Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) Shares Gap Down – Time to Sell?

Shares of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCTT) gapped down before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $105.53, but opened at $97.00. Ultra Clean shares last traded at $95.0610, with a volume of 224,687 shares.

Analyst Ratings Changes

UCTT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Ultra Clean in a research report on Friday, June 26th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Ultra Clean from $70.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ultra Clean from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of Ultra Clean from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $107.40.

Ultra Clean Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average of $96.39 and a 200 day moving average of $68.31. The stock has a market cap of $4.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -23.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 3.07 and a quick ratio of 1.72.

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.04. Ultra Clean had a negative net margin of 9.38% and a positive return on equity of 4.28%. The company had revenue of $533.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $525.28 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.28 EPS. Ultra Clean’s quarterly 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. On average, analysts expect that Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. will post 2.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Ultra Clean

In other news, Director Emily M. Liggett sold 8,198 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.18, for a total value of $755,691.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 38,152 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,516,851.36. The trade was a 17.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Jeffrey L. Mckibben sold 4,205 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.00, for a total value of $365,835.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 11,349 shares in the company, valued at $987,363. The trade was a 27.03% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 80,106 shares of company stock valued at $6,734,589 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ultra Clean during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $62,000. AdvisorNet Financial Inc purchased a new position in shares of Ultra Clean during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $34,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 37.3% in the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 721 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ultra Clean by 40.3% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 989 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in Ultra Clean during the second quarter worth $141,000. 96.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.