Ultra Clean (UCTT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT) provides critical subsystems, components and services used in the production of semiconductor and other high-technology products. The company designs and manufactures gas delivery systems, fluid delivery systems, precision-machined components, process modules and other equipment used by semiconductor capital-equipment manufacturers.

Ultra Clean also provides contract manufacturing, analytical laboratory, equipment installation, repair, refurbishment and tool-maintenance services. Its offerings support a range of demanding manufacturing processes, including semiconductor fabrication, and are designed to help equipment makers and their customers improve productivity, reliability and process performance.

Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Hayward, California, Ultra Clean serves customers through a global network of manufacturing, engineering and service operations. Its geographic presence includes North America, Europe and Asia, with facilities and customer support in key semiconductor-manufacturing markets. The company primarily serves semiconductor equipment manufacturers, while also supporting customers in selected adjacent technology industries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $47.19 to $52.33
• 50-Day Range: $44.46 to $81.06
• 52-Week Range: $21.49 to $144.22
• Volume: 2.07 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: 87.21
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $114.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ultra Clean Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ultra Clean scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 596 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ultra Clean has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Ultra Clean has a consensus price target of $114.00, representing about 129.3% upside from its current price of $49.71.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ultra Clean has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 127.72%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ultra Clean are expected to grow by 127.72% in the coming year, from $2.67 to $6.08 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ultra Clean is 87.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ultra Clean is 87.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 45.62.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ultra Clean has a PEG Ratio of 0.59. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ultra Clean has a P/B Ratio of 2.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.39% of the float of Ultra Clean has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ultra Clean has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.24, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ultra Clean has recently decreased by 12.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Ultra Clean does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Ultra Clean does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.01

News Sentiment

Ultra Clean has a news sentiment score of 1.01. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Ultra Clean this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for UCTT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Ultra Clean to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ultra Clean insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.80% of the stock of Ultra Clean is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.06% of the stock of Ultra Clean is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/27/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:UCTT
• CIK: 1275014
• Web: www.uct.com
• Phone: (510) 576-4400
• Fax: 510-576-4401
• Employees: 7,874
• Year Founded: 1991

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ultra Clean: $114.00
• High Price Target: $150.00
• Low Price Target: $80.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +129.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 87.21
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.62
• P/E Growth: 0.59
• Net Income: -$181.20 million
• Net Margins: 1.09%
• Pretax Margin: 3.58%
• Return on Equity: 12.00%
• Return on Assets: 4.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.78
• Current Ratio: 2.79
• Quick Ratio: 1.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.16
• Cash Flow: $5.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.46
• Book Value: $16.96 per share
• Price / Book: 2.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,960,000
• Free Float: 44,021,000
• Market Cap: $2.38 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.86