Legal & General Group Plc Invests $14.98 Million in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT

Posted by George Bondi on Aug 31st, 2026

Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 105,062 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,981,000. Legal & General Group Plc owned about 0.23% of Ultra Clean as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in UCTT. Maverick Capital Ltd. acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean in the 1st quarter valued at $1,263,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in shares of Ultra Clean during the 4th quarter worth about $564,000. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Ultra Clean in the 1st quarter valued at about $710,000. Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd bought a new position in shares of Ultra Clean in the 1st quarter valued at about $3,197,000. Finally, Castleark Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ultra Clean in the first quarter valued at about $6,226,000. Institutional investors own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on UCTT shares. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Zacks Research upgraded Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 25th. Wall Street Zen raised Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, August 9th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of Ultra Clean from $92.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Ultra Clean from $115.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Ultra Clean currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $129.00.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Ultra Clean

In related news, General Counsel Paul Yoonku Cho sold 944 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.37, for a total value of $84,365.28. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 22,941 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,050,237.17. This trade represents a 3.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Sheri Savage sold 15,766 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.47, for a total value of $1,410,584.02. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 50,710 shares in the company, valued at $4,537,023.70. This trade represents a 23.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 31,131 shares of company stock worth $2,784,908. Corporate insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Ultra Clean Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:UCTT opened at $69.48 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $94.17 and a 200-day moving average of $81.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.11 billion, a PE ratio of -133.62, a PEG ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a current ratio of 2.73, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $21.49 and a 12 month high of $144.22.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.17. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 1.07% and a positive return on equity of 6.99%. The business had revenue of $644.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $587.65 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.27 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.3% on a year-over-year basis. Ultra Clean has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.830-1.030 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Ultra Clean

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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.