$15.78 -0.29 (-1.80%)
11/6/2009 4:00 PM

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

A provider of onshore contract drilling services to independent oil and natural gas operators. The Company is engaged in the development, exploration, acquisition and production of oil and natural gas.

Current Price $15.78 Mkt Cap $2.42B
Open $15.88 P/E Ratio 40.17
Prev. Close $16.07 Div. (Yield) 0.20 (1.20%)
Daily Range $15.58 - $16.14 Volume 2,953,387
52-Wk Range $7.49 - $18.07 Avg. Daily Vol. 5,401,000

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All Members

838 Outperform
46 Underperform
 

All-Star Members

251 Outperform
15 Underperform
 

Wall Street

11 Outperform
6 Underperform
 

Top PTEN Bull/Bear Pitches

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ctstone (< 20)
Submitted September 23, 2008

When the price of a barrel of oil rises, PTEN will lease more of its rigs as oil companies desperately try to find new reserves for addicted consumers.

dustbusterz (< 20)
Submitted October 18, 2007

i really don't see any stellar growth out of this company. they even have a negative quarterly YOY growth of almost 18%..

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Recent Community Commentary

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Recs

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Member Avatar SamTheHobbit (28.68) Submitted: 10/31/2009 8:46:14 PM : Outperform Start Price: $15.70 PTEN Score: -2.37

Long-term play on energy. Buy low and sell high.

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Member Avatar fdude71 (93.24) Submitted: 8/26/2009 5:14:49 PM : Outperform Start Price: $13.71 PTEN Score: +10.66

Value pick
CAPS 4 stars
PE of ~12

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Member Avatar kozonoquantity (99.56) Submitted: 7/26/2009 5:51:22 AM : Outperform Start Price: $14.88 PTEN Score: -3.91

mechanical value screen, no research

Leaderboard

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Score Leader

Aldecoa

Aldecoa (98.31) Score: +112.72

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in PTEN.

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Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
Price
Stock
Gain
S&P
Gain
Score Commentary
wjmwestoak 96.86 2/18/2009 Outperform 5Y $8.49 +85.87% +37.83% +48.05
darthtater1 79.20 2/5/2009 Outperform 5Y $8.96 +76.05% +31.83% +44.22
dbonaro1 98.46 2/5/2009 Outperform 3Y $8.96 +76.05% +31.83% +44.22
tonsofun 40.60 2/27/2009 Outperform 3Y $8.24 +91.44% +47.28% +44.16
reachnvj 79.17 2/12/2009 Outperform 3Y $9.00 +75.28% +32.87% +42.41
sweetjames 95.93 2/13/2009 Outperform 1Y $9.13 +72.81% +30.56% +42.26 1 Comment
Experiment200806 < 20 6/30/2008 Underperform NS $34.67 -54.49% -13.59% +40.90
introscop 99.33 4/1/2009 Outperform 5Y $8.99 +75.56% +34.94% +40.61
1Pinkster 32.46 2/17/2009 Outperform 1Y $8.92 +76.83% +36.47% +40.35
mogruith 99.84 2/17/2009 Outperform 5Y $8.89 +77.42% +37.07% +40.34

Wall Street

See what the Wall Street professionals think, according to their public statements and filings.

Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
Price
Stock
Gain
S&P
Gain
Score End Date Commentary
TrackBMOCapital 86.09 10/16/2009 Outperform NS $16.75 -5.79% -1.52% -4.27
TrackHowardWeil 33.32 9/29/2009 Underperform NS $14.63 +7.86% +0.58% -7.28
TrackEinhorn 99.31 8/25/2009 Outperform 1Y $15.03 +5.00% +4.16% +0.84 1 Comment
TrackUBS 86.41 5/28/2009 Underperform NS $13.31 +15.49% +16.14% +0.65 10/1/2009 @ $15.37
TrackBarclaysCap 86.02 5/8/2009 Underperform NS $14.26 +10.64% +17.62% +6.98
TrackCreditSuiss 91.16 5/1/2009 Underperform NS $12.69 +24.32% +23.80% -0.52
TrackRBCCapMkts 81.74 3/10/2009 Underperform NS $8.12 +94.23% +56.84% -37.39
TrackEinhorn 99.31 2/25/2009 Outperform 1Y $8.54 +56.95% +17.72% +39.23 5/28/2009 @ $13.40 1 Comment
TrackZacks 69.52 1/20/2009 Underperform 3M $9.28 +45.78% +26.30% -19.48 9/5/2009 @ $13.53 1 Comment
TrackZacks 69.52 11/21/2008 Outperform 3M $9.81 -4.46% +6.25% -10.71 1/20/2009 @ $9.37 1 Comment
TrackJPMorgan 78.71 11/3/2008 Underperform NS $12.49 +26.30% +13.45% -12.85
TrackCapitalOne < 20 8/1/2008 Outperform NS $28.83 -45.27% -12.27% -32.99
TrackCreditSuiss 91.16 7/18/2008 Outperform NS $30.70 -58.37% -31.00% -27.37 5/1/2009 @ $12.78
TrackTobinSmith < 20 5/23/2008 Outperform 1Y $30.07 -47.51% -19.28% -28.23
TrackRBCCapMkts 81.74 3/27/2008 Outperform NS $25.12 -22.97% -12.21% -10.75 9/16/2008 @ $19.35
TrackJefferies 75.83 2/4/2008 Outperform NS $20.04 -21.26% -19.80% -1.46
TrackRodriguez 86.72 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $21.45 -26.44% -26.44% 0 5 Comments
TrackSnow 94.97 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $21.45 -26.44% -26.44% 0 5 Comments
TrackBernstein 86.97 9/7/2007 Outperform NS $21.07 -25.11% -23.01% -2.10
TrackZacks 69.52 8/7/2007 Outperform 3M $21.78 -38.48% -33.13% -5.34 10/20/2008 @ $13.40
TrackJimCramer < 20 5/23/2007 Outperform 3W $25.20 -37.38% -25.70% -11.68
TrackLehmanBros 76.60 4/16/2007 Outperform NS $23.07 -31.61% -22.33% -9.27
TrackCreditSuiss 91.16 2/27/2007 Underperform NS $22.65 +25.69% -1.47% -27.17 5/2/2008 @ $28.47
TrackAGEdwards 89.12 1/8/2007 Outperform NS $20.78 -24.05% -19.24% -4.81
TrackRBCCapMkts 81.74 12/15/2006 Outperform NS $25.71 -1.70% +5.74% -7.44 7/11/2007 @ $25.27
TrackDeutscheSec 89.50 12/15/2006 Underperform NS $25.42 -9.71% -5.77% +3.94 2/15/2008 @ $22.95
TrackFBRCapitalM 75.98 10/5/2006 Underperform NS $20.85 -24.32% -15.70% +8.62
TrackJimCramer < 20 9/25/2006 Underperform 3W $23.02 +16.35% +14.71% -1.64 5/24/2007 @ $26.78

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