Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) have received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $81.25.

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Craig Hallum restated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research upgraded Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Ultra Clean from $50.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th.

Insider Activity at Ultra Clean

In other news, Director David T. Ibnale sold 23,500 shares of Ultra Clean stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.63, for a total transaction of $625,805.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 45,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,204,767.83. The trade was a 34.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 148.9% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its holdings in Ultra Clean by 40.3% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 989 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S grew its holdings in Ultra Clean by 450.0% in the fourth quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 1,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 237.6% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 936 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ultra Clean during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Ultra Clean Trading Up 2.0%

NASDAQ:UCTT opened at $60.68 on Tuesday. Ultra Clean has a 12 month low of $16.66 and a 12 month high of $73.80. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $43.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.12. The company has a current ratio of 3.19, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company has a market capitalization of $2.76 billion, a P/E ratio of -15.17, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 2.02.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $506.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $503.34 million. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 3.88% and a negative net margin of 8.82%.The business’s revenue was down 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.51 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.340 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Ultra Clean will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current year.

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.