Ultra Clean (UCTT) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) is projected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.27 per share and revenue of $500.83 million for the quarter. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2025 guidance at 0.170-0.370 EPS.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.03). Ultra Clean had a return on equity of 5.50% and a net margin of 1.31%. The business had revenue of $518.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $526.13 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.27 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Ultra Clean to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ultra Clean Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ UCTT opened at $25.29 on Thursday. Ultra Clean has a one year low of $16.66 and a one year high of $54.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion, a PE ratio of 40.79, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 2.07. The company has a current ratio of 3.03, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $21.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $26.24.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on UCTT. Wall Street Zen lowered Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Ultra Clean from $48.00 to $32.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on Ultra Clean from $40.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer cut their price target on Ultra Clean from $60.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $37.00.

Insider Transactions at Ultra Clean

In related news, SVP Jamie J. Palfrey sold 9,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.20, for a total value of $182,400.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 30,465 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $584,928. This trade represents a 23.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, General Counsel Paul Yoonku Cho sold 4,084 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.06, for a total value of $86,009.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 23,345 shares in the company, valued at $491,645.70. The trade was a 14.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 19,878 shares of company stock valued at $399,765 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 16.9% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 198,791 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,256,000 after acquiring an additional 28,690 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in Ultra Clean by 1,987.5% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 148,214 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,173,000 after buying an additional 141,114 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its position in Ultra Clean by 18.0% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 85,094 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,822,000 after buying an additional 13,005 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in Ultra Clean by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 26,425 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $566,000 after buying an additional 1,257 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its position 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 worth $555,000 after buying an additional 6,841 shares during the period. 96.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Ultra Clean

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc develops and supplies critical subsystems, components and parts, and ultra-high purity cleaning and analytical services for the semiconductor industry in the United States and internationally. The company provides ultra-clean valves, high purity connectors, industrial process connectors and valves, pneumatic actuators, manifolds and safety solutions, hoses, pressure gauges, and gas line and component heaters; chemical delivery modules that deliver gases and reactive chemicals in a liquid or gaseous form from a centralized subsystem to the reaction chamber; and gas delivery systems, such as weldments, filters, mass flow controllers, regulators, pressure transducers and valves, component heaters, and an integrated electronic and/or pneumatic control system.