Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. $UCTT Shares Sold by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG lessened its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) by 11.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 232,445 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 30,082 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Ultra Clean were worth $5,888,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of UCTT. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in 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 buying an additional 6,841 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Ultra Clean by 16.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 198,791 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,256,000 after buying an additional 28,690 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake 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 worth $566,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake 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 worth $1,822,000 after acquiring an additional 13,005 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Ultra Clean by 1,987.5% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 148,214 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,173,000 after acquiring an additional 141,114 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 96.06% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, General Counsel Paul Yoonku Cho sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.89, for a total value of $173,780.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 15,844 shares in the company, valued at $1,376,685.16. This trade represents a 11.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jamie J. Palfrey sold 8,691 shares of Ultra Clean stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $79.72, for a total value of $692,846.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 16,446 shares in the company, valued at $1,311,075.12. This represents a 34.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 40,777 shares of company stock valued at $3,193,989. Insiders own 1.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

UCTT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group began coverage on Ultra Clean in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. They set a “buy” rating and a $130.00 target price on the stock. TD Cowen increased their price target on Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their target price on Ultra Clean from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $104.40.

Ultra Clean Stock Up 4.2%

UCTT stock opened at $80.22 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $3.60 billion, a PE ratio of -18.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.94. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $18.93 and a 12 month high of $88.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 3.07 and a quick ratio of 1.72. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.25.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last posted its quarterly 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. Ultra Clean had a positive return on equity of 4.28% and a negative net margin of 9.38%.The company had revenue of $533.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $525.28 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.28 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. Ultra Clean has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.440-0.600 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.