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PTEN Patterson UTI Energy (PTEN) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Energy · Drilling oil & gas wells · CIK 0000889900
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Form 144 · 6
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
262
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
5
Codes C/M, not in net · no price filed

What the filings say about PTEN

Insiders, 180 days
-$24.6M net sold
7 sellers · 8% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: purchase, 2024-10-23
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$12.7M
6 notices

Patterson UTI Energy insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC insiders sold a net $24.6M of stock across 78 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Hendricks William Andrew JR
President & CEO
SELL
2026-09-21 SECtraded 2026-09-18
250,000
$3.0M
+10.0%
Context
  • 13 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 12 sales), the last on Sep 2, 2026.
  • The trade is 12.2% of the 2,042,474 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 262 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President & CEO Hendricks William Andrew JR sold about $3.0M of PTEN under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 18, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 262 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Drummond Robert Wayne Jr
Director
SELL
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-02
198,395
$2.5M
-1.4%
Context
  • 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 sales), the last on Sep 1, 2026.
  • The trade is 21.4% of the 928,773 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 262 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Drummond Robert Wayne Jr sold about $2.5M of PTEN on Sep 2, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 262 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Hendricks William Andrew JR
President & CEO
SELL
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-02
250,000
$3.2M
-1.4%
Context
  • 12 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 11 sales), the last on Jun 5, 2026.
  • The trade is 10.9% of the 2,292,474 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 262 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President & CEO Hendricks William Andrew JR sold about $3.2M of PTEN on Sep 2, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 262 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Drummond Robert Wayne Jr
Director
SELL
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-01
1,605
$20.6K
-1.4%
Context
  • 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 sales), the last on May 4, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.1% of the 1,127,168 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 262 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Drummond Robert Wayne Jr sold about $20.6K of PTEN on Sep 1, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 262 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Wexler Seth David
EVP, General Counsel&Secretary
SELL
2026-09-03 SECtraded 2026-09-01
120,000
$1.5M
-1.4%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (7 sales), the last on Sep 14, 2023.
  • The trade is 29.7% of the 404,582 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 262 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP, General Counsel&Secretary Wexler Seth David sold about $1.5M of PTEN on Sep 1, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 262 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
78 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$24.6M over 180 days
-$12.7M over 90 days
below 87% of Energy
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
262 funds bought in last quarter
more than 79% of Energy
Revenue
-9.8% year over year
below 75% of Energy
Margin
-2.0% net margin
below 70% of Energy
Buybacks
$9.5M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
below 61% of Energy
Short interest
7.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 4.4 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 67% of Energy
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+87.6%12M
-20%+20%+61%+101%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-01 · Drummond Robert Wayne Jr sold $3.9M2026-02-13 · Drummond Robert Wayne Jr sold $3.3M2026-09-02 · Hendricks William Andrew JR sold $3.2M2026-09-18 · Hendricks William Andrew JR sold $3.0M2026-05-01 · Hendricks William Andrew JR sold $3.0M2026-09-02 · Drummond Robert Wayne Jr sold $2.5M2026-08-25 · STEWART JAMES CARL sold $2.4M2026-06-05 · Hendricks William Andrew JR sold $2.3M2025-12-18 · STEWART JAMES CARL sold $2.2M2025-12-17 · STEWART JAMES CARL sold $2.1M2026-05-28 · Holcomb James Michael sold $1.7M2026-03-16 · Drummond Robert Wayne Jr sold $1.7M2026-09-01 · Wexler Seth David sold $1.5M2026-05-04 · Drummond Robert Wayne Jr sold $738.9K2026-06-08 · Robinson Forrest C sold $164.2K2026-05-05 · Jaime Cesar sold $122.9K2026-03-04 · CEPAK TIFFANY THOM sold $106.3K2026-09-01 · Drummond Robert Wayne Jr sold $20.6K2026-09-18 · William A. Hendricks filed to sell $3.0M2026-09-02 · Drummond Robert Wayne Jr filed to sell $2.5M2026-09-02 · William A. Hendricks filed to sell $3.2M2026-09-01 · Drummond Robert Wayne Jr filed to sell $20.6K2026-09-01 · Wexler Seth David filed to sell $1.5M2026-08-25 · James Stewart as Manager of General Partner for JCS Partners LP filed to sell $2.4M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns PTEN: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
BlackRock, Inc.
62,879,513 sh
$577.2M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
27,204,105 sh
$249.7M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
22,781,002 sh
$209.1M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
16,680,039 sh
$153.1M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
16,340,271 sh
$150.0M

Congress trades in PTEN

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Bought 2024-10-23 · disclosed 28 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Josh Gottheimer
Bought 2024-01-11 · disclosed 35 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Josh Gottheimer
Sold 2023-12-11 · disclosed 27 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
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Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

PTEN planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
William A. Hendricks
Filed 2026-09-18
$3.0M
Drummond Robert Wayne Jr
Filed 2026-09-02
$2.5M
William A. Hendricks
Filed 2026-09-02
$3.2M
Drummond Robert Wayne Jr
Filed 2026-09-01
$20.6K
Wexler Seth David
Filed 2026-09-01
$1.5M

PTEN mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF
$5.0M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.2%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF
$14.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.0%
VanEck Oil Services ETF
$57.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.9%
Monarch Volume Factor Dividend Tree Index ETF
$3.1M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.9%
OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES ULTRASECTOR PROFUND
$309.7K position · as of 2026-07-31
2.8%
Energy Services Fund
$1.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.5%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$12.1M
$8.2M
$3.7M
+33%
+82%
2024
$12.1M
$6.4M
$3.9M
+70%
+76%
2023
$8.3M
-$9.5M
$2.9M
+115%
+99%
2022
$11.0M
$32.7M
$3.6M
+227%
+95%
2021
$8.0M
$14.7M
$2.7M
+62%
+21%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $24.6M sold by insiders over 180 days, 262 funds added last quarter, $12.7M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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PTEN financials

Revenue growth
-9.8%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-2.0%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$4.7B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
-1.9%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$177.7M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.40x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.59x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
-2.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-1.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-1.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$5.7B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-29 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-12-31 (6 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+3.8%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$4.8B$5.4B$4.1B$2.6B
Operating income-$40.8M-$889.7M$352.0M$211.0M
Net income-$93.1M-$966.4M$246.0M$154.7M
EPS (diluted)-0.24-2.440.880.70
Operating cash flow$961.2M$1.2B$1.0B$566.2M
Cash$418.5M$239.2M$190.1M$137.6M
Long-term debt$1.2B$1.2B$1.2B$830.9M
Buybacks$69.6M$290.4M$200.7M$70.1M
Dividends paid$122.5M$126.8M$100.0M$43.1M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

PTEN Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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PTEN ranks highest on institutional and government (79th percentile) and risk and compliance (68th), and lowest on insider conviction (7th), among Energy peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
31
Inputs
  • Return on equity-2.8% · 33 pct, sector of 109
  • Return on assets-1.6% · 35 pct, sector of 129
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-1.0% · 25 pct, sector of 110
Financial health
53
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.40x · 50 pct, sector of 111
  • Cash flow to debt0.59x · 55 pct, sector of 115
Growth
47
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-9.8% · 25 pct, sector of 141
  • Backlog growth, YoY+17.0% · 69 pct, universe of 855
Insider conviction
7
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$21.6M · 14 pct, sector of 95
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 95
Institutional and government
79
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter262 · 79 pct, sector of 145
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
68
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+7.2% · 40 pct, sector of 168
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 109
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+7.7% · 65 pct, sector of 120
1 not measured: US patents
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6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

PTEN filings, in plain words

Are Patterson UTI Energy insiders buying or selling PTEN?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Patterson UTI Energy insiders were net sellers, a net $24.6M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 7 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded PTEN?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a purchase by Debbie Wasserman Schultz dated 2024-10-23.

Are there planned insider sales of PTEN?

Yes. 6 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $12.7M of stock; the latest, by William A. Hendricks, was filed 2026-09-18.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Patterson UTI Energy insiders were net sellers of PTEN, a net $24.6M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 7 sellers. 8% of the 13 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in PTEN, none in the last year; the latest on record is a purchase by Debbie Wasserman Schultz dated 2024-10-23. Insiders filed 6 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $12.7M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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