Ultra Clean (UCTT) Projected to Post Earnings on Monday

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT - Get Free Report) is anticipated to post its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Monday, July 28th. Analysts expect Ultra Clean to post earnings of $0.27 per share and revenue of $500.83 million for the quarter. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2025 guidance at 0.170-0.370 EPS.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.03). Ultra Clean had a return on equity of 5.50% and a net margin of 1.31%. The firm had revenue of $518.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $526.13 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.27 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Ultra Clean to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ultra Clean Trading Down 4.2%

Shares of UCTT traded down $1.08 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $24.90. The stock had a trading volume of 464,862 shares, compared to its average volume of 494,725. The company has a quick ratio of 1.83, a current ratio of 3.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Ultra Clean has a 52 week low of $16.66 and a 52 week high of $54.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $22.10 and a 200 day moving average of $26.03. The company has a market cap of $1.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 2.07.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UCTT has been the subject of several research reports. Oppenheimer cut their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $60.00 to $30.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. TD Cowen dropped their target price on shares of Ultra Clean from $48.00 to $32.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $40.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Ultra Clean from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $37.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ultra Clean news, General Counsel Paul Yoonku Cho sold 4,084 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $491,645.70. The trade was a 14.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jamie J. Palfrey sold 9,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.20, for a total transaction of $182,400.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 30,465 shares in the company, valued at $584,928. This represents a 23.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 19,878 shares of company stock worth $399,765 in the last 90 days. 1.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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