Royce & Associates LP Has $27.83 Million Stock Holdings in Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT

Royce & Associates LP cut its stake in shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,098,693 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 8,723 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP owned 2.42% of Ultra Clean worth $27,830,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of UCTT. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted 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 purchasing an additional 554 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S raised its stake in Ultra Clean by 450.0% in 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. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Ultra Clean by 472.9% in the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,713 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 1,414 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Ultra Clean in the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in Ultra Clean in the third quarter valued at approximately $64,000. 96.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on UCTT shares. UBS Group started coverage on Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $130.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 2nd. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Craig Hallum restated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Ultra Clean from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $104.40.

Ultra Clean Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ UCTT opened at $84.01 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.77 billion, a P/E ratio of -19.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a current ratio of 3.07, a quick ratio of 1.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $18.93 and a 1-year high of $88.50. The business’s 50 day moving average is $72.91 and its 200-day moving average is $50.42.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last announced its earnings results 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.28 earnings per share. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.600 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Ultra Clean

In other news, 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 transaction of $692,846.52. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 16,446 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,311,075.12. This trade represents a 34.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Christopher S. Cook sold 11,903 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.31, for a total value of $896,414.93. Following the transaction, the insider owned 108,905 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,201,635.55. This trade represents a 9.85% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 40,777 shares of company stock worth $3,193,989 in the last ninety days. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Ultra Clean

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.