MARKET WIREBenzinga • 1d ago
Smartkem shares are trading lower. The company announced a non-binding letter of intent to acquire all outstanding shares of Carbonium Core in exchange for shares of Smartkem Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.Why UCTT Stock dropped -2.11% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
$54.70 -2.11% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot
Ultra Clean Holdings Inc. (UCTT) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 66/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.
ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH
Cap $2.62B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C+
JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk B+
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+3.6% Base Target
WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:51% Call Buyers ($2.3M)
49% PutsMax Pain: $54.00
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Why UCTT Stock dropped -2.11% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
Ultra Clean Holdings Inc. (UCTT) dropped -2.11% to $54.70 as options desks priced 51% call premium vs. 49% put protection around the $54 max-pain magnet. Solid 16% profit margin (-10% return on capital), mixed timing at current multiples—hold if owned, no rush to chase.
- ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 27% of its 52-week range ($21.49 – $144.22) with RSI-14 at 37.2 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
- ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.3M in bullish call flow vs. $2.2M in put flow (Put/Call 0.95x, implied earnings swing ±8.1%).
- ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C+ (Hold) backed by 15.7% gross margin and $15.3M annual free cash flow.
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MARKET WIREYahoo • 1d ago
Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) Lifted Guidance, Is It Still 59% Undervalued?Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) just turned a recent loss into a quarterly profit, reporting US$759 million in third quarter revenue and US$39.1 million in net income, alongside higher fourth quarter guidance that sharpened
CATALYSTYahoo • 2d ago
Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) Stock Rallies On Q3 Earnings As Cash Burn LoomsUltra Clean Holdings has been treated as a high-multiple wager on an artificial intelligence fueled equipment upswing, yet the latest quarter forces investors to look at hard numbers instead of just the story. For Q3 202
MARKET WIREYahoo • 2d ago
Company News for Oct 29, 2026Companies In The News Are: WM, UCTT, PPG, CR.
MARKET WIREYahoo • 3d ago
Why Ultra Clean Holdings Rallied TodayUltra Clean Holdings delivered solid earnings today, as AI-related stocks rallied across the board.
CATALYSTYahoo • 3d ago
Ultra Clean: Q3 Earnings Snapshot(AP) — Ultra Clean Holdings Inc. (UCTT) on Tuesday reported profit of $39.
CATALYSTYahoo • 3d ago
Ultra Clean 7% on Record Quarter, Sees 2027 Chip Equipment Spending “Above $200 Billion”Key TakeawaysUltra Clean shares rose 7% today after record third-quarter revenue of $759 million, up 49% from a year earlier. CEO James Xiao expects 2027 wafer fab equipment spending above $200 billion, and the company g
CATALYSTYahoo • 3d ago
UCTT Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Robust Semiconductor DemandUltra Clean's Q3 2026 earnings surge 379% as semiconductor demand drives revenue growth, margin expansion and plans for major manufacturing capacity increases.
MARKET WIREBenzinga • 3d ago
TD Cowen Maintains Buy on Ultra Clean Hldgs, Lowers Price Target to $100TD Cowen analyst Krish Sankar maintains Ultra Clean Hldgs (NASDAQ:UCTT) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $140 to $100.
MARKET WIREChartMill • 3d ago
Chip Equipment Stocks Shed 18% in a Month—Earnings Show Why Selectivity MattersSemiconductor equipment stocks have pulled back sharply, but earnings quality now separates winners like Teradyne, Ultra Clean, and Lam Research.
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UCTT // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -36.39%🛡️ HOLDING TREND SUPPORT
2026-10-30O $49.50H $52.33L $47.19C $49.71VOL 2.07M
RES: $61.38SUP: $40.66SMA50: $66.61SMA200: $74.58
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)
Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
12.4%/yr Implied 5Y Growth
vs. -2.1% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
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100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FREDWhy is UCTT stock moving today?
Why UCTT Stock dropped -2.11% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 16% profit margin (-10% return on capital), mixed timing at current multiples—hold if owned, no rush to chase.