Ultra Clean (UCTT) Competitors

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) and Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in UCTT or PLAB?

83.6% of Ultra Clean shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Photronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Ultra Clean shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Photronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, UCTT or PLAB?

Photronics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ultra Clean.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ultra Clean	$2.37B	0.50	$40.40M	N/A	N/A
Photronics	$824.55M	1.60	$118.79M	$1.92	11.00

Does the media favor UCTT or PLAB?

In the previous week, Ultra Clean and Ultra Clean both had 2 articles in the media. Photronics' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Ultra Clean's score of -0.32 indicating that Photronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ultra Clean	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Photronics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, UCTT or PLAB?

Ultra Clean has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Photronics has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend UCTT or PLAB?

Ultra Clean presently has a consensus price target of $48.33, indicating a potential upside of 81.02%. Photronics has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.57%. Given Ultra Clean's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ultra Clean is more favorable than Photronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ultra Clean	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Photronics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UCTT or PLAB?

Ultra Clean received 129 more outperform votes than Photronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.50% of users gave Ultra Clean an outperform vote while only 66.36% of users gave Photronics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ultra Clean	Outperform Votes 484 67.50%	Underperform Votes 233 32.50%
Photronics	Outperform Votes 355 66.36%	Underperform Votes 180 33.64%

Is UCTT or PLAB more profitable?

Photronics has a net margin of 13.48% compared to Ultra Clean's net margin of 0.03%. Photronics' return on equity of 10.72% beat Ultra Clean's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ultra Clean	0.03%	5.31%	2.59%
Photronics	13.48%	10.72%	8.82%

Summary

Ultra Clean beats Photronics on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.