Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC released its Q4 2025 investor letter for Small Cap Equity Fund, reporting modest gains in U.S. small-cap equities. The fund returned 1.96% in Q4, trailing the Russell 2000 Index’s 2.19% total return. Security selection supported performance, while allocation effects detracted. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. was highlighted as a top holding, with stock closing at $8.10 per share on February 13, 2026.

Aristotle Small Cap Equity Fund liquidated its position in Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. due to a weakening energy market outlook. The company provides drilling and pressure pumping solutions for major oil companies. Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (PTEN) stock closed at $8.10 per share on February 13, 2026, with a market capitalization of $3.075 billion.

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Read more at Yahoo Finance: Weakening Market Outlook Led Aristotle Small Cap Equity Fund to Liquidate Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)