Emily Liggett Sells 8,198 Shares of Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Stock

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) Director Emily Liggett sold 8,198 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.18, for a total transaction of $755,691.64. Following the transaction, the director owned 38,152 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,516,851.36. The trade was a 17.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Ultra Clean Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of Ultra Clean stock opened at $85.57 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.84 billion, a P/E ratio of -19.95, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 3.07. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $18.93 and a one year high of $92.29. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $75.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $51.98.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $533.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $525.28 million. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 9.38% and a positive return on equity of 4.28%. Ultra Clean’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.28 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.600 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ultra Clean

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AdvisorNet Financial Inc purchased a new position in Ultra Clean during the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Ultra Clean by 37.3% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 721 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 40.3% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 989 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S boosted its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 450.0% during the 4th quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 1,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV acquired a new stake in shares of Ultra Clean during the 1st quarter worth about $75,000. 96.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on UCTT shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $130.00 price target for the company. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Ultra Clean from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Craig Hallum reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Ultra Clean has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target 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.