Analyst ratings
15 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 9 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $13.86.
NASDAQ: PTEN · Oil & Gas Drilling
Over the past week, Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) racked up about 23 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 41% bullish but is at odds: News runs 94% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 9 of 15 analysts rating PTEN a buy.
There is little buzz around PTEN this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 60% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to News at 94%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
15 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 9 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $13.86.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 19 points above the crowd average of 41%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 94% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 94-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) buzz held subdued around 34.4 while the price drifted up 24.5% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 7.6M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, PTEN gained 2.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 30.6 and was relatively stable, swinging between 25.2 and 38.2. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 10 of the 18 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (9 / 6 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 41% |
| Avg price target | $13.86 |
| Most bullish source | News, 94% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 94 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 23 |
| Market cap | $4.79B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | n/a · 41.3 |
| EPS · Beta | -$0.24 · 0.6 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $4.67B · -2% margin |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Drilling |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 90/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 41% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 23 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) is fairly quiet with 0 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 1 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), averaging 41% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 94% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 94-point spread. On the professional side, 9 of 15 analysts rate PTEN a buy.
Of the 15 analysts covering Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), 9 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $13.86. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 41% bullish.
Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)'s cross-source average is bearish at 41% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. X reads 28% bullish, News reads 94% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 90/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) at 41% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X, while news activity is rising. The sell signal carries 90/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 16 mentions (70% of total volume). X contributes 7 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 41% bullish, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. PTEN's sell signal at 90/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 41% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The PTEN sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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