Rice Hall James & Associates LLC Invests $3.88 Million in Ichor Holdings, Ltd. $ICHR

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ichor Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ:ICHR) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 221,290 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,877,000. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC owned about 0.64% of Ichor at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of Ichor by 6,688.0% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 19,821 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $448,000 after acquiring an additional 19,529 shares during the last quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ichor in the 1st quarter worth approximately $203,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Ichor by 27.7% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 9,891 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $224,000 after purchasing an additional 2,146 shares during the period. Cinctive Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Ichor in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,356,000. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Ichor by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 19,645 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $444,000 after purchasing an additional 865 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.81% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on ICHR shares. Oppenheimer upgraded Ichor from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $21.00 to $25.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Ichor from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. DA Davidson lowered their target price on Ichor from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $21.00 target price on Ichor and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ichor in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Ichor currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $23.20.

Ichor Trading Up 0.6%

ICHR opened at $18.95 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $17.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $18.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 3.08 and a quick ratio of 1.33. Ichor Holdings, Ltd. has a 12 month low of $13.12 and a 12 month high of $35.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $651.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.79 and a beta of 1.82.

Ichor (NASDAQ:ICHR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The technology company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by ($0.05). Ichor had a negative net margin of 4.26% and a negative return on equity of 0.96%. The company had revenue of $239.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $235.14 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.12 EPS. Ichor’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. Ichor has set its Q4 2025 guidance at -0.140-0.020 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Ichor Holdings, Ltd. will post 1.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Iain Mackenzie acquired 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $14.53 per share, with a total value of $145,300.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 130,011 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,889,059.83. This trade represents a 8.33% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Ichor

Ichor Holdings Ltd. is a global supplier of critical subsystems used in the fabrication of semiconductor devices. The company specializes in the design, engineering and manufacturing of gas delivery systems, vacuum pumps and abatement solutions that manage process gases and by-products in wafer-processing tools. Its modular subsystems are designed to integrate with lithography, etch, deposition and cleaning equipment, helping to ensure precise control of gas flow, pressure and purity throughout the chip-manufacturing cycle.

Founded in the mid-1980s and headquartered in Fremont, California, Ichor has expanded its footprint across Asia, Europe and North America.