Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Trading Down 5% – Here’s Why

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) dropped 5% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $44.53 and last traded at $44.8250. Approximately 316,101 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 72% from the average daily volume of 1,139,399 shares. The stock had previously closed at $47.20.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UCTT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Ultra Clean from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $38.33.

Ultra Clean Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 3.21. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $29.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.02. The company has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion, a P/E ratio of -12.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.95.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $510.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $505.23 million. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 7.66% and a positive return on equity of 5.15%. Ultra Clean’s quarterly revenue was down 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.35 earnings per share. Ultra Clean has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.110-0.310 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect 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 Ultra Clean stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.63, for a total value of $625,805.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 45,241 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,204,767.83. The trade was a 34.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.