WINTON GROUP Ltd Invests $766,000 in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT

WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 28,122 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $766,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd owned approximately 0.06% of Ultra Clean as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in Ultra Clean by 35.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 25,926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $555,000 after purchasing an additional 6,841 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 16.9% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 198,791 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,256,000 after buying an additional 28,690 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 5.0% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 26,425 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $566,000 after buying an additional 1,257 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 18.0% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 85,094 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,822,000 after acquiring an additional 13,005 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in Ultra Clean by 1,987.5% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 148,214 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,173,000 after acquiring an additional 141,114 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer raised their price target on Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Craig Hallum restated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research raised shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of Ultra Clean from $50.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ultra Clean has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.25.

Ultra Clean Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of UCTT stock traded up $0.68 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $56.74. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 118,387 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,517,486. The company has a current ratio of 3.19, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $16.66 and a one year high of $73.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.58 billion, a P/E ratio of -14.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.93. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.16.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $506.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $503.34 million. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 8.82% and a positive return on equity of 3.88%. Ultra Clean’s revenue was down 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.51 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.340 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current year.

Ultra Clean 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.