Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemShares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT – Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $81.25.
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Craig Hallum restated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on shares of Ultra Clean from $50.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th.
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Ultra Clean Stock Down 7.9%
UCTT stock opened at $57.67 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.62 billion, a PE ratio of -14.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.93. Ultra Clean has a 52 week low of $16.66 and a 52 week high of $73.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 3.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $52.17 and a 200 day moving average of $35.58.
Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $506.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $503.34 million. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 3.88% and a negative net margin of 8.82%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.51 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.340 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Ultra Clean will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ultra Clean
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UCTT. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Ultra Clean by 63.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,399,834 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $86,118,000 after buying an additional 1,315,407 shares in the last quarter. Summit Global Investments acquired a new stake in shares of Ultra Clean during the 4th quarter valued at about $210,000. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury raised its holdings in Ultra Clean by 25.1% in the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 23,557 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $597,000 after purchasing an additional 4,732 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in Ultra Clean during the fourth quarter worth approximately $504,000. Finally, VARCOV Co. acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $361,000. 96.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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.