Petrus Trust Company LTA Makes New $275,000 Investment in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT

Key Points

• Petrus Trust Company LTA has acquired a new position in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. by purchasing 12,867 shares valued at approximately $275,000 during Q1, as reported in a recent SEC filing.
• Ultra Clean's recent quarterly earnings met analysts' expectations with $0.27 EPS and reported revenue of $518.80 million, surpassing estimates of $500.83 million.
• Following strong earnings, Needham & Company raised their price target on Ultra Clean from $26.00 to $30.00, with an average price target of $30.67 among analysts rating the stock as a "buy."

Petrus Trust Company LTA purchased a new stake in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 12,867 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $275,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,847,408 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $103,783,000 after purchasing an additional 12,180 shares during the last quarter. Shapiro Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 66.8% in the 4th quarter. Shapiro Capital Management LLC now owns 2,746,482 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $98,736,000 after purchasing an additional 1,099,899 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 62.9% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,681,675 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $36,005,000 after purchasing an additional 649,642 shares during the last quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY increased its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 15.2% in the 1st quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY now owns 758,200 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $16,233,000 after purchasing an additional 100,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 41.3% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 714,504 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,686,000 after purchasing an additional 208,910 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.06% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Ultra Clean Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ UCTT traded down $0.29 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $25.23. 257,161 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 513,821. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 3.06 and a quick ratio of 1.86. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $16.66 and a twelve month high of $41.90. The company has a market cap of $1.14 billion, a PE ratio of -7.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 2.14. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.39.

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

About Ultra Clean

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.