Bridge City Capital LLC cut its position in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT – Free Report) by 13.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 81,117 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 12,818 shares during the quarter. Bridge City Capital LLC’s holdings in Ultra Clean were worth $2,055,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in UCTT. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 35.8% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 25,926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $555,000 after purchasing an additional 6,841 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 16.9% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 198,791 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,256,000 after purchasing an additional 28,690 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of 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 valued at $566,000 after purchasing an additional 1,257 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 valued at $1,822,000 after purchasing an additional 13,005 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in Ultra Clean by 1,987.5% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 148,214 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,173,000 after acquiring an additional 141,114 shares during the period. 96.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group assumed coverage on Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $130.00 price objective for the company. Zacks Research raised Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 25th. Craig Hallum reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen cut Ultra Clean from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ultra Clean currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.40.
Insider Buying and Selling at Ultra Clean
In other news, Director Emily M. Liggett sold 8,198 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.18, for a total transaction of $755,691.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 38,152 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,516,851.36. This represents a 17.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jamie J. Palfrey sold 8,691 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.72, for a total value of $692,846.52. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 16,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,311,075.12. This trade represents a 34.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 80,106 shares of company stock worth $6,734,589. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Ultra Clean Stock Up 3.9%
Ultra Clean stock opened at $108.90 on Friday. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $19.51 and a twelve month high of $110.25. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $81.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $56.77. The company has a current ratio of 3.07, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -25.38, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.94.
Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $533.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $525.28 million. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 4.28% and a negative net margin of 9.38%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.28 EPS. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.600 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current year.
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.
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