Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 21,937 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $564,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of UCTT. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised 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 during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised 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 during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ultra Clean in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Ultra Clean in the 3rd quarter valued at about $64,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 82.0% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,742 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 1,235 shares during the period. 96.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Ultra Clean in a report on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $130.00 price target on the stock. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Ultra Clean from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Zacks Research cut shares of Ultra Clean from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Craig Hallum restated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $104.40.
Ultra Clean Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:UCTT opened at $73.11 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.28 billion, a PE ratio of -17.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.94. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $65.86 and its 200-day moving average is $44.70. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $18.52 and a 52 week high of $84.43.
Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $533.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $525.28 million. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 9.38% and a positive return on equity of 4.28%. Ultra Clean’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.28 earnings per share. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.600 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Transactions at Ultra Clean
In related news, insider Christopher S. Cook sold 11,903 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.31, for a total value of $896,414.93. Following the transaction, the insider owned 108,905 shares in the company, valued at $8,201,635.55. The trade was a 9.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Ultra Clean 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.
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