Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Hits New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $46.83 and last traded at $46.27, with a volume of 360258 shares. The stock had previously closed at $44.26.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on UCTT. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of 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 boosted their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Monday, December 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $38.33.

Ultra Clean Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $1.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.18, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.95. The company’s fifty day moving average is $29.45 and its 200 day moving average is $27.02. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $510.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $505.23 million. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 7.66% and a positive return on equity of 5.15%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.35 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.110-0.310 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ultra Clean news, Director David T. Ibnale sold 23,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.63, for a total transaction of $625,805.00. Following the transaction, the director 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 this link. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ultra Clean

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in UCTT. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Ultra Clean by 148.9% during the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 554 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 237.6% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 936 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Ultra Clean by 472.9% during the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,713 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,414 shares during the period. Finally, Wexford Capital LP acquired a new position in Ultra Clean during the third quarter worth approximately $64,000. 96.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Ultra Clean

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.