PTEN vs RNGR vs ZNOG Stock Comparison

Patterson Uti Energy, Ranger Energy Services and Zion Oil & Gas Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ZNOG Zion Oil & Gas Inc
$0.35 -16.7% 1M +84.2% 1Y
Market cap
$410.66K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ranger Energy Services leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ranger Energy Services 6, Zion Oil & Gas 2, Patterson Uti Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPTENRNGRZNOGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.10B $317.51M $410.66K PTEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -164.2x 22.2x -0.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.0% +6.1% — RNGR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.5% 2.4% — RNGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 4.7% — RNGR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.1x — RNGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +77.2% -0.2% +84.2% ZNOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr +6.0%/yr +20.1%/yr ZNOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.2% 34.7% 71.1% RNGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 68/100 37/100 RNGR

Percentile Scorecard

PTENRNGRZNOG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisPTENRNGRZNOG
Valuation 78 #11 of 47 91 #5 of 47 29 #70 of 98
Growth 56 #20 of 44 23 #34 of 44 42 #57 of 97
Profitability 38 #26 of 41 45 #23 of 41 15 #80 of 94
Financial Health 56 #21 of 46 82 #9 of 46 96 #5 of 101
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 32 100 #1 of 32 1 #77 of 78
Overall 65 68 37
  • PTEN ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • RNGR ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • ZNOG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodPTENRNGRZNOGSPY
1 month -7.8%-15.2%-16.7% -1.0%
3 months +11.6%-14.5%-10.3% -0.4%
6 months -8.0%-17.4%-16.7% +4.5%
Year to date +74.3%-2.9%+59.1% +12.4%
1 year +77.2%-0.2%+84.2% +13.6%
3 years -17.0%+17.4%+483.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year -6.0%+5.5%+80.1% +20.8%
5 years +13.8%+33.7%+150.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year +2.6%+6.0%+20.1% +10.4%
10 years -50.2%—-71.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year -6.7%—-11.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePTENRNGRZNOGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.2%34.7%71.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.3%37.2%78.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.510.630.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.48-0.011.18 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.9%-41.1%-91.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.0%-26.3%-46.2% -1.6%
52-week high $13.32$18.43$0.65 $779.14
52-week low $5.41$12.75$0.16 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultiplePTENRNGRZNOG
P/E now vs peer median -162.5xmedian 23.0x 22.5xmedian 23.0x -0.1xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x —median 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 8.3x 4.2xmedian 8.3x 1.2xmedian 5.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 15.0x 22.2xmedian 15.0x 0.0xmedian 9.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.5x 0.0xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 5.95median 0.48 -0.96median 0.48 0.00median 0.68

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsPTENRNGRZNOG
Revenue $4.84B $606.70M –
Gross profit $1.16B $107.20M –
Operating income $41.76M $22.70M -$8.22M
Net income -$24.21M $14.30M -$8.19M
Free cash flow $265.98M $14.50M -$17.64M
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $0.60 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $339.31M $4.20M $9.61M
Total debt $1.23B $13.70M –
Shares (diluted) 384.36M 24.00M 843.21M
Enterprise value $2.80B $250.91M -$38.58M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricPTENRNGRZNOG
P/E -162.5x 22.5x -0.1x
P/FCF 15.2x 22.2x 0.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.9x 5.3x 0.0x
P/S 0.8x 0.5x –
P/B 1.3x 1.1x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 1.1x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 4.2x 1.2x
EV/EBIT 118.2x 14.6x 1.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.5x –
EV/FCF 18.6x 22.8x 0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x 5.5x 1.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.95 -0.96 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPTENRNGRZNOG
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.0% 6.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -2.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.4% 4.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -3.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 158.1% -27.7% -14.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -51.1% -21.9% 46.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.1% -36.2% -15.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.8% -24.7% 46.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.7% -39.7% -15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.3% -23.5% 54.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.9% -25.7% -46.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -7.9% -22.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.9% -66.4% -16.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.6% -27.7% -55.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPTENRNGRZNOG
Gross margin 24.1% 17.7% –
EBITDA margin 19.0% 13.1% –
Operating margin 0.9% 3.7% –
Pretax margin -0.5% 3.5% –
Net margin -0.5% 2.4% –
FCF margin 5.5% 2.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 10.0% –
Return on equity -0.8% 4.7% -16.6%
Return on assets -0.4% 3.1% -15.2%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 4.7% –
Return on capital employed 0.9% 6.3% -16.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -33.8x 4.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPTENRNGRZNOG
Debt / assets 22.6% 2.9% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 4.6x 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 43.6% 35.2% 9.2%
Equity / assets 56.4% 64.8% 90.8%
Interest coverage 0.6x 9.1x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.7x 3.9x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.3x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 2.8x
Altman Z-score 1.72 2.99 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPTENRNGRZNOG
Dividend yield 3.6% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 4.3% -61.1%
Shareholder yield 4.4% 6.1% -61.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusPTENRNGRZNOG
Forward P/E – 14.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $0.93FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +72.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +52.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.72BFY2026 $648.19MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +8.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPTENRNGRZNOG
Held by institutions 100.0% 84.6% –
Institutions holding 435 146 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +7.9% –
Institutions buying 258 82 –
Institutions selling 111 43 –
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.91 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

PTENRNGRZNOG
PTEN 1.00 0.55 0.13
RNGR 0.55 1.00 0.19
ZNOG 0.13 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PTEN, RNGR and ZNOG?

Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) $4.10B, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) $317.51M, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) $410.66K.

Which company is growing faster?

Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) +0.0%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) has the highest net margin (Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) -0.5%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) leads (Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) 1.0%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 4.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) returned the most: Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) +77.2%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) -0.2%, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) +84.2%. Over five years, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) compounded fastest (Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) +2.6%/yr, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) +6.0%/yr, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) +20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) has been the steadiest (Patterson Uti Energy (PTEN) 52.2%, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) 34.7%, Zion Oil & Gas (ZNOG) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PTEN, RNGR and ZNOG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ranger Energy Services (RNGR) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.