<div id="readability-page-1"><p>11:45 AM EDT, 05/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- CFRA, an independent research provider, has provided MT Newswires with the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:</p><p>Our 12-month target price of $9.50, raised from $6.50, reflects a 4.8x multiple of enterprise value to projected '27 EBITDA, about in line with PTEN's historical forward average. Our DCF model, using a WACC of 7.7% and terminal growth of 2.0%, also finds shares to be slightly overvalued. We narrow our projected '26 operating loss per share by $0.13 to $0.21, and similarly, '27's by $0.27 to $0.02. Shares are trading about 20% above PTEN's historical forward average on EBITDA, and  the bull case for the company rests on a near-term inflection point in its Completion Services segment (a segment that comprised 37% of Q1 2026 EBITDA before corporate expenses), in our view. To be fair, privately-held E&amp;Ps do appear to be ramping up spending in response to the surge in crude oil prices, but we do not anticipate similar behavior from the public E&amp;Ps until at least 2027, and possibly not to the degree that PTEN might hope.</p> <p>MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</p></div>

Patterson-UTI能源

<p>CFRA 對 Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.維持賣出評級，將其 12 個月目標價從 6.50 美元上調至 9.50 美元。分析師認為該股票略顯高估，預計 2026 年的每股運營虧損為 0.21 美元。該公司的交易價格約比其歷史平均 EBITDA 高出 20%。雖然私營勘探與生產公司因原油價格上漲而增加支出，但預計公共勘探與生產公司至少在 2027 年之前不會跟隨這一趨勢</p>

研究警報：CFRA 維持對 Patterson-UTI Energy 公司股票的賣出評級