Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) Stock: What Does the Chart Say Wednesday?

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) stock is up 17.93% over the past week and gets a Bullish rating from InvestorsObserver Sentiment Indicator.

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. has a Bullish sentiment reading. Find out what this means for you and get the rest of the rankings on PTEN!

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What is Stock Sentiment?

Sentiment is a very short-term indicator that is entirely technical. There is no information about the health of profitability of the underlying company in our sentiment score. As a technical indicator, news about the stock, or company, such as an earnings release or other event, could move the stock counter to the recent trend. Changes in price are generally the best indicator of sentiment for a particular stock. At its core, a stock's trend indicates whether current market sentiment is bullish or bearish. Investors must be bullish if a stock is trending upward, and are bearish if a stock is moving down. InvestorsObserver's Sentiment Indicator factors in both price changes and variations in volume. An increase in volume usually means a current trend is stengthening, while a drop in volume tends to signal a reversal to the ongoing trend. Our system also uses the options market in order to receive additional signals on current sentiments. We take into account the ratio of calls and puts for a stock since options allow an investor to bet on future changes in price.

What's Happening With PTEN Stock Today?

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) stock is higher by 5.72% while the S&P 500 is down -0.31% as of 2:08 PM on Wednesday, Oct 5. PTEN has gained $0.77 from the previous closing price of $13.37 on volume of 1,365,817 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 is down -12.12% while PTEN has gained 43.55%. PTEN lost -$2.16 per share in the over the last 12 months. To see InvestorsObserver's Sentiment Score for Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. click here.

More About Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

Patterson-UTI Energy is one of the largest land rig drilling contractors in the United States and maintains moderately sized pressure-pumping operations primarily in Texas and the Appalachian region. It also provides directional drilling services and tool rental services in most U.S. onshore oil and gas basins. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. stock.