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 ($15.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 401.7m as of 2024-05-01, 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 ≈ $11.94. Options: 18 managers hold calls ($16.3m notional), 11 hold puts ($235.8m).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 360 |
| Q1 2024 | 369 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 167 | 184 |
| Q1 2024 | 193 | 186 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $8.3m | $33.1m | 4.00 |
| Q3 2023 | $15.6m | $5.0m | 0.32 |
| Q4 2023 | $16.6m | $169.7m | 10.22 |
| Q1 2024 | $16.3m | $235.8m | 14.49 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +17.7m |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC | New | +5.1m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +3.1m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +2.2m |
| Webs Creek Capital Management LP | New | +2.0m |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +2.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.7m |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Added | +1.7m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.6m |
| Cerity Partners LLC | New | +1.4m |
Biggest sellers
| Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. | Sold out | -13.6m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -9.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -4.8m |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND | Reduced | -3.3m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -1.8m |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -1.6m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC | Sold out | -1.1m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -967.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -925.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.5m456.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.5m206.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.1m172.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.8m150.5k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $1.1m89.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $981.5k82.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $416.7k34.9k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | $358.2k30.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $298.5k25.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $291.3k24.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $113.0m9.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $47.9m4.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $46.6m3.9m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $15.7m1.3m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $6.0m504.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.3m188.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.1m176.4k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $1.1m93.7k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $974.3k81.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $70.4k5.9k 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 Q1 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $176.7k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | Drummond Robert Wayne Jr Director | Sold | $768.4k65.3k shares |
| 2024-02-29 | Drummond Robert Wayne Jr Director | Sold | $2.2m187.9k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 55.0m $656.7m | Reduced -523.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.6m $556.4m | Added +1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.3m $374.1m | Added +17.7m |
| Blackstone Inc. 1.48% of their portfolio | 28.7m $342.9m | Unchanged |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.23% of their portfolio | 17.0m $203.0m | Added +1.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.8m $164.7m | Added +69.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 11.9m $142.6m | Reduced -925.1k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.48% of their portfolio | 9.2m $110.3m | Added +1.7m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.8m $93.7m | Reduced -655.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.7m $92.3m | Added +191.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.26% of their portfolio | 7.5m $89.9m | Added +2.2m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 7.3m $87.2m | Added +703.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.0m $83.0m | Reduced -324.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.3m $75.3m | Added +914.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.1m $73.1m | Added +2.0m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.1m $72.7m | Added +1.7m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5m $65.4m | Added +863.4k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 1.36% of their portfolio | 5.3m $63.2m | Added +273.0k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 5.1m $60.8m | New |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.9m $59.1m | Reduced -11.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.9m $58.9m | Reduced -13.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.8m $57.3m | Reduced -9.3m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.7m $55.9m | Reduced -103.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.3m $50.8m | Added +545.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $47.6m | Added +94.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.9m $46.7m | Added +3.1m |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.9m $46.4m | Added +452.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $46.2m | Reduced -114.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.5m $41.7m | Added +112.5k |
| Greenhouse Funds LLLP 2.46% of their portfolio | 3.3m $38.9m | Reduced -585.2k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.1m $36.6m | Added +416.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $35.0m | Reduced -4.8m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.8m $33.6m | Reduced -1.3m |
| KAHN BROTHERS GROUP INC 4.70% of their portfolio | 2.7m $31.7m | Reduced -847.7k |
| Webs Creek Capital Management LP 9.75% of their portfolio | 2.0m $24.1m | New |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $23.7m | Added +118.3k |
| Boston Partners 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $22.7m | Added +148.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $21.9m | Added +1.0m |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. 2.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $20.6m | Reduced -696.3k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 1.7m $19.8m | Reduced -46.3k |
| ATLANTIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. 8.60% of their portfolio | 1.6m $19.6m | Added +855.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $17.4m | Added +71.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $17.2m | Added +1.2m |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $17.2m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $16.9m | Added +72.2k |
| Hartree Partners, LP 4.39% of their portfolio | 1.4m $16.9m | Added +189.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $15.6m | Added +367.9k |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.3m $15.5m | Reduced -50.0k |
| Anomaly Capital Management, LP 0.53% of their portfolio | 1.3m $14.9m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $13.4m | Reduced -772 |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 1.0m $11.9m | Not comparable |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 982.8k $11.7m | Added +30.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 974.8k $11.6m | Added +677.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 971.9k $11.6m | Reduced -151.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 928.4k $11.1m | Added +295.5k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 878.7k $10.5m | Added +41.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 875.7k $10.5m | Added +634.6k |
| KLCM Advisors, Inc. 1.23% of their portfolio | 804.8k $9.6m | New |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 789.9k $9.5m | Reduced -75.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 784.6k $9.4m | Added +697.3k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.02% of their portfolio | 775.1k $9.3m | Reduced -96.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 768.6k $9.2m | Reduced -9.6k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.11% of their portfolio | 744.1k $8.9m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 741.6k $8.9m | Added +40.2k |
| Bernzott Capital Advisors 3.44% of their portfolio | 728.5k $8.7m | Added +78.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 708.1k $8.5m | Added +92.3k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 676.4k $8.1m | Reduced -33.2k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 670.0k $8.0m | Added +260.8k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 663.5k $7.9m | Added +234.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.06% of their portfolio | 658.6k $7.9m | Reduced -8.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 653.4k $7.8m | Added +194.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 645.7k $7.7m | Reduced -262.5k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 629.5k $7.5m | Reduced -14.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 625.6k $7.5m | Added +1.6k |
| Ziegler Capital Management, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 579.2k $6.9m | Added +376.6k |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 0.78% of their portfolio | 576.6k $6.9m | Reduced -15.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 569.5k $6.8m | Reduced -18.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 554.1k $6.6m | Reduced -33.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 542.7k $6.5m | Reduced -48.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 508.7k $6.1m | Reduced -880.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 497.3k $5.9m | Added +100.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 488.5k $5.8m | Added +481.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 471.4k $5.6m | Added +5.4k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 462.7k $5.5m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 454.6k $5.4m | Added +287.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 435.8k $5.3m | Reduced -36.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 435.7k $5.2m | Added +23.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 413.5k $4.9m | New |
| Roumell Asset Management, LLC 9.09% of their portfolio | 404.5k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 404.0k $4.8m | Added +257.0k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 400.7k $4.8m | Reduced -589 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 400.2k $4.8m | Added +43.8k |
| ICON ADVISERS INC/CO 1.02% of their portfolio | 400.0k $4.7m | Unchanged |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.07% of their portfolio | 383.6k $4.6m | Reduced -30.8k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 382.9k $4.6m | New |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 375.1k $4.5m | Reduced -62.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 373.3k $4.5m | Reduced -2.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 372.3k $4.4m | Added +36.1k |
| INVESCO SENIOR SECURED MANAGEMENT INC /ADV 1.26% of their portfolio | 356.4k $4.3m | Added +178.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 350.2k $4.2m | Reduced -99.2k |