PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC PTEN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 703481101
- SectorEnergy
- IndustryDrilling Oil & Gas Wells
- HeadquartersHouston, TX
- Founded1978
- Websitepatenergy.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($22.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 417.3m as of 2023-11-03, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $13.85. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($15.6m notional), 10 hold puts ($5.0m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 285 |
| Q4 2022 | 307 |
| Q1 2023 | 287 |
| Q2 2023 | 286 |
| Q3 2023 | 359 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 151 | 131 |
| Q1 2023 | 129 | 169 |
| Q2 2023 | 147 | 141 |
| Q3 2023 | 268 | 91 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $19.2m | $26.8m | 1.39 |
| Q1 2023 | $5.9m | $41.1m | 6.93 |
| Q2 2023 | $8.3m | $33.1m | 4.00 |
| Q3 2023 | $15.6m | $5.0m | 0.32 |
Biggest buyers
| Blackstone Inc. | New | +34.9m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +18.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +18.5m |
| Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. | New | +13.6m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +11.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +7.4m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +6.9m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +6.7m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | Added | +5.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +4.8m |
Biggest sellers
| Anomaly Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -3.1m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -2.6m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.4m |
| LMR Partners LLP | Sold out | -1.0m |
| ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. | Sold out | -710.8k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | Sold out | -585.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -580.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -481.8k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.4m460.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.2m232.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $2.0m147.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.2m84.4k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $830.7k60.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $787.0k56.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $667.1k48.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $447.7k32.4k shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | Added | $118.0k42.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $4.2k300 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $2.4m170.1k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $1.4m101.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $647.4k46.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $206.2k14.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $185.0k13.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $121.1k8.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $74.7k5.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $9.7k700 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | Added | $0600 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-30 | 14.4% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.2% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-09 | 5.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BEP Diamond Topco L.P. (1.9%, 2026-05-01), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $65.0k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $10.2m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | $19.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.6m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.4m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.8m | $4.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | Smith Charles Andrew EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $151.0k10.0k shares |
| 2023-09-19 | Smith Charles Andrew EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $159.0k10.0k shares |
| 2023-09-14 | STEWART JAMES CARL Director · By JCS Partners LP | Sold | $993.8k62.5k shares |
| 2023-09-14 | Wexler Seth David SVP/General Counsel/Secretary | Sold | $599.2k37.5k shares |
| 2023-09-13 | Holcomb James Michael Chief Business Officer | Sold plan | $188.5k11.8k shares |
| 2023-07-25 | Holcomb James Michael Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $136.2k8.8k shares |
| 2023-07-18 | Hendricks William Andrew JR President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $3.0m200.0k shares |
| 2023-07-18 | Holcomb James Michael Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $88.3k5.9k shares |
| 2023-07-17 | Holcomb James Michael Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $155.6k10.8k shares |
| 2023-07-13 | Hendricks William Andrew JR President & CEO, director | Sold plan | $1.4m100.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.0m $774.6m | Added +18.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.2m $597.8m | Added +18.5m |
| Blackstone Inc. 2.07% of their portfolio | 34.9m $483.0m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.30% of their portfolio | 17.5m $242.2m | Added +3.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 17.5m $241.9m | Added +6.9m |
| Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. 4.43% of their portfolio | 13.6m $188.5m | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.5m $186.5m | Added +4.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.7m $161.3m | Added +11.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 10.9m $151.4m | Added +7.4m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.24% of their portfolio | 8.0m $110.5m | Added +3.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.1m $98.8m | Added +2.9m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 6.8m $93.9m | Added +6.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.7m $92.9m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.9m $81.4m | Added +4.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.8m $80.9m | Added +2.5m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.8m $80.7m | Added +5.1m |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.44% of their portfolio | 5.5m $76.7m | Reduced -54.0k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 1.75% of their portfolio | 5.2m $71.8m | Added +626.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.8m $66.4m | Added +3.5m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $64.1m | Added +1.6m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.6m $63.8m | Added +1.9m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.3m $59.6m | Added +2.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $54.8m | Added +1.6m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $50.7m | Added +2.0m |
| KAHN BROTHERS GROUP INC 7.86% of their portfolio | 3.6m $50.4m | Reduced -195.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $50.3m | Added +1.0m |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP 3.98% of their portfolio | 3.6m $50.2m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.5m $47.8m | Added +747.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.2m $44.9m | Added +1.6m |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $42.6m | Added +1.9m |
| Anomaly Capital Management, LP 1.84% of their portfolio | 2.9m $40.2m | Reduced -3.1m |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.7m $37.2m | New |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.6m $35.7m | Added +1.5m |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 1.15% of their portfolio | 2.6m $35.6m | New |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.40% of their portfolio | 2.6m $35.4m | Added +426.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $31.6m | Added +1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $26.8m | Reduced -215.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $26.5m | Added +32.0k |
| Boston Partners 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $24.8m | New |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.6m $22.3m | Added +220.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.5m $20.6m | Added +106.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $19.1m | Reduced -2.0m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.3m $17.5m | Reduced -299.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $16.8m | Added +780.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $15.3m | Added +421.4k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.0m $14.3m | Added +895.5k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.27% of their portfolio | 980.0k $13.6m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 963.5k $13.3m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 933.8k $12.9m | Added +318.9k |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 1.32% of their portfolio | 930.3k $12.9m | Added +224.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 922.0k $12.8m | Added +355.9k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.03% of their portfolio | 910.5k $12.6m | Added +823.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 807.2k $11.2m | Added +41.4k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 802.1k $11.1m | Added +7.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 793.1k $11.0m | Added +689.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 784.8k $10.9m | Added +331.5k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 739.6k $10.2m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 734.8k $10.2m | Added +122.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 730.2k $10.1m | Added +281.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 678.0k $9.4m | Added +313.9k |
| Ziegler Capital Management, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 615.1k $8.5m | Added +247.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 601.0k $8.3m | Reduced -202.2k |
| Bernzott Capital Advisors 2.82% of their portfolio | 592.5k $8.2m | Reduced -338.0k |
| Symmetry Investments LP 2.20% of their portfolio | 547.7k $7.6m | Added +244.5k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 533.2k $7.4m | Added +373.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 518.1k $7.2m | Added +443.7k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 516.1k $7.1m | New |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 498.6k $6.9m | Reduced -200.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 484.9k $6.7m | Added +188.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 476.4k $6.6m | New |
| PointState Capital LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 475.1k $6.6m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 472.8k $6.5m | Reduced -580.7k |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 0.94% of their portfolio | 468.6k $6.5m | Added +177.6k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 459.7k $6.4m | Added +84.2k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 448.2k $6.2m | Added +273.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 444.5k $6.2m | Added +252.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 429.9k $6.0m | Reduced -115.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 407.1k $5.6m | New |
| VIKING FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 406.1k $5.6m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 405.0k $5.6m | Added +63.3k |
| Roumell Asset Management, LLC 11.25% of their portfolio | 404.5k $5.6m | New |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 404.0k $5.6m | Reduced -1.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 398.3k $5.5m | Added +97.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 396.5k $5.5m | Reduced -6.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 396.2k $5.5m | Added +45.9k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 396.2k $5.5m | Added +26.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 391.5k $5.4m | Added +152.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 389.8k $5.4m | Added +137.6k |
| Skylands Capital, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 389.7k $5.4m | New |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 389.0k $5.4m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Smith, Graham & Co., Investment Advisors, LP 0.65% of their portfolio | 375.9k $5.2m | New |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 337.9k $4.7m | Added +17.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 329.3k $4.6m | Added +118.3k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 328.7k $4.5m | Added +94.0k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 317.9k $4.4m | Added +123.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 317.9k $4.4m | Added +119.7k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 305.4k $4.2m | New |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 296.7k $4.1m | Added +119.0k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.08% of their portfolio | 283.7k $3.9m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 283.5k $3.9m | Added +59.2k |