PTEN · Insider Trading
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc
Every open-market purchase and sale reported by PTEN officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.
| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | William Andrew Hendricks JR | President & CEO | Sell | −250,000 | −$2.98M |
| 2026-09-03 | William Andrew Hendricks JR | President & CEO | Sell | −250,000 | −$3.23M |
| 2026-09-03 | Seth David Wexler | EVP, General Counsel&Secretary | Sell | −120,000 | −$1.53M |
| 2026-09-03 | Robert Wayne Drummond Jr | Director | Sell | −200,000 | −$2.57M |
| 2026-08-26 | James Carl Stewart | Director | Sell | −207,000 | −$2.39M |
| 2026-06-10 | Forrest C Robinson | Chief Accounting Officer | MIXED | +1,414 | −$232.59K |
| 2026-06-09 | William Andrew Hendricks JR | President & CEO | Sell | −200,000 | −$2.33M |
| 2026-06-01 | James Michael Holcomb | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | Sell | −150,000 | −$1.72M |
| 2026-05-12 | James Michael Holcomb | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | F | −12,395 | −$141.55K |
| 2026-05-12 | Kenneth N Berns | Executive Vice President | F | −12,096 | −$138.14K |
| 2026-05-12 | William Andrew Hendricks JR | President & CEO | F | −48,952 | −$559.03K |
| 2026-05-12 | Seth David Wexler | EVP, General Counsel&Secretary | F | −10,363 | −$118.35K |
| 2026-05-12 | Charles Andrew Smith | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | F | −13,016 | −$148.64K |
| 2026-05-07 | Kenneth N Berns | Executive Vice President | F | −12,680 | −$155.84K |
| 2026-05-07 | Seth David Wexler | EVP/General Counsel/Secretary | F | −8,185 | −$100.59K |
| 2026-05-07 | William Andrew Hendricks JR | President & CEO | F | −31,677 | −$389.31K |
| 2026-05-07 | Charles Andrew Smith | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | F | −11,943 | −$146.78K |
| 2026-05-07 | Cesar Jaime | Director | Sell | −10,000 | −$122.90K |
| 2026-05-07 | James Michael Holcomb | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | F | −9,741 | −$119.72K |
| 2026-05-04 | Seth David Wexler | EVP/General Counsel/Secretary | MIXED | +37,862 | −$362.25K |
| 2026-05-04 | Robert Wayne Drummond Jr | Director | Sell | −384,174 | −$4.62M |
| 2026-05-04 | Kenneth N Berns | Executive Vice President | MIXED | +36,743 | −$352.69K |
| 2026-05-04 | William Andrew Hendricks JR | President & CEO | MIXED | −71,089 | −$4.67M |
| 2026-05-04 | Charles Andrew Smith | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | MIXED | +43,143 | −$435.00K |
| 2026-05-04 | James Michael Holcomb | EVP & Chief Business Officer | MIXED | +41,135 | −$414.31K |
| 2026-03-18 | Robert Wayne Drummond Jr | Director | Sell | −164,775 | −$1.68M |
| 2026-03-06 | Tiffany Thom Cepak | Director | Sell | −12,000 | −$106.32K |
| 2026-02-17 | Robert Wayne Drummond Jr | Director | Sell | −400,000 | −$3.27M |
| 2026-01-05 | Gary M. Halverson | Director | A | +28,641 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Cesar Jaime | Director | A | +28,641 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Janeen S Judah | Director | A | +28,641 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Tiffany Thom Cepak | Director | A | +28,641 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Curtis W Huff | Director | A | +40,098 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | James Carl Stewart | Director | A | +28,641 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Robert Wayne Drummond Jr | Director | A | +28,641 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Amy H Nelson | Director | A | +28,641 | — |
| 2026-01-05 | Julie J Robertson | Director | A | +28,641 | — |
| 2025-12-19 | James Carl Stewart | Director | Sell | −718,254 | −$4.22M |
| 2025-06-11 | Forrest C Robinson | Chief Accounting Officer | MIXED | +37,055 | −$16.49K |
| 2025-06-04 | James Carl Stewart | Director | Sell | −74,500 | −$410.50K |
| 2025-05-13 | James Carl Stewart | Director | Sell | −5,500 | −$32.89K |
| 2025-05-12 | Seth David Wexler | EVP/General Counsel/Secretary | F | −10,363 | −$60.52K |
| 2025-05-12 | James Michael Holcomb | EVP & Chief Business Officer | F | −12,395 | −$72.39K |
| 2025-05-12 | Charles Andrew Smith | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | F | −13,016 | −$76.01K |
| 2025-05-05 | William Andrew Hendricks JR | President & CEO | A | +411,600 | — |
| 2025-05-05 | James Michael Holcomb | EVP & Chief Business Officer | MIXED | +87,059 | −$58.74K |
| 2025-05-05 | Kenneth N Berns | Executive Vice President | A | +84,700 | — |
| 2025-05-05 | Charles Andrew Smith | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | MIXED | +89,757 | −$72.02K |
| 2025-05-05 | Seth David Wexler | EVP/General Counsel/Secretary | MIXED | +79,015 | −$49.36K |
| 2025-05-01 | Seth David Wexler | EVP/General Counsel/Secretary | F | −6,060 | −$36.42K |
| Insider | Role | Shares Held | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Andrew Hendricks JR | President & CEO | 2,042,474 | $23.49M |
| Kenneth N Berns | Executive Vice President | 1,077,987 | $12.40M |
| Robert Wayne Drummond Jr | Director | 928,773 | $10.68M |
| Charles Andrew Smith | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | 713,439 | $8.20M |
| Curtis W Huff | Director | 450,040 | $5.18M |
| James Michael Holcomb | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | 421,523 | $4.85M |
| Seth David Wexler | EVP, General Counsel&Secretary | 404,582 | $4.65M |
| Gary M. Halverson | Director | 196,612 | $2.26M |
| Amy H Nelson | Director | 191,468 | $2.20M |
| Janeen S Judah | Director | 187,695 | $2.16M |
| Tiffany Thom Cepak | Director | 161,111 | $1.85M |
| James Carl Stewart | Director | 114,116 | $1.31M |
| Julie J Robertson | Director | 87,462 | $1.01M |
| Forrest C Robinson | Chief Accounting Officer | 77,675 | $893.26K |
| Cesar Jaime | Director | 77,462 | $890.81K |
| Leslie Ann Beyer | Director | 55,120 | $633.88K |
Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.
Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.
Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the PTEN quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.
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