Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $129.00.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on UCTT shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, August 9th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of Ultra Clean from $115.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Zacks Research raised shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 25th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th.

Insider Activity

In related news, General Counsel Paul Yoonku Cho sold 944 shares of Ultra Clean stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.37, for a total value of $84,365.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 22,941 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,050,237.17. This trade represents a 3.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Emily M. Liggett sold 8,198 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.18, for a total value of $755,691.64. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 38,152 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,516,851.36. This represents a 17.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 39,329 shares of company stock worth $3,540,599. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kilter Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ultra Clean in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ultra Clean during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $62,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc bought a new position in Ultra Clean during the first quarter worth $34,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new position in Ultra Clean during the second quarter worth $82,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Ultra Clean by 37.3% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 721 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Ultra Clean Stock Up 3.5%

Shares of NASDAQ UCTT opened at $87.88 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 2.73. Ultra Clean has a 1 year low of $21.49 and a 1 year high of $144.22. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $79.45. The firm has a market cap of $3.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -169.00, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.88.

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