Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Director Emily Liggett Sells 8,198 Shares

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) Director Emily Liggett sold 8,198 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.18, for a total value of $755,691.64. Following the sale, the director directly owned 38,152 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,516,851.36. The trade was a 17.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Ultra Clean Stock Up 4.7%

Shares of Ultra Clean stock opened at $91.58 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.11 billion, a P/E ratio of -21.35, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 3.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $74.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $51.31. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.93 and a 12-month high of $92.29.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $533.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $525.28 million. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 4.28% and a negative net margin of 9.38%.The company’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.28 earnings per share. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.600 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Oppenheimer upped their price target on Ultra Clean from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Craig Hallum reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. TD Cowen upped their price target on Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Zacks Research upgraded Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $104.40.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. AdvisorNet Financial Inc acquired a new position in shares of Ultra Clean in the first quarter valued at $34,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 37.3% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 721 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 40.3% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 989 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S raised its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 450.0% in the fourth quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 1,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV acquired a new position in shares of Ultra Clean in the first quarter valued at $75,000. 96.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.