Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT Shares Sold by Romano Brothers AND Company

Romano Brothers AND Company cut its stake in shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) by 36.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 29,250 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 17,100 shares during the quarter. Romano Brothers AND Company owned about 0.06% of Ultra Clean worth $741,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in Ultra Clean by 35.8% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 25,926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $555,000 after acquiring an additional 6,841 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 16.9% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 198,791 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,256,000 after purchasing an additional 28,690 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 5.0% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 26,425 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $566,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 18.0% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 85,094 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,822,000 after buying an additional 13,005 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 1,987.5% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 148,214 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,173,000 after buying an additional 141,114 shares during the period. 96.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ultra Clean Stock Performance

NASDAQ UCTT opened at $58.87 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.72, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.93. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $54.35 and a 200 day moving average of $36.98. The company has a current ratio of 3.19, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $16.66 and a twelve month high of $73.80.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $506.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $503.34 million. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 8.82% and a positive return on equity of 3.88%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.51 earnings per share. Ultra Clean has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.340 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Zacks Research raised Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Craig Hallum reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of Ultra Clean from $50.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their target price on shares of Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. One equities 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $81.25.

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.