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Patterson Uti Energy Inc (PTEN): insider trading, Congress trades & who owns it

By CapitalSnitch Research Desk · updated Oct 11, 2026 · data from SEC filings and official Congress disclosures
Insider signal
21/100
Heavy insider selling · 90 days
Insider buys
$0
0 buyers · 12 months
Insider sales
$33.9M
8 sellers · 12 months
Funds holding
437
13F · Q2 2026
Congress trades
1
1 member · 2 years

Patterson Uti Energy Inc executives and directors have only been selling lately: eight insiders sold off about $33.9 million of stock over 12 months, with no open-market purchases.

That's worth context: executives sell for plenty of routine reasons, from scheduled trading plans to tax bills. Buying is the rarer, more telling signal.

Members of Congress reported 1 trade in PTEN over the past two years (one member). Looking at the quarterly pattern: 4 quarters in a row of net selling by insiders. Insiders bought in 1 of the last 7 full quarters. Big money check: 437 institutions held PTEN as of Q2 2026, and more funds bought than sold.

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Latest insider trades in PTEN

FiledInsiderRoleTypeSharesPriceValueSource
Sep 21, 2026Hendricks William Andrew JRCEOSell250,000$11.91$3.0MSEC
Sep 3, 2026Drummond Robert Wayne JrDirectorSell1,605$12.85$21KSEC
Sep 3, 2026Drummond Robert Wayne JrDirectorSell198,395$12.85$2.5MSEC
Sep 3, 2026Wexler Seth DavidExecutive OfficerSell120,000$12.75$1.5MSEC
Sep 3, 2026Hendricks William Andrew JRCEOSell250,000$12.93$3.2MSEC
Aug 26, 2026STEWART JAMES CARLDirectorSell207,000$11.54$2.4MSEC
Jun 10, 2026Robinson Forrest CExecutive OfficerSell13,670$12.01$164KSEC
Jun 9, 2026Hendricks William Andrew JRCEOSell200,000$11.64$2.3MSEC
Jun 1, 2026Holcomb James MichaelCOOSell150,000$11.47$1.7MSEC
May 7, 2026Jaime CesarDirectorSell10,000$12.29$123KSEC
May 4, 2026Drummond Robert Wayne JrDirectorSell61,475$12.02$739KSEC
May 4, 2026Drummond Robert Wayne JrDirectorSell322,699$12.04$3.9MSEC
May 4, 2026Hendricks William Andrew JRCEOSell250,000$11.85$3.0MSEC
Mar 18, 2026Drummond Robert Wayne JrDirectorSell164,775$10.18$1.7MSEC
Mar 6, 2026CEPAK TIFFANY THOMDirectorSell12,000$8.86$106KSEC

Congress trades in PTEN Free

FiledMemberTypeAmountSource
Nov 20, 2024Debbie Wasserman Schultz DPurchase$1,001 - $15,000Official filing

Questions about PTEN

Are insiders buying or selling PTEN stock?

In the last 12 months Patterson Uti Energy Inc insiders made open-market purchases worth about $0 and sales worth about $33.9 million. Data comes from SEC Form 4 filings, updated every 30 minutes on CapitalSnitch.

When was the last insider trade in PTEN?

The most recent open-market insider trade in PTEN was filed on 2026-09-21.

How many institutions own PTEN?

437 investment managers reported holding PTEN in SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.

Has any member of Congress traded PTEN?

Yes. Members of Congress reported 1 trades in PTEN over the past two years. The full list is free on CapitalSnitch.

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Public-record data for research and education, not investment advice. Insider sales are often pre-planned (10b5-1). Congress data: Data derived from public disclosures filed under the Ethics in Government Act and the STOCK Act, republished free for public transparency and news reporting. Disclosures may lag the trade by 45 days or more and show amounts only as ranges. This data may not be used for credit rating, loan underwriting, solicitation of money (political, charitable or other), direct-mail or commercial targeting (5 U.S.C. 13107).