Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT - Get Free Report) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.170-0.370 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.380. The company issued revenue guidance of $475.0 million-$525.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $529.4 million.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Needham & Company LLC cut their price objective on Ultra Clean from $40.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. StockNews.com cut Ultra Clean from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on Ultra Clean from $60.00 to $30.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered their target price on Ultra Clean from $48.00 to $32.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $37.00.

Ultra Clean Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ UCTT traded up $0.29 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $19.00. 401,790 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 544,026. The firm has a market capitalization of $857.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 237.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 2.14. Ultra Clean has a 52 week low of $16.66 and a 52 week high of $56.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 2.75 and a quick ratio of 1.63. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $22.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.95.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.03). Ultra Clean had a net margin of 0.18% and a return on equity of 4.08%. The firm had revenue of $518.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $526.13 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.27 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that Ultra Clean will post 1.09 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Ultra Clean

In other news, insider Bill Bentinck purchased 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, March 7th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $25.17 per share, with a total value of $75,510.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 60,695 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,527,693.15. This trade represents a 5.20 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Ernest E. Maddock acquired 10,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $24.29 per share, with a total value of $242,900.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 11,000 shares in the company, valued at $267,190. The trade was a 1,000.00 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 2.20% of the company's stock.

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.