Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN)

Patterson-UTI Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 15 analysts polled by S&P Global, Patterson-UTI Energy stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $12.21. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.12% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $8.00 (-34.56%) and the highest is $16 (+30.88%).

Price Target: $12.21 (-0.12%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$8.00	$12.21	$12	$16
Change	-34.56%	-0.12%	-1.84%	+30.88%

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	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	1	1	1	2	2	2
Buy	3	3	3	3	3	4
Hold	5	5	5	4	4	3
Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	10	10	10	10	10

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Eddie Kim Barclays	Barclays	Hold → Buy Upgrades $10 → $15	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$10 → $15	+22.70%	May 8, 2026
Eddie Kim Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $8 → $10	Hold	Maintains	$8 → $10	-18.20%	Apr 28, 2026
Eddie Kim Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $8 → $10	Hold	Maintains	$8 → $10	-18.20%	Apr 27, 2026
Derek Podhaizer Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Hold Maintains $10 → $12	Hold	Maintains	$10 → $12	-1.84%	Apr 27, 2026
Keith Mackey RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $12 → $14	Buy	Maintains	$12 → $14	+14.52%	Apr 24, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

4.63B

Decreased by -4.01%

from 4.83B

Revenue Next Year

4.91B

Increased by 5.94%

from 4.63B

EPS This Year

-0.25

from -0.24

EPS Next Year

0.03

from -0.25

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	1.36B	2.65B	4.15B	5.38B	4.83B	4.63B	4.91B
Revenue Growth	20.71%	95.10%	56.61%	29.70%	-10.25%	-4.01%	5.94%
EPS	-3.36	0.70	0.88	-2.44	-0.24	-0.25	0.03
EPS Growth	-	-	25.71%	-	-	-	-
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	-	415.72
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	18	18

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	4.9B	5.3B
Avg	4.6B	4.9B
Low	4.4B	4.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	0.7%	15.4%
Avg	-4.0%	5.9%
Low	-9.6%	-2.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	-0.17	0.38
Avg	-0.25	0.03
Low	-0.37	-0.28

EPS Growth

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

Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.