Vanguard Group Inc. Boosts Position in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,697,676 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 67,520 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 10.35% of Ultra Clean worth $128,012,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Amalgamated Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 3.4% in the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 13,312 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $363,000 after purchasing an additional 434 shares during the period. Pitcairn Co. raised its position in Ultra Clean by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 16,396 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $370,000 after purchasing an additional 523 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 11,592 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $262,000 after buying an additional 809 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 237.6% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 936 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning increased its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 4.3% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 23,137 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $522,000 after buying an additional 958 shares during the period. 96.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UCTT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Monday, December 29th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Craig Hallum reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Ultra Clean from $50.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.25.

Ultra Clean Stock Performance

Shares of UCTT stock opened at $59.60 on Wednesday. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $16.66 and a 12-month high of $73.80. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $32.71. 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 company has a market cap of $2.71 billion, a PE ratio of -14.90, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.93.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $506.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $503.34 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.51 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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. Analysts expect that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.