Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) Given Average Rating of “Buy” by Brokerages

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) has earned an average rating of “Buy” from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $104.40.

UCTT has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $130.00 price objective for the company. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Zacks Research raised shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 25th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ultra Clean

In other news, insider Christopher S. Cook sold 11,478 shares of Ultra Clean stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.96, for a total transaction of $848,912.88. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 97,427 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,205,700.92. This trade represents a 10.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Jamie J. Palfrey sold 8,691 shares of Ultra Clean stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.72, for a total value of $692,846.52. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 16,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,311,075.12. The trade was a 34.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 48,975 shares of company stock valued at $3,949,681. 1.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ultra Clean

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Ultra Clean by 148.9% in the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 554 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 40.3% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 989 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S grew its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 450.0% during the fourth quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 1,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Ultra Clean during the first quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 472.9% during the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,713 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 1,414 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Ultra Clean Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of UCTT opened at $92.55 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 3.07 and a quick ratio of 1.72. Ultra Clean has a 1 year low of $19.51 and a 1 year high of $93.80. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $77.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $53.50. The firm has a market cap of $4.15 billion, a P/E ratio of -21.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.94.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 9.38% and a positive return on equity of 4.28%. The firm had revenue of $533.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $525.28 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.28 earnings per share. Ultra Clean’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.600 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Ultra Clean will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Ultra Clean

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc is a global supplier of critical consumables and process tools for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company specializes in precision parts cleaning, chemical–mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries, surface conditioning pads, and specialty components used in wafer fabrication and advanced packaging. Ultra Clean also provides assembly and test hardware, tooling, and automated modules designed to support complex front-end and back-end processes in semiconductor fabs.

Ultra Clean’s product portfolio encompasses a range of cleaning systems and consumables aimed at particle and film removal, as well as CMP slurries and pads that are engineered for uniform material removal and planarization.