<div id="readability-page-1"><p>PDT Partners LLC increased its position in shares of  Precision Drilling Co. (NYSE:PDS - Free Report) <span>TSE: PD<span></span></span> by 91.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,784 shares of the oil and gas company's stock after purchasing an additional 7,520 shares during the quarter. PDT Partners LLC owned 0.11% of Precision Drilling worth $964,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Precision Drilling</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><ul><li>Helmerich &amp; Payne Stock, A Lot More Upside Than Meets the Eye</li></ul><p>Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of PDS. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in  Precision Drilling by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,285 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $450,000 after acquiring an additional 418 shares during the period.  Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in  Precision Drilling by 30.1% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,159 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $132,000 after purchasing an additional 499 shares in the last quarter.  Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. boosted its stake in  Precision Drilling by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. now owns 8,477 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $518,000 after acquiring an additional 824 shares during the last quarter.  Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its position in shares of  Precision Drilling by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 8,477 shares of the oil and gas company's stock worth $518,000 after buying an additional 824 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of  Precision Drilling in the fourth quarter worth approximately $71,000. 48.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. </p><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><p>Several research analysts recently commented on PDS shares. TD Securities downgraded shares of Precision Drilling from a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. StockNews.com lowered shares of Precision Drilling from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Raymond James downgraded shares of Precision Drilling from a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating to an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Report on PDS</b></p><h2>Precision Drilling Stock Down 3.2 %</h2><p>Precision Drilling stock opened at $41.89 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $566.39 million, a PE ratio of 7.79 and a beta of 1.53. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $44.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $55.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Precision Drilling Co. has a 12 month low of $36.20 and a 12 month high of $79.07. </p><p>Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS - Get Free Report) <span>TSE: PD<span></span></span> last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The oil and gas company reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.57 by ($0.04). Precision Drilling had a net margin of 5.87% and a return on equity of 6.72%. The firm had revenue of $345.41 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $508.06 million.  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<p>PDT Partners LLC has increased its stake in Precision Drilling Co. (NYSE:PDS) by 91% in Q4, acquiring an additional 7,520 shares, bringing its total to 15,784 shares valued at $964,000. Other investors, including Geode Capital and Signaturefd, also raised their positions. Precision Drilling's stock has seen a recent downgrade from analysts, with a current price of $41.89, down 3.2%. The company reported earnings of $1.53 per share, missing estimates, with a revenue of $345.41 million for the last quarter.</p>

PDT Partners LLC Acquires 7,520 Shares of Precision Drilling Co. (NYSE:PDS)