Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Here’s Why

Shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 3,315,173 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 130% from the previous session’s volume of 1,442,830 shares.The stock last traded at $58.8090 and had previously closed at $59.47.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on UCTT. TD Cowen increased their price target on Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Ultra Clean from $50.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Craig Hallum reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Ultra Clean in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $35.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.25.

Ultra Clean Stock Down 1.3%

The company has a market capitalization of $2.67 billion, a PE ratio of -14.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 2.02. The company has a quick ratio of 1.91, a current ratio of 3.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $42.70 and a 200 day moving average of $31.79.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The semiconductor company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $506.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $503.34 million. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 8.82% and a positive return on equity of 3.88%. The firm’s revenue was down 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.51 earnings per share. Ultra Clean has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.340 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 1.09 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Ultra Clean

In other Ultra Clean news, Director David T. Ibnale sold 23,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.63, for a total transaction of $625,805.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 45,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,204,767.83. This represents a 34.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Ultra Clean

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 63.1% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,399,834 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $86,118,000 after purchasing an additional 1,315,407 shares in the last quarter. Summit Global Investments bought a new stake in Ultra Clean during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $210,000. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury grew its stake in Ultra Clean by 25.1% in the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 23,557 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $597,000 after buying an additional 4,732 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Ultra Clean in the 4th quarter worth $504,000. Finally, VARCOV Co. bought a new position in shares of Ultra Clean in the 4th quarter worth $361,000. Institutional investors 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.