Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Stock Price Up 7.9% – Still a Buy?

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT)’s share price shot up 7.9% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $65.25 and last traded at $65.9360. 230,205 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 84% from the average session volume of 1,451,098 shares. The stock had previously closed at $61.12.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on UCTT shares. Craig Hallum restated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on shares of Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.25.

Ultra Clean Stock Up 7.5%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 3.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $52.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.99 billion, a PE ratio of -16.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.92.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $506.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $503.34 million. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 3.88% and a negative net margin of 8.82%.The business’s quarterly revenue was down 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.51 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.340 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Ultra Clean by 148.9% during the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 554 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in Ultra Clean by 40.3% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S boosted its holdings in Ultra Clean by 450.0% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 237.6% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 936 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 472.9% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,713 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 1,414 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

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.