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

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $81.25.

UCTT has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Craig Hallum reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Ultra Clean from $50.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. TD Cowen increased their price target on Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Monday, December 29th.

Institutional Trading of Ultra Clean

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of UCTT. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Ultra Clean by 63.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,399,834 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $86,118,000 after buying an additional 1,315,407 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 944.8% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 559,955 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $14,184,000 after purchasing an additional 506,363 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,990,724 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $126,415,000 after purchasing an additional 293,048 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 90.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 589,055 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $16,052,000 after purchasing an additional 279,953 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 360.3% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 271,843 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,135,000 after purchasing an additional 212,791 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Ultra Clean Stock Performance

Shares of UCTT stock opened at $76.92 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $59.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $40.46. Ultra Clean has a one year low of $17.95 and a one year high of $78.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.50 billion, a PE ratio of -19.23, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 3.19 and a quick ratio of 1.89.

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