PTEN - Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, provides onshore contract drilling services to oil and natural gas operators in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Contract Drilling Services, Pressure Pumping Services, and Directional Drilling Services.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $12.36, ATM IV 53.3%, net GEX $1.4M.
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Drilling
- Market Cap
- $4.56B
- Beta
- 0.65
- 52-Week Range
- 5.1-12.62
- Dividend Yield
- $0.34
- CEO
- William Andrew Hendricks Jr.
- Employees
- 9,200
- IPO Date
- Nov 2, 1993
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What PTEN Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 28.2% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($1.4M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (-0.001) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The PTEN overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked PTEN overview questions
- What is PTEN?
- PTEN is the ticker symbol for Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., a listed security. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, provides onshore contract drilling services to oil and natural gas operators in the United States and internationally. Listed on NASDAQ. PTEN is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the PTEN options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the PTEN options snapshot shows spot at $12.36, ATM IV 53.3%, IV rank 28.2%, net GEX $1.4M, expected move 15.28%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are PTEN's key statistics?
- Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) carries a market capitalization of $4.56B, beta of 0.65 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 5.1-12.62. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does PTEN belong to?
- Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. operates in the Energy sector, in the Oil & Gas Drilling industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare PTEN's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the PTEN data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).