EP Wealth Advisors LLC Takes Position in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT

EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 9,582 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $205,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 0.3% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,847,408 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $103,783,000 after purchasing an additional 12,180 shares in the last quarter. Shapiro Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 66.8% in the fourth quarter. Shapiro Capital Management LLC now owns 2,746,482 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $98,736,000 after purchasing an additional 1,099,899 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 62.9% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,681,675 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,005,000 after purchasing an additional 649,642 shares during the last quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY increased its position in Ultra Clean by 15.2% during the first quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY now owns 758,200 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $16,233,000 after acquiring an additional 100,000 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its position in Ultra Clean by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 714,504 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,686,000 after acquiring an additional 208,910 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Ultra Clean Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ UCTT opened at $24.59 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.47. The firm has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a PE ratio of -7.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 2.14. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $16.66 and a 1 year high of $41.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 3.06 and a quick ratio of 1.86.

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

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.