6,632 Shares in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT Bought by Maryland State Retirement & Pension System

Maryland State Retirement & Pension System bought a new position in shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 6,632 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $412,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AdvisorNet Financial Inc bought a new position in Ultra Clean during the 1st quarter worth approximately $34,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in Ultra Clean by 40.3% during the fourth 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 lifted its holdings in Ultra Clean by 450.0% in the fourth quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 1,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 900 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Ultra Clean during the third quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Ultra Clean by 472.9% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,713 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 1,414 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Ultra Clean Trading Down 9.3%

NASDAQ UCTT opened at $92.60 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.72, a current ratio of 3.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $21.28 and a 52 week high of $144.22. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $99.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $71.51. The company has a market cap of $4.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -21.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.83.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 9.38% and a positive return on equity of 4.28%. The business had revenue of $533.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $525.28 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.28 EPS. Ultra Clean’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.600 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on UCTT shares. UBS Group assumed coverage on Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $130.00 price objective on the stock. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Ultra Clean from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Ultra Clean from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Zacks Research raised shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 25th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ultra Clean has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $113.40.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ultra Clean

In other Ultra Clean news, Director Emily M. Liggett sold 8,198 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.18, for a total transaction of $755,691.64. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 38,152 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,516,851.36. The trade was a 17.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Christopher S. Cook sold 11,903 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.31, for a total value of $896,414.93. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 108,905 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,201,635.55. This trade represents a 9.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 80,106 shares of company stock worth $6,734,589. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.