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 buys 4 3 members
Congress sells 3
Insider buys 0 $0
Insider sells 13 $23M
Congress buys vs S&P, 90d +2.4% 4 scored buys
Insider buys vs S&P, 90d n/a 0 scored buys

Congress trades in PTEN

as of 2023-08-24
  1. Josh Gottheimer3 trades
  2. Chris Jacobs2 trades
  3. Debbie Wasserman Schultz2 trades
Congress trades in PTEN, newest first.
FiledMemberTypeSizeDays to file90 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%

Insider trades in PTEN

as of 2026-09-03
Open market insider trades in PTEN, newest first.
FiledInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue90 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

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.