Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume on Analyst Upgrade

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Friday after Zacks Research upgraded the stock from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating. Approximately 3,315,173 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 130% from the previous session’s volume of 1,442,830 shares.The stock last traded at $58.8090 and had previously closed at $59.47.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on UCTT. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective 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. Oppenheimer raised their target price on Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Craig Hallum reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price objective on Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.25.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ultra Clean

In other Ultra Clean news, Director David T. Ibnale sold 23,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.63, for a total value of $625,805.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 45,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,204,767.83. This represents a 34.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in UCTT. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Ultra Clean by 148.9% during the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 554 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 40.3% during 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 holdings in shares of 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 period. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 237.6% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 936 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 1,414 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Ultra Clean Stock Up 2.0%

The firm has a market capitalization of $2.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 2.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 3.19 and a quick ratio of 1.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $43.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $32.12.

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

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.