American Century Companies Inc. Increases Holdings in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT

American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) by 6.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 101,137 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 5,791 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 0.22% of Ultra Clean worth $2,165,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Byrne Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Ultra Clean in the first quarter valued at $25,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in Ultra Clean by 386.9% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,412 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 1,122 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in Ultra Clean by 481.4% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,744 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 2,272 shares during the period. CWM LLC raised its position in Ultra Clean by 29.1% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,725 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 1,064 shares during the period. Finally, Palouse Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Ultra Clean by 45.0% in the first quarter. Palouse Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $177,000 after purchasing an additional 2,562 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Ultra Clean Price Performance

UCTT stock opened at $24.02 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 3.06, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The company has a market capitalization of $1.09 billion, a PE ratio of -7.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 2.14. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $16.66 and a 12-month high of $41.90. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $23.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.93.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.27. The firm had revenue of $518.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $500.83 million. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 5.32% and a negative net margin of 7.15%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.32 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.140-0.340 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ultra Clean

In related news, insider Jeffrey L. Mckibben sold 6,294 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.87, for a total value of $131,355.78. Following the sale, the insider owned 21,996 shares in the company, valued at approximately $459,056.52. The trade was a 22.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Paul Yoonku Cho sold 4,084 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.06, for a total value of $86,009.04. Following the sale, the general counsel owned 23,345 shares in the company, valued at approximately $491,645.70. This trade represents a 14.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Ultra Clean from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $30.67.

Ultra Clean Company Profile

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.