Patterson-UTI (PTEN) Reports Q4 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates

分组1 - Patterson-UTI reported a quarterly loss of $0.12 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.10, and compared to earnings of $0.19 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -20% [1] - The company posted revenues of $1.16 billion for the quarter ended December 2024, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.19%, and down from $1.58 billion year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, Patterson-UTI has surpassed consensus EPS estimates just once and topped consensus revenue estimates two times [2] 分组2 - The stock has lost about 0.6% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 2.7% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is -$0.08 on $1.24 billion in revenues, and -$0.17 on $5.1 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year [7] - The Oil and Gas - Drilling industry is currently in the bottom 42% of the Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges for stock performance [8]