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 ($10.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 385.2m as of 2025-07-23, 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 ≈ $5.93. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($6.2m notional), 18 hold puts ($28.3m).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 359 |
| Q3 2024 | 368 |
| Q4 2024 | 366 |
| Q1 2025 | 382 |
| Q2 2025 | 362 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 268 | 91 |
| Q4 2023 | 167 | 184 |
| Q1 2024 | 193 | 186 |
| Q2 2024 | 189 | 169 |
| Q3 2024 | 202 | 164 |
| Q4 2024 | 185 | 175 |
| Q1 2025 | 198 | 165 |
| Q2 2025 | 167 | 195 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $14.4m | $153.9m | 10.70 |
| Q4 2024 | $12.8m | $29.5m | 2.31 |
| Q1 2025 | $7.3m | $36.7m | 5.04 |
| Q2 2025 | $6.2m | $28.3m | 4.58 |
Biggest buyers
| Sourcerock Group LLC | Added | +7.2m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +5.8m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +5.7m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +3.5m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | Added | +3.3m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +2.7m |
| Monaco Asset Management SAM | Added | +2.7m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +2.5m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.9m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +1.5m |
Biggest sellers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Sold out | -4.6m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -4.0m |
| Webs Creek Capital Management LP | Sold out | -2.4m |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -2.0m |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC | Sold out | -1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -1.2m |
Biggest calls
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.5m247.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.2m198.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $734.7k123.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $638.7k107.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $593.0k100.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $540.2k91.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $357.6k60.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $344.5k58.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $216.3k36.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $100.2k16.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $8.1m1.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.9m1.2m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.0m335.9k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.0m330.0k shares |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Unchanged | $1.8m301.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $1.3m216.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.3m211.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.1m189.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $670.1k113.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $596.0k100.5k 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 Q2 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.8m | $4.9m |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $176.7k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.0m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.3m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $588.8k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $197.0k | 2 | $3.8m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $443.4k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-02 | STEWART JAMES CARL Director · By JCS Partners LP | Sold | $410.5k74.5k shares |
| 2025-05-09 | STEWART JAMES CARL Director · By JCS Partners LP | Sold | $32.9k5.5k 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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.7m $324.3m | Reduced -4.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.1m $255.9m | Reduced -594.8k |
| Blackstone Inc. 0.75% of their portfolio | 28.1m $166.4m | Unchanged |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.39% of their portfolio | 18.0m $107.0m | Added +1.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.7m $99.0m | Added +5.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.8m $88.0m | Reduced -561.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 14.5m $85.8m | Added +2.7m |
| Sourcerock Group LLC 4.27% of their portfolio | 13.8m $81.9m | Added +7.2m |
| ARGA Investment Management, LP 2.15% of their portfolio | 13.2m $78.5m | Added +453.5k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.07% of their portfolio | 9.3m $55.0m | Reduced -408.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.7m $51.5m | Reduced -451.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.3m $49.2m | Added +3.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.3m $43.1m | Added +614.6k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.89% of their portfolio | 7.2m $42.7m | Added +1.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $35.8m | Reduced -149.5k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.8m $34.2m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.7m $33.9m | Added +82.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.5m $32.8m | Added +781.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.4m $31.9m | Reduced -998.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.1m $30.0m | Reduced -568.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.7m $28.0m | Added +1.5m |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.7m $27.9m | Reduced -592.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $27.0m | Reduced -181.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $27.0m | Added +963.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4m $26.0m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9m $23.2m | Reduced -508.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9m $23.0m | Reduced -423.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.7m $22.6m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.3m $19.8m | Added +3.3m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $18.2m | Added +331.6k |
| Monaco Asset Management SAM 6.87% of their portfolio | 3.1m $18.1m | Added +2.7m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $17.9m | Added +2.5m |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $17.9m | Added +1.3m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $14.6m | Added +30.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $13.1m | Added +1.9m |
| EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD HOLDING S.A. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.0m $11.9m | Reduced -225.0k |
| KAHN BROTHERS GROUP INC 2.28% of their portfolio | 1.9m $11.4m | Reduced -19.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $11.0m | Added +433.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $10.8m | Added +74.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $10.7m | Reduced -566.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $10.6m | Reduced -35.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $9.9m | Added +948.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $9.5m | Added +129.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $8.7m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.4m | Added +1.3m |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.1m | Added +94.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.1m | Reduced -1.3m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $8.0m | Reduced -1.3m |
| KLCM Advisors, Inc. 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.3m $7.8m | Added +58.0k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $7.7m | Reduced -692.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $7.7m | Added +432.4k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $7.4m | Reduced -98.8k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 1.2m $7.2m | Reduced -59.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $7.1m | Added +1.0m |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $7.1m | Added +82.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $6.9m | Reduced -30.4k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.8m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.6m | Reduced -476.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.6m | Reduced -37.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.4m | Added +68.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $6.3m | Added +93.7k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $6.0m | Reduced -35.8k |
| SIR Capital Management, L.P. 0.52% of their portfolio | 985.2k $5.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 960.9k $5.7m | Reduced -187.6k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 868.1k $5.1m | New |
| Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 850.0k $5.0m | New |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 774.1k $4.6m | New |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 715.6k $4.2m | Unchanged |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 712.1k $4.2m | Added +308.4k |
| New Age Alpha Advisors, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 706.2k $4.2m | Added +161.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 701.3k $4.2m | Reduced -16.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 699.0k $4.1m | Added +32.1k |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 672.8k $4.0m | Added +491.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 662.3k $3.9m | Reduced -173.1k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.00% of their portfolio | 646.0k $3.8m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 620.3k $3.7m | Reduced -427.8k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 617.9k $3.7m | New |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 617.8k $3.7m | Added +263.3k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.07% of their portfolio | 593.3k $3.5m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 579.4k $3.4m | Added +70.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 553.0k $3.3m | Reduced -22.5k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 546.7k $3.2m | Added +33.6k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 537.6k $3.2m | Added +381.6k |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 521.0k $3.1m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 519.8k $3.1m | Added +249.4k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 501.0k $3.0m | Added +29.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 460.7k $3.7m | Added +112.8k |
| CoreCommodity Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 460.6k $2.7m | Added +123.4k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 451.5k $2.7m | Added +433.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 419.6k $2.5m | Reduced -440.5k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 396.7k $2.4m | Added +61.5k |
| F/m Investments LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 389.6k $2.3m | Added +1.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 370.5k $2.2m | Added +1.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 344.7k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. 0.30% of their portfolio | 341.2k $2.0m | Reduced -10.6k |
| HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 340.8k $2.0m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 337.6k $2.0m | Added +269.6k |
| Tejara Capital Ltd 0.92% of their portfolio | 336.1k $2.0m | Added +216.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 320.9k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 296.9k $1.8m | Reduced -566 |