Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Insider Sells $365,835.00 in Stock

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) insider Jeffrey Mckibben sold 4,205 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.00, for a total transaction of $365,835.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 11,349 shares in the company, valued at $987,363. The trade was a 27.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Ultra Clean Stock Performance

Ultra Clean stock traded down $8.29 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $77.65. 1,347,062 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,108,322. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 3.07 and a quick ratio of 1.72. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $18.93 and a fifty-two week high of $88.50. The company has a market capitalization of $3.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.94. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $70.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.53.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 9.38% and a positive return on equity of 4.28%. The business had revenue of $533.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $525.28 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.28 EPS. Ultra Clean’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.600 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

UCTT has been the topic of a number of research reports. Craig Hallum reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Ultra Clean from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $130.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $104.40.

Institutional Trading of Ultra Clean

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AdvisorNet Financial Inc acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean during the first quarter valued at $34,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Ultra Clean by 148.9% during the third quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 554 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its position in Ultra Clean by 40.3% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 989 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S grew its position in Ultra Clean by 450.0% during the fourth quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 1,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 900 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean during the first quarter valued at $75,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Ultra Clean Company Profile

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc is a global supplier of critical consumables and process tools for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company specializes in precision parts cleaning, chemical–mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries, surface conditioning pads, and specialty components used in wafer fabrication and advanced packaging. Ultra Clean also provides assembly and test hardware, tooling, and automated modules designed to support complex front-end and back-end processes in semiconductor fabs.

Ultra Clean’s product portfolio encompasses a range of cleaning systems and consumables aimed at particle and film removal, as well as CMP slurries and pads that are engineered for uniform material removal and planarization.