Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Trading Up 7.9% – Time to Buy?

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT)’s share price rose 7.9% on Friday . The company traded as high as $26.83 and last traded at $27.3370. Approximately 23,189 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 94% from the average daily volume of 379,209 shares. The stock had previously closed at $25.33.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on UCTT shares. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Ultra Clean from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on Ultra Clean from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Monday. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $33.33.

Ultra Clean Price Performance

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.23. The company has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 3.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $510.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $505.23 million. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 5.15% and a negative net margin of 7.66%.The company’s revenue was down 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.35 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.110-0.310 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Ultra Clean

In other news, Director David T. Ibnale sold 23,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.63, for a total value of $625,805.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 45,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,204,767.83. This represents a 34.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ultra Clean

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UCTT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Ultra Clean by 90.6% in 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 during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ultra Clean in the third quarter valued at about $45,000. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of Ultra Clean during the 3rd quarter valued at about $64,000. Numerai GP LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 29.7% during the 3rd quarter. Numerai GP LLC now owns 49,545 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,350,000 after buying an additional 11,334 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Ultra Clean by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC now owns 11,075 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $302,000 after acquiring an additional 2,481 shares in the last quarter. 96.06% of the stock is currently 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.