Ichor (NASDAQ:ICHR) Rating Increased to Buy at B. Riley Securities

B. Riley Securities upgraded shares of Ichor (NASDAQ:ICHR) from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a report issued on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat reports. B. Riley Securities currently has $52.00 price objective on the technology company’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $30.00.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. DA Davidson reduced their price objective on shares of Ichor from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Oppenheimer cut shares of Ichor from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $30.00 to $32.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Zacks Research upgraded Ichor from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Ichor from $21.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ichor in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $35.50.

Ichor Stock Performance

NASDAQ ICHR opened at $45.27 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 3.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Ichor has a twelve month low of $13.12 and a twelve month high of $47.46. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $24.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $20.31. The firm has a market cap of $1.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -29.40 and a beta of 1.89.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Iain Mackenzie acquired 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $14.53 per share, with a total value of $145,300.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 130,011 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,889,059.83. This trade represents a 8.33% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ICHR. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of Ichor by 27.7% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 9,891 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $224,000 after acquiring an additional 2,146 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Ichor by 4.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 19,645 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $444,000 after acquiring an additional 865 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of Ichor by 286.0% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 53,277 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,205,000 after acquiring an additional 39,476 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ichor during the second quarter worth about $924,000. Finally, CWM LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ichor by 105.6% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,532 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 2,328 shares during the last quarter. 94.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ichor News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Ichor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: B. Riley upgraded Ichor from Neutral to Buy and lifted its price target to $52, signaling stronger analyst conviction and providing fresh demand from institutional/ETF models that follow B. Riley coverage. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Needham raised its price target to $48 and maintained a Buy rating, further supporting the rally by adding a second reputable firm with a higher valuation view. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded ICHR to a Rank #2 (Buy), highlighting expectations for improved earnings — upgrades like this often trigger short-term buying from quant and momentum strategies. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Ichor reported Q4 results that beat EPS and revenue estimates (EPS $0.01 vs. est. -$0.06; revenue $223.6M vs. est. $220.6M), which likely validated the analyst upgrades and helped trigger the volume-led move. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcript and details are available for investors who want management commentary on orders, margins and the outlook. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market previews and analyst notes (e.g., MSN preview) circulated ahead of results; useful for context but less likely to move price than the actual beats/upgrades. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data in the feed is inconsistent (reports show 0 shares / NaN changes), so there’s no clear short-squeeze signal from that item. (Treat the short-interest entry as unreliable.)
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the beat, Ichor still shows pressure on profitability and growth: GAAP gross margin was low (~9.4% reported), the company had a negative net margin and negative ROE, and revenue was down ~4.2% year-over-year — risks that could cap upside if demand softens. Read More.

Ichor Company Profile

Ichor Holdings Ltd. is a global supplier of critical subsystems used in the fabrication of semiconductor devices. The company specializes in the design, engineering and manufacturing of gas delivery systems, vacuum pumps and abatement solutions that manage process gases and by-products in wafer-processing tools. Its modular subsystems are designed to integrate with lithography, etch, deposition and cleaning equipment, helping to ensure precise control of gas flow, pressure and purity throughout the chip-manufacturing cycle.

Founded in the mid-1980s and headquartered in Fremont, California, Ichor has expanded its footprint across Asia, Europe and North America.