Royce & Associates LP Has $27.83 Million Position in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT

Royce & Associates LP lowered its stake in shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) by 0.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,098,693 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 8,723 shares during the quarter. Royce & Associates LP’s holdings in Ultra Clean were worth $27,830,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean during the third quarter worth approximately $416,000. Optimize Financial Inc acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean during the third quarter worth approximately $1,541,000. Goodman Financial Corp grew its position in Ultra Clean by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Goodman Financial Corp now owns 558,019 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $14,135,000 after buying an additional 20,011 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean during the third quarter worth approximately $962,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Ultra Clean by 90.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 589,055 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $16,052,000 after buying an additional 279,953 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Ultra Clean Stock Performance

Shares of UCTT stock opened at $84.01 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $72.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.42. The company has a market cap of $3.77 billion, a PE ratio of -19.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.94. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $18.93 and a fifty-two week high of $88.50. 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 earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $533.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $525.28 million. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 4.28% and a negative net margin of 9.38%.The company’s revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.28 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.600 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ultra Clean news, insider Jeffrey L. Mckibben sold 4,205 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.00, for a total value of $365,835.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 11,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $987,363. This trade represents a 27.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jamie J. Palfrey sold 8,691 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.72, for a total value of $692,846.52. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 16,446 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,311,075.12. This represents a 34.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 40,777 shares of company stock worth $3,193,989. 1.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Craig Hallum reissued a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen raised Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Ultra Clean from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Zacks Research downgraded Ultra Clean from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their target price on Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $104.40.

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.