Inspire Investing LLC Makes New Investment in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT

Key Points

• Inspire Investing LLC made a new investment in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. by purchasing 17,280 shares valued at approximately $390,000 in the second quarter.
• Various institutional investors have significantly increased their stakes in Ultra Clean, with Grace & White Inc. raising its position by 95.0%, now owning a total of 114,450 shares.
• Analysts have mixed views on Ultra Clean, with Needham & Company raising their price target to $30.00 while Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell" rating, leading to a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."

Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 17,280 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $390,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Grace & White Inc. NY raised its position in Ultra Clean by 95.0% during the 2nd quarter. Grace & White Inc. NY now owns 114,450 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,583,000 after buying an additional 55,750 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in Ultra Clean by 25.5% during the 2nd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 26,706 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $603,000 after buying an additional 5,418 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its position in Ultra Clean by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 26,870 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $605,000 after buying an additional 1,902 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Ultra Clean by 220.1% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,356 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $98,000 after buying an additional 2,995 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 68.3% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 20,259 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $457,000 after purchasing an additional 8,225 shares during the period. 96.06% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on UCTT. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ultra Clean currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $30.67.

Ultra Clean Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ UCTT opened at $29.42 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.33 billion, a PE ratio of -8.70, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 2.14. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $25.58 and a 200 day moving average of $22.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a current ratio of 3.06. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $16.66 and a one year high of $40.64.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.27. The company had revenue of $518.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $500.83 million. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 7.15% and a positive return on equity of 5.32%. The firm's revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.32 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.140-0.340 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ultra Clean Company Profile

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc develops and supplies critical subsystems, components and parts, and ultra-high purity cleaning and analytical services for the semiconductor industry in the United States and internationally. The company provides ultra-clean valves, high purity connectors, industrial process connectors and valves, pneumatic actuators, manifolds and safety solutions, hoses, pressure gauges, and gas line and component heaters; chemical delivery modules that deliver gases and reactive chemicals in a liquid or gaseous form from a centralized subsystem to the reaction chamber; and gas delivery systems, such as weldments, filters, mass flow controllers, regulators, pressure transducers and valves, component heaters, and an integrated electronic and/or pneumatic control system.

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