Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (NASDAQ:PTEN) has a beta value of 2.13 and has seen 11.02 million shares traded in the last trading session. The company, currently valued at $2.87B, closed the last trade at $7.61 per share which meant it gained $0.19 on the day or 2.56% during that session. The PTEN stock price is -72.67% off its 52-week high price of $13.14 and 3.02% above the 52-week low of $7.38. If we look at the company’s 10-day average daily trading volume, we find that it stood at 10.57 million shares traded. The 3-month trading volume is 7.62 million shares.
The consensus among analysts is that Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) is Buy stock at the moment, with a recommendation rating of 1.76. 0 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, while 2 rate it as Overweight. 1 out of 10 have rated it as a Hold, with 7 advising it as a Buy. 0 have rated the stock as Underweight. The expected earnings per share for the stock is -0.06.
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Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (NASDAQ:PTEN) trade information
Sporting 2.56% in the green in last session, the stock has traded in the red over the last five days, with the highest price hit on recent trading when the PTEN stock price touched $7.61 or saw a rise of 4.99%. Year-to-date, Patterson-UTI Energy Inc shares have moved -29.54%, while the 5-day performance has seen it change -4.64%. Over the past 30 days, the shares of Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (NASDAQ:PTEN) have changed -10.26%. Short interest in the company has seen 25.64 million shares shorted with days to cover at 3.32.
Wall Street analysts have a consensus price target for the stock at $18, which means that the shares’ value could jump 57.72% from current levels. The projected low price target is $10.5 while the price target rests at a high of $23.0. In that case, then, we find that the current price level is -202.23% off the targeted high while a plunge would see the stock gain -37.98% from current levels.
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) estimates and forecasts
Figures show that Patterson-UTI Energy Inc shares have underperformed across the wider relevant industry. The company’s shares have lost -30.63% over the past 6 months, with this year growth rate of -88.79%, compared to -31.40% for the industry. Revenue growth from the last financial year stood is estimated to be 31.40%.
12 analysts offering their estimates for the company have set an average revenue estimate of 1.25B for the current quarter. 9 have an estimated revenue figure of 1.26B for the next ending quarter. Year-ago sales stood 1.58B and 1.51B respectively for this quarter and the next, and analysts expect sales will shrink by -21.00% for the current quarter and 31.40% for the next.
Earnings growth for 2024 is a modest -91.36% while over the next 5 years, the company’s earnings are expected to increase by 44.60%.
PTEN Dividends
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc is expected to release its next earnings report in December this year, and investors are excited at the prospect of better dividends despite the company’s debt issue. The forward dividend is 0.32 at a share yield of 4.20%. The company’s dividend yield has gone up over the past 12 months, with a 5 Year Average Dividend Yield of 2.16%.
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (NASDAQ:PTEN)’s Major holders
Insiders own 2.54% of the company shares, while shares held by institutions stand at 102.65% with a share float percentage of 105.32%. Investors are also buoyed by the number of investors in a company, with Patterson-UTI Energy Inc having a total of 465.0 institutions that hold shares in the company. The top two institutional holders are BLACKROCK INC. with over 57.44 million shares worth more than $595.11 million. As of 2024-06-30, BLACKROCK INC. held 14.073% of shares outstanding.
The other major institutional holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC, with the holding of over 45.15 million shares as of 2024-06-30. The firm’s total holdings are worth over $467.77 million and represent 11.0617% of shares outstanding.
