Goldman Sachs Starts Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN) at Buy

December 8, 2011 7:12 AM EST
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Price: $11.37 +4.31%

Rating Summary:
    21 Buy, 15 Hold, 7 Sell

Rating Trend: Up Up

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    Up: 13 | Down: 14 | New: 11
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Goldman Sachs initiates coverage on Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ: PTEN) with a Buy. PT $29.00.

The firm notes that the market is pricing the stock as though the US land rig and pressure pumping businesses are about to fall sharply. The firm does not see this happening, and instead sees US land rig count to increase by 9% and forecast a robust 2012 for pressure pumping.

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Shares of Patterson-UTI Energy closed at $20.95 yesterday.


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