Paul Yoonku Cho Sells 2,000 Shares of Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Stock

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) General Counsel Paul Yoonku Cho sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.89, for a total transaction of $173,780.00. Following the completion of the sale, the general counsel directly owned 15,844 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,376,685.16. The trade was a 11.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Ultra Clean Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of Ultra Clean stock opened at $85.03 on Thursday. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $18.93 and a 52-week high of $88.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 3.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $68.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.41. The firm has a market cap of $3.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -19.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.94.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $533.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $525.28 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.28 earnings per share. The business’s revenue 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Ultra Clean by 148.9% during the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 554 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its position in 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 buying an additional 284 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S grew its position in 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 buying an additional 900 shares during the period. AdvisorNet Financial Inc acquired a new position in Ultra Clean during the first quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in 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 buying an additional 1,414 shares during the period. 96.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on UCTT. UBS Group began coverage on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $130.00 price target on the stock. Craig Hallum reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Ultra Clean from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. TD Cowen boosted their price target 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. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted their price target on shares of Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ultra Clean presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $104.40.

Ultra Clean Company Profile

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.