Ultra Clean (UCTT) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT - Get Free Report) is expected to be announcing its Q2 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce 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 released 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). The business had revenue of $518.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $526.13 million. Ultra Clean had a return on equity of 5.50% and a net margin of 1.31%. The company's revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.27 EPS. 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 Price Performance

Ultra Clean stock traded up $0.69 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $25.98. The stock had a trading volume of 675,715 shares, compared to its average volume of 494,409. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 3.03 and a quick ratio of 1.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.90, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 2.07. Ultra Clean has a 1-year low of $16.66 and a 1-year high of $54.40. The stock's fifty day moving average is $21.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $26.24.

Insider Activity at Ultra Clean

In related news, General Counsel Paul Yoonku Cho sold 4,084 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.06, for a total transaction of $86,009.04. Following the sale, 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Jeffrey L. Mckibben sold 6,294 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.87, for a total value of $131,355.78. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 21,996 shares in the company, valued at approximately $459,056.52. The trade was a 22.25% 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 valued at $399,765 over the last quarter. Insiders own 1.90% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Ultra Clean

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Ultra Clean by 5.0% in the 1st 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 last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Ultra Clean by 35.8% in the 1st 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 last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in Ultra Clean by 18.0% in the 1st 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 last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Ultra Clean by 16.9% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 198,791 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,256,000 after buying an additional 28,690 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in Ultra Clean by 1,987.5% in the 1st 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 last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.06% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on UCTT shares. 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 report on Tuesday, April 29th. Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on Ultra Clean from $40.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Oppenheimer lowered their target price on Ultra Clean from $60.00 to $30.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered 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 issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ultra Clean has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $37.00.

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.