Every Form 4 that Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow PTEN and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full PTEN filings page.
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC (PTEN) reported that President & CEO William Andrew Hendricks Jr. sold 250,000 shares of common stock on September 18, 2026, in an open-market or private transaction at a weighted average price of $11.91 per share. The sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on June 18, 2026. Following this transaction, he directly holds 2,042,474 shares of PTEN common stock.
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC (PTEN) director Robert Wayne Drummond Jr reported selling a total of 200,000 shares of common stock in early September 2026. On September 2, 2026, he sold 198,395 shares at a weighted average price of $12.85 per share in trades ranging from $12.85 to $12.86, and on September 1, 2026 he sold 1,605 shares at $12.85 per share. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC (PTEN) insider Seth David Wexler, EVP, General Counsel & Secretary, sold 120,000 shares of common stock on September 1, 2026 in an open-market or private transaction at a weighted average price of $12.75 per share, and directly held 404,582 shares afterward. The transaction was not reported as made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan and involved multiple trades between $12.75 and $12.76 per share.
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC (PTEN) President & CEO William Andrew Hendricks Jr reported selling 250,000 shares of common stock on September 2, 2026 in a sale characterized as an open market or private transaction at a weighted average price of $12.93 per share, with individual trades ranging from $12.90 to $12.96. Following this transaction, he directly holds 2,292,474 shares of PTEN common stock, and no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC (PTEN) director James Carl Stewart, through JCS Partners LP, reported a sale of 207,000 shares of common stock on August 25, 2026. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $11.54 per share, in multiple trades between $11.50 and $11.60. After this indirect sale, JCS Partners LP held no PTEN shares, while Stewart continues to hold 114,116 shares directly.
PATTERSON-UTI Energy’s Chief Accounting Officer Forrest C. Robinson reported several stock transactions. On June 8, 2026, he completed an open-market sale of 13,670 shares of common stock at $12.01 per share. On June 9, 2026, 5,749 shares were disposed of to cover withholding taxes on restricted stock units that converted into common stock, and he received a grant of 20,833 restricted stock units that convert into common shares on a one-for-one basis. After these transactions, Robinson directly held 71,926 shares of PATTERSON-UTI common stock, with the new restricted stock units vesting in three equal installments on June 9 of 2027, 2028 and 2029.
Patterson-UTI Energy President & CEO William Andrew Hendricks Jr. sold 200,000 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction at a weighted average price of $11.64 per share. After this sale, he directly holds 2,542,474 shares of Patterson-UTI Energy common stock.
Patterson-UTI Energy executive vice president and chief operating officer James Michael Holcomb reported an open-market sale of 150,000 shares of Common Stock on May 28, 2026 at a weighted average price of $11.47 per share. These shares were sold in multiple trades at prices ranging from $11.40 to $11.52. After the transaction, Holcomb directly owned 421,523 shares of Patterson-UTI Energy common stock.
Patterson-UTI Energy executive Seth David Wexler, EVP, General Counsel & Secretary, reported a tax-related share disposition. On May 9, 2026, 10,363 shares of Common Stock were disposed at $11.42 per share to cover withholding taxes on Restricted Stock Units that converted into Common Stock. After this administrative tax-withholding transaction, Wexler directly holds 524,582 shares of Patterson-UTI Energy common stock.
PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC Executive Vice President Kenneth N. Berns reported routine share movements related to equity compensation. On May 9, 2026, 12,096 shares of common stock were disposed of to pay applicable withholding taxes on Restricted Stock Units that converted into common stock at $11.42 per share.
After this tax-withholding disposition, Berns held 1,043,987 shares of PATTERSON-UTI common stock directly. In addition, trusts for which he serves as trustee held a further 34,000 shares indirectly. The filing does not show open-market buying or selling, but rather administrative tax settlement tied to RSU vesting.
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC President & CEO William Andrew Hendricks Jr. reported a tax-related share disposition. On May 9, 2026, 48,952 shares of Common Stock were withheld at $11.42 per share to pay withholding taxes on Restricted Stock Units that converted into Common Stock. Following this, he directly holds 2,742,474 shares.
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC executive James Michael Holcomb reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On May 9, 2026, 12,395 shares of common stock were withheld at a price of $11.42 per share to cover applicable taxes on Restricted Stock Units that converted into common stock. After this withholding transaction, Holcomb directly holds 571,523 shares of PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC common stock.
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC executive vice president and chief financial officer Charles Andrew Smith reported a tax-related share disposition. On May 9, 2026, he disposed of 13,016 shares of common stock to pay withholding taxes on restricted stock units that converted into common stock.
The disposition was priced at $11.42 per share and was classified as a tax-withholding transaction rather than an open-market sale. After this transaction, Smith directly holds 713,439 shares of Patterson-UTI Energy common stock.
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC director Jaime Cesar sold Common Stock in an open-market transaction. On May 5, 2026, Cesar sold 10,000 shares of Patterson-UTI Energy common stock at an average price of $12.29 per share. After this sale, Cesar directly holds 77,462 shares of the company’s common stock.
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC President & CEO William Andrew Hendricks Jr. reported a tax-related share disposition. On May 5, 2026, 31,677 shares of Common Stock were withheld at $12.29 per share to cover applicable taxes on Restricted Stock Units that converted into Common Stock. Following this withholding, he directly holds 2,791,426 shares.
PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC Executive Vice President Kenneth N. Berns reported an insider transaction involving company Common Stock. On May 5, 2026, he disposed of 12,680 shares at $12.29 per share to pay applicable withholding taxes on Restricted Stock Units that converted into Common Stock.
After this tax-withholding disposition, Berns directly holds 1,056,083 shares of Common Stock. In addition, 34,000 shares are held indirectly through trust(s) for which he serves as trustee.
Patterson-UTI Energy executive James Michael Holcomb reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On May 5, 2026, 9,741 shares of Common Stock were disposed at $12.29 per share to satisfy withholding taxes on Restricted Stock Units that converted into Common Stock. After this tax-withholding transaction, he directly holds 583,918 Patterson-UTI Energy shares, indicating he retained a substantial equity position.
Patterson-UTI Energy’s EVP and Chief Financial Officer, Charles Andrew Smith, reported a routine compensation-related share disposition. On May 5, 2026, 11,943 shares of common stock were surrendered at $12.29 per share to cover withholding taxes on Restricted Stock Units that converted into common stock. After this tax-withholding transaction, he directly holds 726,455 shares of Patterson-UTI Energy common stock.
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC executive reports tax-related share disposition. EVP and General Counsel Seth David Wexler had 8,185 shares of Common Stock disposed at $12.29 per share on May 5, 2026 to cover withholding taxes on Restricted Stock Units that converted into Common Stock.
After this tax-withholding transaction, Wexler directly holds 534,945 shares of Patterson-UTI Energy common stock. The event reflects a compensation-related tax payment rather than an open-market sale.
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC director Robert Wayne Drummond Jr reported open-market sales of a total of 384,174 shares of Common Stock. He sold 322,699 shares on May 1, 2026 at a weighted average price of $12.04 per share and 61,475 shares on May 4, 2026 at a weighted average price of $12.02 per share. The prices reflect multiple trades in ranges disclosed in footnotes. Following these transactions, he directly holds 1,128,773 shares of Patterson-UTI Energy common stock.
Patterson-UTI Energy President & CEO William Andrew Hendricks Jr. reported several equity transactions involving the company’s common stock and equity awards. On May 1, 2026, he completed an open-market sale of 250,000 shares at a weighted average price of $11.85 per share and directly held 2,823,103 common shares afterward.
Also on May 1, 97,333 cash-settled restricted stock units vested and were treated as converting into common stock and simultaneously being disposed back to the company for cash, with 53,989 of the related shares deemed disposed at $12.22 to cover withholding taxes. On April 30, 2026, he received 232,900 restricted stock units and 155,300 cash-settled restricted stock units as compensation, each vesting in three equal annual installments starting April 30, 2027. Following these awards and settlements, he held 349,967 cash-settled restricted stock units.
Patterson-UTI Energy EVP & CFO Charles Andrew Smith reported equity compensation activity and related settlements. On April 30, 2026, he received 57,500 restricted stock units and 38,400 cash-settled restricted stock units, each convertible one-for-one into common stock or cash as applicable, vesting in equal thirds on April 30, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
On May 1, 2026, 24,033 restricted stock units vested into common stock and 14,357 shares were withheld to cover applicable taxes. Cash-settled restricted stock units for 24,033 share-equivalents were settled in cash and, under SEC guidance, reported as a deemed conversion and simultaneous disposition to the company, with no shares actually issued or sold. Following these transactions, he directly holds 738,398 shares of common stock and 86,467 cash-settled restricted stock units.
Patterson-UTI Energy Executive Vice President Kenneth N. Berns reported a set of compensation-related equity transactions, with no open-market stock purchases or sales. On April 30, 2026, he received 47,900 shares of Common Stock and 32,000 cash-settled restricted stock units, both at no cost, as equity awards. These units vest in equal one-third installments on April 30, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
On May 1, 2026, 20,033 cash-settled restricted stock units vested and were settled in cash. Under SEC guidance this is shown as a deemed conversion into Common Stock and simultaneous disposition back to the company, but a footnote clarifies that no actual shares were issued or sold. Also on May 1, 11,157 shares of Common Stock were withheld to cover taxes on restricted stock units converting into Common Stock.
After these transactions, Berns directly holds 1,068,763 shares of Common Stock, plus 34,000 shares held indirectly by trusts for which he is trustee, and 72,067 remaining cash-settled restricted stock units. Overall, the filing reflects routine equity compensation grants, vesting and tax withholding rather than discretionary trading.
Patterson-UTI Energy EVP & Chief Business Officer James Michael Holcomb reported routine equity compensation activity. On April 30, 2026, he was granted 54,800 restricted stock units tied to common stock and 36,500 cash-settled restricted stock units, each vesting in three equal installments on April 30, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
On May 1, 2026, 22,900 restricted stock units vested and converted into common stock, and 13,665 shares were withheld at $12.22 per share to cover taxes. The filing also reflects settlement of 22,900 cash-settled restricted stock units, which under SEC guidance is deemed a simultaneous issuance and disposition to the company for cash, though no shares were actually issued or sold. After these entries, Holcomb directly holds 593,659 shares of common stock.
PATTERSON-UTI Energy executive vice president and general counsel Seth David Wexler reported routine equity compensation and related settlements. On April 30, 2026, he received 49,300 shares of Common Stock and 32,900 restricted stock units that each convert into one share, vesting in equal installments on April 30 of 2027, 2028 and 2029. On May 1, 2026, 20,600 restricted stock units vested into Common Stock, and 11,438 shares were withheld to cover taxes. The filing also shows cash settlement of 20,600 cash-settled restricted stock units, recorded as a disposition to the company but with no actual shares issued or sold. After these events, Wexler directly held 543,130 Common shares and 74,100 cash-settled restricted stock units.
Patterson-UTI Energy director Robert Wayne Drummond Jr reported an open-market sale of 164,775 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $10.18 per share. The shares were sold through trust accounts for which he serves as trustee and were held indirectly.
Following these transactions, he no longer reports indirect holdings from those trusts but continues to own 1,512,947 Patterson-UTI Energy common shares directly. This filing shows a net reduction in his overall exposure while maintaining a substantial direct position in the company.
Patterson-UTI Energy director Tiffany Thom Cepak reported an open-market sale of common stock. On March 4, 2026, she sold 12,000 shares of Patterson-UTI Energy common stock at a weighted average price of $8.86 per share, in multiple transactions between $8.86 and $8.88. After this sale, she directly owned 161,111 shares of Patterson-UTI Energy common stock.
Patterson-UTI Energy director Drummond Robert Wayne Jr. reported that trusts associated with him executed an open-market sale of 400,000 shares of common stock on February 13, 2026 at a weighted average price of $8.17 per share, in multiple trades between $8.01 and $8.29. After this sale, the trusts held 164,775 shares indirectly, while Drummond also reported 1,512,947 shares held directly. The filing clarifies that he serves as trustee for the trusts involved in the transaction.