Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY Buys 100,000 Shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT

Key Points

• Paradigm Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. by 15.2%, acquiring an additional 100,000 shares, bringing its total ownership to approximately 1.68% valued at $16.23 million.
• Ultra Clean reported a quarterly revenue of $518.80 million, exceeding the consensus estimate of $500.83 million, and set Q3 2025 EPS guidance between 0.140 and 0.340.
• Needham & Company raised their price target on Ultra Clean shares from $26.00 to $30.00, maintaining a "buy" rating as three analysts have also rated the stock a "Buy."

Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY lifted its holdings in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT - Free Report) by 15.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 758,200 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 100,000 shares during the quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY owned approximately 1.68% of Ultra Clean worth $16,233,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Byrne Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Ultra Clean during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in Ultra Clean by 386.9% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,412 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 1,122 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in Ultra Clean during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. AlphaQuest LLC lifted its holdings in Ultra Clean by 1,321.9% during the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 2,403 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 2,234 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 481.4% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,744 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 2,272 shares during the last quarter. 96.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Ultra Clean from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $30.67.

Ultra Clean Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of UCTT traded up $0.28 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $24.17. The stock had a trading volume of 95,399 shares, compared to its average volume of 519,144. The company has a quick ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 3.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $16.66 and a 52 week high of $41.90. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $23.80 and a 200 day moving average of $22.85. The company has a market cap of $1.10 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.14, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 2.14.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 7.15% and a positive return on equity of 5.32%. The business had revenue of $518.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $500.83 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.32 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. Ultra Clean has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.140-0.340 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ultra Clean 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.