Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $81.25.

UCTT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research raised 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 note on Monday, December 29th. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on shares of Ultra Clean from $50.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Craig Hallum reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 target price on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Ultra Clean by 148.9% during the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 554 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 40.3% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 989 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 900 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in Ultra Clean by 237.6% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 936 shares during the period. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Ultra Clean by 472.9% in the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,713 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 1,414 shares during the last quarter. 96.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ultra Clean Stock Down 7.9%

Shares of NASDAQ UCTT opened at $57.67 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $52.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.58. Ultra Clean has a 52-week low of $16.66 and a 52-week high of $73.80. The firm has a market cap of $2.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 3.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last released its quarterly 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). The company had revenue of $506.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $503.34 million. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 3.88% and a negative net margin of 8.82%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.51 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.340 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Ultra Clean will post 1.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Ultra Clean

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.