Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN)

Patterson-UTI Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 10 analysts that cover Patterson-UTI Energy stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $7.90, which forecasts a 38.35% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $6.50 and the highest is $11.

Price Target: $7.90 (+38.35%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$6.50	$7.90	$7.00	$11
Change	+13.84%	+38.35%	+22.59%	+92.64%

* Price targets were last updated on Sep 3, 2025.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Patterson-UTI Energy stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	3	3	2	2	2	2
Buy	6	6	4	4	4	3
Hold	4	4	5	5	5	5
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	13	11	11	11	10

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Charles Minervino Susquehanna	Susquehanna	Buy Maintains $8 → $7	Buy	Maintains	$8 → $7	+22.59%	Sep 3, 2025
David Anderson Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $8 → $7	Buy	Maintains	$8 → $7	+22.59%	Jul 29, 2025
Stephen Gengaro Stifel	Stifel	Strong Buy Maintains $12 → $10	Strong Buy	Maintains	$12 → $10	+75.13%	Jul 25, 2025
Keith Mackey RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $9 → $8.5	Buy	Maintains	$9 → $8.5	+48.86%	Jul 25, 2025
Stephen Gengaro Stifel	Stifel	Strong Buy Maintains $13 → $12	Strong Buy	Maintains	$13 → $12	+110.16%	Jul 16, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

4.88B

Decreased by -9.35%

from 5.38B

Revenue Next Year

4.70B

Decreased by -3.55%

from 4.88B

EPS This Year

-0.35

from -2.44

EPS Next Year

-0.39

from -0.35

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.12B	1.36B	2.65B	4.15B	5.38B	4.88B	4.70B
Revenue Growth	-54.50%	20.71%	95.10%	56.61%	29.70%	-9.35%	-3.55%
EPS	-4.27	-3.36	0.70	0.88	-2.44	-0.35	-0.39
EPS Growth	-	-	-	25.71%	-	-	-
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18	18

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	5.1B	5.1B
Avg	4.9B	4.7B
Low	4.6B	4.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	-6.1%	5.0%
Avg	-9.4%	-3.5%
Low	-14.3%	-12.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	-0.23	0.05
Avg	-0.35	-0.39
Low	-0.56	-0.56

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028
High	-	-
Avg	-	-
Low	-	-

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.