Nabors Industries Ltd vs Patterson-UTI Energy Inc

Nabors Industries Ltd (NBR) is undervalued and we do not publish a verdict for Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN).

We publish an intrinsic value for NBR but not for PTEN, so the two cannot be ranked on price.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Nabors Industries Ltd (NBR)

Discounting its cash flows at 6.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $135.52; the price of $83.42 is 38% below that value, and 84% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 70/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN)

We do not publish a value for this company: there is no balance sheet on file to value what it owns.

Leak Score 0/100 on 1 of 12 signals

MetricNBRPTEN
VerdictUndervaluedNot valued
Price$83.42$11.14
Intrinsic value$135.52
Margin of safety+38%
Leak Score70/100 (3/12)0/100 (1/12)
Market cap$1.3B$4.2B
Revenue growth, 5 years8.3%33.8%
Operating margin7.9%-0.7%
Net margin6.5%-1.9%
Return on equity49.2%-2.8%
Debt to equity3.910.41
P/E6.2x
Forward P/E20.6x40.4x
P/B2.3x1.4x
Dividend yield3.6%

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