Brokerages Set Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) PT at $113.40

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) has earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $113.40.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 25th. UBS Group began coverage on Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $130.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered Ultra Clean from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Friday. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Ultra Clean from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Jeffrey L. Mckibben sold 4,205 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.00, for a total value of $365,835.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 11,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $987,363. The trade was a 27.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Jamie J. Palfrey sold 8,691 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.72, for a total transaction of $692,846.52. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 16,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,311,075.12. This represents a 34.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 80,106 shares of company stock valued at $6,734,589 over the last 90 days. 1.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Ultra Clean

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in UCTT. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its stake in Ultra Clean by 40.3% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 989 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S lifted its stake in Ultra Clean by 450.0% during the fourth quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 1,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc bought a new stake in Ultra Clean during the first quarter worth $34,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 472.9% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,713 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 1,414 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 37.3% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 721 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Ultra Clean Stock Performance

UCTT stock opened at $92.75 on Friday. Ultra Clean has a 52 week low of $21.28 and a 52 week high of $144.22. The company has a market capitalization of $4.16 billion, a PE ratio of -21.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.83. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $100.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $74.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a current ratio of 3.07.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $533.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $525.28 million. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 9.38% and a positive return on equity of 4.28%. The business’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.28 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.600 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Ultra Clean will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Ultra Clean Company Profile

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.