Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed May 1, 2026

PTEN

PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC
NEUTRAL
Impact 4/10
Horizondays Processed4mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $3.7M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

Watch for further insider selling post-offering and monitor Q2 earnings for margin impact from higher interest costs. The refinancing extends maturities but increases annual interest; the CEO sale could signal near-term headwinds.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencemedium
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d ⚠ clustered
PTEN ▼ -21.38% at T+60d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -21.38% · α vs SPY -23.94% · entry $11.97 → $9.41
Entry anchored
Apr 30, 03:59 PM ET
via exchange tick
T+1d
+2.58%
call +2.58% · α +2.92%
$12.28
settled 5mo ago
T+5d
-4.67%
call -4.67% · α -7.02%
$11.41
settled 5mo ago
T+20d
-3.67%
call -3.67% · α -8.95%
$11.53
settled 4mo ago
T+60d
-21.38%
call -21.38% · α -23.94%
$9.41
settled 2mo ago

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Executive Summary

CEO William Andrew Hendricks Jr. sold $2.96M in stock and a director sold $739K, totaling $3.7M, concurrent with a $500M senior notes offering filed May 7. While the sales are small relative to PTEN's $4.4B market cap (0.08%), the timing raises mild concern about informed selling ahead of the debt capital raise.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$3.7M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • CEO Hendricks sold 250,000 shares at $11.85 for $2.96M on May 1
  • Director Drummond sold 61,475 shares at $12.02 for $739K on May 4
  • Company filed 424B5 on May 7 for $500M 6.050% Senior Notes due 2036
  • Total insider sales of $3.7M represent ~0.084% of market cap
  • Prior 8-K on April 28 amended credit facility, extending maturity

Financial Impact

Insider sales of $3.7M; notes offering $500M (new debt at higher coupon)

dilutioninterest expense

Risk Factors

  • Additional insider selling as lock-up/blackout periods end
  • Higher interest expense from new 6.050% notes vs. 3.95% redeemed notes
  • Oil and gas drilling cycle weakness

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Drilling Oil & Gas Wells
Analyst Consensus
55% bullish (22 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Energy

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-PTEN-1778198873569
11 reports for PTEN
Performance horizon
50% Hit rate 2 of 4 directional calls best @ T+60▲ +21.38%May 1, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for PTEN — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Sep 3, 2026
29d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$12.42 $12.42· 0.00%▼ −1.21%$11.21 (+9.74%)
Aug 26, 2026
5w ago
Institutional Cluster
MIXED ★ 5/10
$11.75 $13.15▲ +11.91%▲ +12.04%$11.21 (−4.60%)
Jun 11, 2026
16w ago
Institutional Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$11.49 $10.30▲ +10.36%▲ +10.79%$11.21 (+2.44%)
Jun 10, 2026
16w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$11.49 $10.30▼ −10.36%▼ −10.79%$11.21 (−2.44%)
Jun 4, 2026
17w ago
8-K
MIXED ★ 5/10
$11.51 $11.49▼ −0.17%▼ −0.74%$11.21 (−2.61%)
May 26, 2026
18w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$12.12 $11.74▼ −3.14%▼ −4.35%$11.21 (−7.49%)
May 7, 2026
21w ago
424B5
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$11.41 $12.00▲ +5.19%▲ +3.68%$11.21 (−1.74%)
May 1, 2026
22w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$11.97 $11.41▼ −4.67%▼ −7.02%$11.21 (−6.34%)
May 1, 2026
22w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$11.97 $11.41▲ +4.67%▲ +7.02%$11.21 (+6.34%)
Apr 28, 2026
22w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$11.83 $12.39▲ +4.73%▲ +3.03%$11.21 (−5.23%)
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Report published May 8, 2026