Patterson-Uti Energy (PTEN): Congress and insider trades
Who in Congress and inside the company traded PTEN, when each filing appeared, and what buying after each one would have earned against the S&P 500.
Key Facts
- Patterson-Uti Energy (PTEN) is a listed stock on NASDAQ.
- 3 members of Congress filed 4 buys and 3 sells of PTEN, the latest published 2023-08-24 (24 August 2023).
- Insiders filed 0 open market buys worth $0 and 13 sells worth $23M, the latest filed 2026-09-03 (3 September 2026).
- Across 4 scored buys, Congress averaged +2.4% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 25% of them ahead of the index. That result is too few trades to draw a conclusion.
- Data as of 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026).
Congress trades in PTEN
as of 2023-08-24| Filed | Member | Type | Size | Days to file | 90 day vs S&P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2023 | Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) | buy | 1K–15K | 38 | -18.3% |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) | sell | 1K–15K | 28 | n/a |
| 29 Jul 2022 | Chris Jacobs (R-NY) | sell | 15K–50K | 42 | n/a |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) | sell | 1K–15K | 12 | n/a |
| 20 May 2022 | Chris Jacobs (R-NY) | buy | 1K–15K | 38 | -18.8% |
| 17 May 2022 | Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) | buy | 1K–15K | 25 | -20.8% |
| 26 Jan 2022 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) | buy | 1K–15K | 5 | +67.3% |
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Insider trades in PTEN
as of 2026-09-03| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | 90 day vs S&P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 | Hendricks William Andrew JR | sell | 250,000 | $12.93 | $3.2M | n/a |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Wexler Seth David | sell | 120,000 | $12.75 | $1.5M | n/a |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Drummond Robert Wayne Jr | sell | 1,605 | $12.85 | $20.6K | n/a |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Drummond Robert Wayne Jr | sell | 198,395 | $12.85 | $2.5M | n/a |
| 26 Aug 2026 | STEWART JAMES CARL | sell | 207,000 | $11.54 | $2.4M | n/a |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Robinson Forrest C | sell | 13,670 | $12.01 | $164K | n/a |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Hendricks William Andrew JR | sell | 200,000 | $11.64 | $2.3M | n/a |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Holcomb James Michael | sell | 150,000 | $11.47 | $1.7M | n/a |
| 7 May 2026 | Jaime Cesar | sell | 10,000 | $12.29 | $123K | n/a |
| 4 May 2026 | Drummond Robert Wayne Jr | sell | 61,475 | $12.02 | $739K | n/a |
| 4 May 2026 | Drummond Robert Wayne Jr | sell | 322,699 | $12.04 | $3.9M | n/a |
| 4 May 2026 | Hendricks William Andrew JR | sell | 250,000 | $11.85 | $3.0M | n/a |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Drummond Robert Wayne Jr | sell | 164,775 | $10.18 | $1.7M | n/a |
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Frequently asked questions
Who has bought PTEN?
4 Congress buys by 3 members and 0 insider buys are on file. The tables on this page list every one.
Did buying PTEN after a disclosure beat the market?
Across 4 scored buys, Congress averaged +2.4% against the S&P 500 (SPY) over the 90 days after disclosure, with 25% of them ahead of the index. That result is too few trades to draw a conclusion. A single stock is a small sample.
Sources: Congressional trades: STOCK Act disclosures, collected from CapitolTrades. Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings, collected from Finviz. Prices: Yahoo Finance daily adjusted closes. Data as of 2026-09-29 (29 September 2026). About these sources.
Not investment advice. Past disclosed trades do not predict future returns. Disclosures are published late, so the trades shown are ones you could only have copied after the fact. Talk to a licensed adviser before you invest.