Ultra Clean (UCTT) Competitors $18.65 -0.05 (-0.27%) Closing price 05/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.20 -0.45 (-2.43%) As of 04:36 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UCTT vs. AEIS, FORM, ACLS, PLAB, VECO, COHU, PDFS, XPER, AXTI, and RBCNShould you be buying Ultra Clean stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ultra Clean include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Cohu (COHU), PDF Solutions (PDFS), Xperi (XPER), AXT (AXTI), and Rubicon Technology (RBCN). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry. Ultra Clean vs. Advanced Energy Industries FormFactor Axcelis Technologies Photronics Veeco Instruments Cohu PDF Solutions Xperi AXT Rubicon Technology Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Do analysts prefer AEIS or UCTT? Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus price target of $124.44, indicating a potential upside of 14.90%. Ultra Clean has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 98.39%. Given Ultra Clean's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ultra Clean is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Ultra Clean 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in AEIS or UCTT? 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Ultra Clean shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Ultra Clean shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is AEIS or UCTT more profitable? Advanced Energy Industries has a net margin of 3.66% compared to Ultra Clean's net margin of 0.18%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 8.90% beat Ultra Clean's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Advanced Energy Industries3.66% 8.90% 4.37% Ultra Clean 0.18%4.08%1.94% Which has more risk and volatility, AEIS or UCTT? Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ultra Clean has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AEIS or UCTT? Advanced Energy Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ultra Clean. Ultra Clean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdvanced Energy Industries$1.48B2.77$54.21M$1.4375.74Ultra Clean$2.10B0.40-$31.10M$0.5235.87 Does the media favor AEIS or UCTT? In the previous week, Ultra Clean had 13 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Ultra Clean and 37 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Ultra Clean's score of 0.30 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Advanced Energy Industries 17 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ultra Clean 13 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AEIS or UCTT? Ultra Clean received 4 more outperform votes than Advanced Energy Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.98% of users gave Ultra Clean an outperform vote while only 63.62% of users gave Advanced Energy Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdvanced Energy IndustriesOutperform Votes49563.62% Underperform Votes28336.38% Ultra CleanOutperform Votes49967.98% Underperform Votes23532.02% SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats Ultra Clean on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ultra Clean News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UCTT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UCTT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUltra CleanSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$841.71M$50.96B$23.45B$7.93BDividend YieldN/A2.53%2.97%4.22%P/E Ratio233.1538.1942.3718.54Price / Sales0.4092.182,072.91103.29Price / Cash21.5226.4934.7534.62Price / Book0.936.146.194.25Net Income-$31.10M$760.21M$737.97M$248.18M7 Day Performance-17.07%-0.42%1.25%1.03%1 Month Performance-14.92%-2.62%1.67%2.70%1 Year Performance-54.55%7.32%52,744.52%4.05% Ultra Clean Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UCTTUltra Clean4.3017 of 5 stars$18.65-0.3%$37.00+98.4%-53.7%$841.71M$2.10B233.157,760Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap UpAEISAdvanced Energy Industries3.9512 of 5 stars$98.89-1.8%$125.22+26.6%+12.7%$3.75B$1.48B69.1512,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpFORMFormFactor4.1903 of 5 stars$28.54+0.7%$48.50+69.9%-34.1%$2.20B$763.60M32.072,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsACLSAxcelis Technologies4.0444 of 5 stars$48.60-2.5%$131.00+169.5%-51.7%$1.56B$1.02B7.901,390Upcoming EarningsPLABPhotronics3.9933 of 5 stars$18.59-0.4%$35.00+88.3%-31.5%$1.18B$862.75M8.891,830Insider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageVECOVeeco Instruments4.1508 of 5 stars$19.09-1.4%$32.00+67.6%-45.5%$1.11B$717.30M15.401,220Upcoming EarningsCOHUCohu2.976 of 5 stars$16.81-0.4%$30.57+81.9%-45.7%$782.34M$401.78M-11.213,220News CoveragePDFSPDF Solutions3.8856 of 5 stars$18.48-1.5%$35.33+91.2%-39.1%$722.83M$179.47M184.80460Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpXPERXperi2.735 of 5 stars$7.38+0.2%$19.00+157.6%-30.4%$335.70M$493.69M-3.882,100News CoveragePositive NewsAXTIAXT2.8828 of 5 stars$1.41-0.7%$5.13+263.5%-53.3%$64.29M$99.36M-5.041,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageRBCNRubicon TechnologyN/A$1.98-0.5%N/AN/A$4.71M$3.88M10.4210Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEIS Alternatives FORM Alternatives ACLS Alternatives PLAB Alternatives VECO Alternatives COHU Alternatives PDFS Alternatives XPER Alternatives AXTI Alternatives RBCN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UCTT) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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