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

Shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $81.25.

A number of research firms have weighed in on UCTT. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Craig Hallum restated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th.

Institutional Trading of Ultra Clean

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 148.9% during the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 554 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 40.3% in 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 during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 900 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Ultra Clean by 237.6% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 936 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Ultra Clean by 472.9% during the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,713 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 1,414 shares during the last quarter. 96.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Ultra Clean Price Performance

Ultra Clean stock opened at $61.12 on Friday. Ultra Clean has a 12-month low of $16.66 and a 12-month high of $73.80. The company has a current ratio of 3.19, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $52.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $36.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.78 billion, a PE ratio of -15.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.92.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 3.88% and a negative net margin of 8.82%.The firm had revenue of $506.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $503.34 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.51 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Ultra Clean has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.340 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Ultra Clean will post 1.09 EPS 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.