Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Issues Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ: UCTT) has updated its Q3 2025 earnings guidance, projecting EPS in the range of 0.140 to 0.340, while revenue is forecasted to be between $480 million and $530 million.
• Multiple brokerages have adjusted their ratings and price targets for Ultra Clean, with TD Cowen lowering its target from $48.00 to $32.00 and Needham & Company reducing theirs from $40.00 to $26.00.
• Insider selling activity was noted, with a total of 19,878 shares sold by company insiders over the last 90 days, representing approximately 1.90% of insider ownership.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT - Get Free Report) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.140-0.340 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.269. The company issued revenue guidance of $480.0 million-$530.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $499.6 million.

Ultra Clean Stock Down 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ UCTT traded down $0.45 during trading on Friday, reaching $22.07. The company had a trading volume of 219,623 shares, compared to its average volume of 542,470. Ultra Clean has a 12-month low of $16.66 and a 12-month high of $41.90. The stock has a market cap of $996.46 million, a PE ratio of -6.52, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.07. The business's 50-day moving average is $22.51 and its 200 day moving average is $25.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 3.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 5.32% and a negative net margin of 7.15%. The firm had revenue of $518.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $500.83 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.32 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up .5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Ultra Clean will post 1.09 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on UCTT. Oppenheimer decreased their target price on Ultra Clean from $60.00 to $30.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered Ultra Clean from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on Ultra Clean from $26.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their target price on Ultra Clean from $48.00 to $32.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, General Counsel Paul Yoonku Cho sold 4,084 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.06, for a total value of $86,009.04. Following the transaction, the general counsel owned 23,345 shares of the company's stock, valued at $491,645.70. This trade represents a 14.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jeffrey L. Mckibben sold 6,294 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.87, for a total value of $131,355.78. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 21,996 shares in the company, valued at $459,056.52. This trade represents a 22.25% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 19,878 shares of company stock valued at $399,765. Insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 35.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 25,926 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $555,000 after buying an additional 6,841 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 5.0% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 26,425 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $566,000 after buying an additional 1,257 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 18.0% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 85,094 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,822,000 after buying an additional 13,005 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 1,987.5% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 148,214 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,173,000 after buying an additional 141,114 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Ultra Clean by 16.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 198,791 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,256,000 after purchasing an additional 28,690 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 96.06% of the company's stock.

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.