Brokerages Set Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) PT at $81.25

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $81.25.

A number of brokerages have commented on UCTT. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research raised shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of Ultra Clean from $50.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Craig Hallum reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Monday, December 29th.

Ultra Clean Trading Up 4.0%

Shares of UCTT stock opened at $79.51 on Wednesday. Ultra Clean has a 12-month low of $17.95 and a 12-month high of $79.58. The company has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion, a PE ratio of -19.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.81. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $61.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $41.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 3.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $506.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $503.34 million. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 3.88% and a negative net margin of 8.82%.Ultra Clean’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.51 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.340 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Ultra Clean will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ultra Clean

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in UCTT. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 148.9% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 554 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 40.3% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 989 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Danske Bank A S lifted its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 450.0% during the 4th quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 1,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean in the first quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Ultra Clean by 472.9% in the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,713 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 1,414 shares in the last quarter. 96.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Ultra Clean

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.