Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) General Counsel Paul Yoonku Cho Sells 2,000 Shares

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) General Counsel Paul Yoonku Cho sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.89, for a total value of $173,780.00. Following the sale, the general counsel directly owned 15,844 shares in the company, valued at $1,376,685.16. This trade represents a 11.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Ultra Clean Stock Down 2.9%

Shares of NASDAQ UCTT opened at $82.99 on Wednesday. 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 $3.72 billion, a PE ratio of -19.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.94. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $68.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.02. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.93 and a 12-month high of $88.37.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $533.70 million for 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter 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, analysts expect that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Ultra Clean

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AdvisorNet Financial Inc acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean during the 1st quarter worth about $34,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Ultra Clean by 148.9% during the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 926 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 554 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its position in Ultra Clean by 40.3% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 989 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S lifted its position in Ultra Clean by 450.0% during the 4th quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 1,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 900 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV acquired a new stake in Ultra Clean during the 1st quarter worth about $75,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Ultra Clean from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Zacks Research cut Ultra Clean from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Craig Hallum reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Wall Street Zen raised Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, UBS Group assumed coverage on Ultra Clean in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $130.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $104.40.

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.