Energy's Shares Plunged 11.4% on Thursday

Travis Hoium  |  Feb 4, 2021

Losses are mounting in the energy industry.

3 Oil Companies That Could Go Bankrupt in 2020

Daniel Foelber  |  Oct 17, 2020

Low crude prices and soft demand have crushed the bottom lines of these energy industry service providers.

The Oil Industry's 2021 Outlook Looks Bleak

Matt DiLallo  |  Sep 19, 2020

The demand recovery seems to have stalled out.

Why Patterson-UTI Energy Stock Jumped as Much as 13% on July 23

Reuben Gregg Brewer  |  Jul 23, 2020

Investors reacted positively to a pretty rough earnings number, likely taking a "it could have been worse" stance.

Why Nabors Industries, Patterson-UTI, and Borr Drilling All Fell Sharply Today

Reuben Gregg Brewer  |  Jun 24, 2020

Anything related to oil was hard hit today. Here's why the lumps these energy services providers took could linger.

Why Energy Services Names Like Halliburton Plunged on June 11

Reuben Gregg Brewer  |  Jun 11, 2020

Big-picture news shook up investors in the energy space, taking companies that provide services to the industry down. There's a lot going on.

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Earnings Transcripts

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) Q3 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

PTEN earnings call for the period ending September 30, 2021.

Motley Fool Transcribers  |  Oct 29, 2021

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) Q2 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

PTEN earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2021.

Motley Fool Transcribers  |  Jul 30, 2021

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) Q1 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

PTEN earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2021.

Motley Fool Transcribers  |  Apr 30, 2021

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) Q4 2020 Earnings Call Transcript

PTEN earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2020.

Motley Fool Transcribers  |  Feb 4, 2021

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