PTEN PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC
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Executive Summary
2.3M open-market sale by CEO Hendricks and a 164K sale by CAO Robinson. At a $4.4B market cap, the combined insider sell value of ~2.49M equals just 0.057% of market cap—trivial by proportionality standards. CEO sales are liquidity-driven (no cluster buy to offset, no 10b5-1 plan pattern visible), and academic literature finds cluster sales are not reliably informative. The non-cash grant/withholding transactions have zero economic signal. Score calibration for this segment shows negative net alpha at T+20, reinforcing restraint.
Key Financial Metrics
Actionable Insight
Insider sales at 0.06% of market cap are noise under the proportionality framework. The CEO sale likely reflects personal portfolio rebalancing rather than a bearish view. No trade action warranted — the cluster does not outweigh the 59% bullish analyst consensus or mid-cycle fundamentals for a drilling services company. Monitor next quarterly filing for any guidance change that might explain larger selling.
Key Facts
- CEO Hendricks sold 200,000 shares for $2.33M (open-market sale)
- CAO Robinson sold 13,670 shares for $164K (open-market sale)
- CAO Robinson also had a non-cash grant of 20,833 shares ($0 value) and tax-withholding surrender of 5,749 shares worth $68K
- Total open-market sales $2.49M = only 0.057% of $4.4B market cap
- No 10b5-1 pattern declared; no cluster buys to create mixed signal
Financial Impact
Combined $2.49M open-market insider sales represent ~0.06% of market cap — trivial and routine.
Risk Factors
- CEO sold a meaningful personal stake even though 200k shares is small relative to his likely total holdings
- Oil & gas price volatility could drive sector-wide selling regardless of insider signals
Market Snapshot
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CLUSTER Data (Synthetic) | cluster-PTEN-1781126255318 |
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Jun 11, 2026
2d ago
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Institutional Cluster
| $11.99 awaiting T+5 | awaiting T+5 | — | $11.49 (+4.17%) |
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Jun 10, 2026
2d ago
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Insider Cluster
| $12.02 awaiting T+5 | awaiting T+5 | — | $11.49 (−4.41%) |
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Jun 4, 2026
8d ago
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8-K
| $12.40 awaiting T+5 | awaiting T+5 | — | $11.49 (−7.34%) |
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May 26, 2026
18d ago
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8-K
| $12.12 $11.74 | ▼ −3.14% | ▼ −4.35% | $11.49 (−5.18%) |
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May 7, 2026
5w ago
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424B5
| $11.41 $12.00 | ▲ +5.19% | ▲ +3.68% | $11.49 (+0.72%) |
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May 1, 2026
6w ago
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Insider Cluster
| $11.97 $11.41 | ▼ −4.67% | ▼ −7.02% | $11.49 (−4.00%) |
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May 1, 2026
6w ago
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Insider Cluster
| $11.97 $11.41 | ▲ +4.67% | ▲ +7.02% | $11.49 (+4.00%) |
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Apr 28, 2026
6w ago
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8-K
| $11.83 $12.39 | ▲ +4.73% | ▲ +3.03% | $11.49 (−2.87%) |
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Apr 13, 2026
8w ago
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DEFA14A
| $9.88 $10.57 | ▲ +7.00% | ▲ +5.60% | $11.49 (+16.32%) |
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