Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT Shares Sold by Ensign Peak Advisors Inc

Ensign Peak Advisors Inc trimmed its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) by 20.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,806 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 4,100 shares during the period. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc’s holdings in Ultra Clean were worth $357,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in UCTT. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 936 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in Ultra Clean in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. AlphaQuest LLC grew its position in Ultra Clean by 1,321.9% in the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 2,403 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 2,234 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 481.4% during 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. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 220.1% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,356 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 2,995 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. TD Cowen raised their target price on Ultra Clean from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Ultra Clean from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.33.

Ultra Clean Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ UCTT opened at $25.48 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company has a market capitalization of $1.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 2.16. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $16.66 and a twelve month high of $40.64. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $24.40.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.04. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 7.66% and a positive return on equity of 5.15%. The firm had revenue of $510.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $505.23 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.35 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. Ultra Clean has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.110-0.310 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current year.

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.