Quantbot Technologies LP Invests $1.18 Million in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT

Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 8,237 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,175,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in UCTT. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Ultra Clean by 35.8% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 25,926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $555,000 after buying an additional 6,841 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 16.9% during 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 in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position 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 valued at $566,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 18.0% in the first 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 period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 1,987.5% in the first 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 in the last quarter. 96.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Ultra Clean from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Zacks Research raised shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 25th. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Ultra Clean from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 9th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ultra Clean has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $129.00.

Insider Transactions at Ultra Clean

In related news, CFO Sheri Savage sold 15,766 shares of Ultra Clean stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.47, for a total transaction of $1,410,584.02. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 50,710 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,537,023.70. The trade was a 23.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Paul Yoonku Cho sold 944 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.37, for a total transaction of $84,365.28. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 22,941 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,050,237.17. This represents a 3.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 31,131 shares of company stock valued at $2,784,908 in the last three months. Company insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Ultra Clean Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of UCTT opened at $73.32 on Wednesday. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $21.49 and a 52-week high of $144.22. The business’s fifty day moving average is $96.90 and its 200-day moving average is $80.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 2.73. The firm has a market cap of $3.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -141.00, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.88.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $644.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $587.65 million. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 6.99% and a negative net margin of 1.07%.Ultra Clean’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.27 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.830-1.030 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.