Ultra Clean (UCTT) and Its Peers Financial Comparison

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) is one of 221 public companies in the “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Ultra Clean to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Ultra Clean and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ultra Clean	1	1	6	0	2.62
Ultra Clean Competitors	3513	12375	25815	1000	2.57

Ultra Clean presently has a consensus price target of $114.00, suggesting a potential upside of 144.06%. As a group, “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 42.31%. Given Ultra Clean’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ultra Clean is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ultra Clean and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ultra Clean	$2.05 billion	-$181.20 million	81.95
Ultra Clean Competitors	$39.10 billion	$2.53 billion	8.97

Ultra Clean’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Ultra Clean. Ultra Clean is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.1% of Ultra Clean shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ultra Clean shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of shares of all “Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Ultra Clean has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ultra Clean’s competitors have a beta of 2.80, indicating that their average stock price is 180% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Ultra Clean and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ultra Clean	1.09%	12.00%	4.76%
Ultra Clean Competitors	-1,266.87%	-126.22%	-3.89%

Summary

Ultra Clean beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Ultra Clean Company Profile

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT) provides products and services used in the manufacture of semiconductor and other high-technology equipment. Its offerings include critical subsystems, components and assemblies, along with engineering and manufacturing services that help equipment makers design, build and support their systems. The company’s products include gas and chemical delivery systems, fluid and precision-engineered components, and assemblies made for use in demanding manufacturing environments.