Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts hold a “Moderate Buy” consensus on Ultra Clean, with five buy ratings, one strong-buy rating and one sell rating. The average 12-month price target is $129, well above the reported $74.04 opening price.
• Ultra Clean exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.70 EPS versus the $0.53 consensus and revenue of $644.9 million versus estimates of $587.65 million. Revenue increased 24.3% year over year, and management issued third-quarter 2026 EPS guidance of $0.83–$1.03.
• Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.06% of the company’s shares, with several investment firms recently increasing their positions.

Shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $129.00.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on UCTT shares. Weiss Ratings cut Ultra Clean from a "sell (d)" rating to a "sell (d-)" rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Ultra Clean from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ultra Clean from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, August 9th. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Ultra Clean from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 25th.

Ultra Clean Price Performance

UCTT opened at $74.04 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.73, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. Ultra Clean has a 1 year low of $21.49 and a 1 year high of $144.22. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $84.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.13. The stock has a market cap of $3.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -142.38, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.88.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $644.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $587.65 million. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 6.99% and a negative net margin of 1.07%.The firm's revenue was up 24.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.27 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.830-1.030 EPS. Analysts forecast that Ultra Clean will post 2.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Ultra Clean

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of UCTT. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Ultra Clean by 37.3% during the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 721 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean during the second quarter worth $30,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its stake in Ultra Clean by 22.8% during the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,262 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $180,000 after buying an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 40.3% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 989 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in Ultra Clean by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 13,491 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the period. 96.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Ultra Clean Company Profile

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc NASDAQ: UCTT, doing business as Ultra Clean Technology, provides critical subsystems, components and services used in the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company primarily serves semiconductor equipment manufacturers and semiconductor device producers, helping support the fabrication processes used to make integrated circuits and other advanced electronic components.

Ultra Clean's products include gas delivery systems, fluid and chemical delivery systems, vacuum assemblies, process modules, structural components and other engineered assemblies for semiconductor production equipment.

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