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UCTT matched it's expected earnings so why is it so massively down today?
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UCTT- does anyone understand what a move like this means in the aftermarket? I know UCTT is a pretty solid company have several positions and options open on them. This particular move is not something I’m familiar with.
UCTT - DD - an almost "value" play in the semi conductor sector?
Some Quick DD on UCTT (Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.)
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General Mills??? Try UCTT for a flyer. Corn Flakes? WTF?
Anybody watching Ultra Clean Technology, UCTT? Shit's been going crazy lately.
So far: SGHC KEYS calls and ZD puts are correct SMMT UCTT calls and BMRN puts are wrong Tomorrow we'll see about DOCN NRG calls and WLK puts. I made XMTR a strangle, so it is automatically "correct", but will only make money with a large move. I use delta ~25 options, these have a leverage that provides about 3:1 or larger returns when we hit our targets, so we are still profitable so long as we have big moves and are 40% or better accuracy.
UCTT mentioning "AI" stock down another 3% lol ! The market is alergic to that word
Opened today: - Calls: SGHC • SMMT • DOCN • KEYS • UCTT • NRG - Puts: WLK • ZD Also opened puts on XMTR, but may be changing this position before close. *Disclaimer: I have no idea what these random letters mean, do you? Just watch the blinknlites*...
Buying UCTT for today’s earnings play. Semi services. Beat down in 2025. Playing recovery.
OP, The better question is which companies do you like ? I'll give you my basic investing strategy. Any stock I buy I will thin 1/3 of the position if the stock price doubled and once I eventually get all of my initial investment out of it( other 1/3 thinning of the position as the stock goes up ) . I will continue to hold that position and forget about that stock. I will use that money I received to invest into another company. My most recent purchases between April to about 1 month ago were ( most recent first then moving out further to early April ) HFWA, LNKB, JVA, PFE, UCTT, WDC, SMCI, BAC, GLAD, LCID. There have been several positions I have thinned in the past 6 months yet my bias is to accumulate thin and then accumulate. I'll explain my reasoning. 1- longer term the stock market has tended to rise. 2- Eventually I might want this money in retirement 3- most likely my kids will outlive me and they can go WTF was he thinking. 4- I've heard several times that had a person invested 1,000 in stock x y or z they would be a millionaire today so I have kept the long term in kind looking out 40 years. 5- I look at stock indexes as a very well managed portfolio. 6- there is nothing wrong with investing in the sp 500 because that index by itself tends to out perform most people's portfolios. I'll summarize. The SP 500 is your simplest investment to hold onto
Import manufacturing companies that rely on foreign/Chinese made parts. I'm going to pick up some puts on Ultra Clean Tech (UCTT) this week. They are down bad already this year, but they can fall more with a dysmal earnings & forecast.
UCTT yeah baby! https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/1gc3nzc/weekly_earnings_thread_1028_111/lty6ecf/
RMBS - small semiconductor IP company on the cutting edge (at least for now) of the upcoming CXL memory revolution ALGM - small semiconductor company that specializes in chips for EVs and other applications where power consumption needs to be reduced SITM - small semiconductor (MEMs) company on the leading edge of replacing quartz timing with silicon ASYS - maker of semiconductor equipment for less sophisticated but critical chips like SiC that are vital for the EV trade ACLS - maker of diode implantation semiconductor equipment that's critical in the making of EV chips ONTO - maker of semiconductor equipment critical for inspection and metrology, a particularly lucrative portion of the semicap market AEHR - maker of testing equipment for SiC chips UCTT - maker of critical subcomponents of semiconductor equipment, now below pre-pandemic highs. Not a high-quality name but a critical component of the semiconductor ecosystem I don't hold any of these as bags except for SITM which I bought at 52 week lows but it continued to dip 30% since, I don't feel bad about owning it. UCTT is another bag but, again, I know it will bounce back. I might need to wait a cycle but it will recover.
if you want that money to mean something over the course of a year or two I have some ideas since few are giving you any: KLAC: the name in semiconductor yield management/process control/and inspection - trades around the $340 range lately. This part of the semiconductor market is booming and will continue to do so as semiconductor design becomes more sophisticated and varied. Probably the premier semiconductor equipment stock to buy right now given others don't have quite as sticky revenue streams or are too highly valued. MRVL: One of the top names in semiconductors for data centers. This is a fast-growing part of the market that is not directly beholden to consumers but ultra cash-rich companies like Google who can afford to expand during tougher economic times. The stock trades at $50ish. I'd pick up a few shares. INDI: This is a more controversial pick but the silicon content (semiconductor count) in cars is only increasing with time; much more so in EVs. INDI is one of the few if not the only pure play on this trend. Stock is cheap around 6$ but don't let that fool you, valuation-wise it's expensive. Still, if you can stomach that and the fact that you might have to wait some time for substantial return, this is a speculative play that could 10x over the next few years. ICHR and UCTT: Both small-cap suppliers to the semiconductor equipment space. Low-quality names but still essential to the ecosystem - no way they're going under. If they do they'll be bought out. I only recommend these because their valuations have been overly compressed recently. Not great quality so I wouldn't go crazy but I'd expect them to 2x once their supply chain gets sorted out - could be by the end of this year. RMBS: Again, if you have some time this is another speculative play on the coming CXL memory revolution of which this company is deeply involved. This could be a 10x stock in a few years. I'd pick up a few shares. AMAT: The flagship US semiconductor equipment maker - they do a little bit of everything and if the regionalization of semiconductor supply chains happen, AMAT will be one of the biggest winners. AMD: Needs no introduction. Personally, I'd consider KLAC, MRVL, AMAT, and AMD as core holdings in any portfolio who has strong conviction in tech and can stomach near-term downside for great long-term reward. The other names are more speculative and/or risky with greater potential return but I wouldn't make them core holdings, at least not until they can prove they deserve to be as such. Yes, I know everything I named was semiconductor related but they're my favorite sector and you can see how they've been outperforming even the QQQ over the last decade. My money is that trend continues for some time even though there will be great volatility.
I know whenever chips are brought up ASML is the big name but there are other monopolies, near-monopolies, oligopolies and so on in the market. Take semicaps: AMAT and LRCX dominate the deposition and etch market with each having their own dominant niches. KLAC is the most dominant player (but perhaps not a monoloply) in process control/yield management/inspection and metrology - the stock trades at a premium to 'peers' like AMAT and LRCX because of this position and the lucrative nature of its business. UCTT and ICHR are smaller players but provide essential subsystems to every player in the semicap space. VEECO is the dominant - perhaps only - player in making specialized photoresist products essential in chips made with EUV. ACLS and AMAT are the dominant players in ion implantation. Lasertec (ticker variable) is the only producer of specialized inspection equipment for chips made with EUV (KLAC is behind Lasertec in this particular subsegment of inspection). TSM is the figurative beating heart of the semiconductor market - they're close to a monopoly in leading-edge chip manufacturing though Samsung is a challenger.
yep that was exactly it - my best guess is ICHR and UCTT. April was when they were affected, the end of the quarter which is when AMAT finishes a lot of projects so they were hit extra hard. Peers like LRCX and also AMAT are now building incredible backlogs of orders. As the supply chain eases, people should expect their earnings to rise substantially. I bought AMAT at 130. I'm going to add some tomorrow.
I'd normally be with you but one of their suppliers, UCTT, missed hard because of Shanghai, which caused LRCX to miss and I bet AMAT as well.
UCTT and ICHR for me - down about 30%. They’re my heaviest bags and most speculative but they both represent essential pieces of the semiconductor industry ecosystem and recent quarterly losses are due to supply issues (which affected and will continue to effect Lam Research and Applied Materials). Given their essential nature of what they do, as part of the backbone one the wafer capital equipment market, I’m not overly concerned long term though I wish their balance sheets were a little cleaner.
I'm adding to GOOGL. WGO and ALLY are ultra cheap right now and i love both businesses. ASML is starting to look interesting. ICHR and UCTT are two semi equipment small caps approaching bottom of the barrel prices but the technicals are horrible on them.
The companies I mentioned are not making the actual chips. They make the equipment that does things like measurement for precision, packaging, cleaning, etc. A lot of the stocks you pointed out are the manufacturers of the chips or users of them. To be frank, you are absolutely right that understanding the semi value chain is tough and I would be happy to learn more, but that is my understanding. of the ones you listed, only AMAT is a peer to the group i mentioned, but its valuation is relatively much higher and growth slower, so i didnt include it. And you are right that individual product lines are not that distinctive to me, which is why i picked a basket of companies. ONTO, COHu, UCTT are all much smaller than the others you and i both mentioned, so makes them an attractive M&A target at these valuations. UCTT especially is super low valued and I wouldnt be surprised if someone bought them out.
UCTT is probably my least favorite, but their valuation at current price is very low. Makes them an attractive M&A target.
I’ve also honed in on LRCX, KLAC, and UCTT. Unfortunately it’s hard to find good info on UCTT’s market edge. I’d like to know more about them. Additionally, LRCX is exposed to memory which is super cyclical but there’s other things about them that make them attractive.
Somewhere someone mentioned a semi UCTT...I am in the red with that one. Close to cutting my losses but today even it was abnormally up.
I often equate semi conductors to being the new oil. Like a commodity at this point. Every thing from self stirring mugs, to cars, to crypto, to data centers etc.. The world is moving forward and technology is ever spreading as costs come down. Look at India and Brazil with smart phone ownership. I will continue to be a semi conductor bull, but stocks like AMD & NVDA are just stupidly prices IMO. Yes the market is future looking with their valuations, but I have a list of under appreciated and undervalued semi stocks that are ripe to continue to perform or be acquired. I often look for semi companies that hold a near monopoly in their area of expertise or are on the more boring, but important side of the industry like packaging. $AMKR $AEHR $UCTT $KLIC come to mind. They are smaller capped companies with AEHR even being micro cap, but they all show either extreme value or cutting edge technology within their space.
Big fan of both for sure I am long both. If you like UCTT check out ACMR they have some more advanced wafer cleaning techniques and tools. AMD screaming buy currently, lmk if u want any other tickers
What do you think of AMD and UCTT?
$ICHR Ride the wave of a deeply undervalued company, that’s just as volatile as Game Store Company, but not already inflated to nosebleed levels by fundamentals-insensitive Redditors. The market cap of 1.1bn plus the 110% institutional ownership means that when it moves, it moves quickly. On average it’s had a sensitivity of 8.2% change / mm shares in volume since 2019. [Middle section is the 2018 semiconductor bear market.](https://imgur.com/xpoo6rX) Essentially, the only thing keeping it from blowing up right now is that basically nobody in retail has heard of it yet, so the daily volume is only about ~250k on average. With a long history of defending shareholder value, having been run by a private equity firm, this is leagues above your typical memestock pick, but with all the volatility of a squeeze. Why buy now? On Friday it had a 5% dip (currently up 8.5% over the last 20 days), due to A. the announcement of the (expenditures) completion of their IMG Acquisition which is expected to increase their margins and boost their fair value to $68-$70 and B. the overreaction to omicron news. Positions are mostly 2/18 $55c & 60c. 85% long ICHR (already), 15% short UCTT (looking to enter, otherwise more ICHR calls). Put spreads on UCTT. in case covid fears stick around since it has much farther to fall. As they're basically the same company - run by the same PE firm at one point, even - I’ll be mainly using it for downside protection. [Updated TA](https://imgur.com/lUTqbQV) [Bigger Picture](https://imgur.com/I4NZSnM) [Searchable PDF Link](https://www.scribd.com/document/539167971/ICHR-Research-Report)
Great pick as it’s really not on a lot of people’s radars, yet. Anyways, for your question, the issues were really in Malaysia where their draconian covid measures shut down the factories everywhere. ICHR's manufacturing base was heavily exposed to Malaysia this whole time, whereas UCTT only moved their production there after the anti covid measures wound down back near September. So ICHR was disproportionately impacted throughout all of 2020 and a good chunk of 2021, with their weldment production having been cut in half, while the countries that UCTT were operating in didn't hamper production nearly as much. ICHR is now in the middle of expanding their manufacturing base internationally, but UCTT was already a more mature company (actually, it was run by the same PE firm that pulled the turnaround transformation on ICHR) and was better situated to respond to the surprise slowdowns. It's part of what makes this such a good buying opportunity for ICHR. Extraneous issues were keeping down the stock, issues that are now starting to disappear. Likely why institutions have been accumulating more shares (+4.86% this most recent quarter on a stock that’s already >100% owned...). The executives have also repeatedly stated that demand is still at all time highs and the biggest holdback was the weldment production bottleneck, which is already being alleviated. I’d reassure investors by reminding them that: >”It’s a good growth stock, with an exceptionally healthy balance sheet, and a past history of defending shareholder value.”
Maybe low conviction is the wrong word but low conviction for the short term. UCTT, MSOS, SPWR. Just seen this correction story before so I'm taking what little profits I can and whatever cash I can.
If everyone is investing billions for new fabs, then the best investment is semiconductor equipment manufacturers like ASML, AMAT, LRCX, TER, KLAC, KLIC, UCTT, ASYS. No matter whoever wins or losses the fab competition, these semi-equipment caps will profit.
Clearly UCTT. Had really good earning results and they are a key factor in the semiconductor production, which is really needed right now in the industry
$UCTT is something I’ve been looking into for a while now.
VSH has had a bizarre drop. Look at that one Besides that, the value/growth ones for me are KLIC, UCTT, AMKR (some are semi equipment companies) AMD and TSM otherwise. I want to add NVDA
Indeed. I like the service providers as well (cleaners and testers) like UCTT. Seems undervalued given 50% revenue growth and 300% earnings growth.
Digging deeper into the semiconductor supply chain, Ichor Holdings Ltd (ICHR) and Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) make high precision gas and chemical delivery subsystems for semiconductor equipment manufacturers like ASML, AMAT and KLA.
ENTG looks very overpriced. Most of the semiconductor equipment manufacturers have low PE e.g. AMAT, LRCX, KLIC, UCTT ENTG has PE similar to ASML which has the monopoly in the market. Does ENTG has similar market dominance?
UCTT will benefit. Supporting supply chain in manufacturing parts and cleaning to the industry.
ICHR - Ichor Systems. A small cap in the semis sector that sells a variety of subsystems to semi equipment manufacturers, mainly LRCX and AMAT (although they are diversifying to other companies). They have solid revenue growth, good history of acquisitions, and are currently producing very healthy free cash flow which they are pouring back into improving their production capacity. Their margins are extremely low but improving. The stock has been beat up recently and is currently trading at a pretty nice price. UCTT is a similar play in this subsector.
Bought UCTT an undervalued semiconductor company
Don't forget Semiconductor Equipment sector because big players are investing heavily to build new factories. While ASML, AMAT, LRCX are big names, companies like KLIC, UCTT, AMKR are hidden gems with very good fundaments.
The guidance from the SEMI CAPS has been outstanding. So bullish for anyone making tools needed for 'leading edge' production. Looks like WFE spend (Wafer Fabrication Equipment) for 2021 will be coming in over at over 80B. This was based on multiple earnings transcripts particularly ASML and KLAC. UCTT (Ultra Clean Tech - builds cleaning tool and gas/liquid systems in fabs) got slammed for their earnings and I can't figure out why. ASML technically 'missed' on revenue, but that was because two of their EUV Tools (over 150M a piece) were shipped to their customers for end testing to occur on site so they could put the tools into use IMMEDIATELY. Since ASML doesn't count revenue until post-test, they have an additional 2 EUV tools worth of revenue coming in next quarter. Finally, AMAT is going to have a monster quarter. They are the largest of the SEMI CAPS left and they have a lot of exposure to leading edge logic and packaging market segments. Their calls are pretty high up on IV too so the market is expecting good things.
Bought some more calls of the lesser known but good semiconductor related companies in HIMX & UCTT. And more shares my 2 of my favs SOFI & DuPont.
Anyone else is in UCTT? My portfolio is big on semiconductors, and this is one of the better plays out there. Check it out
I may be the few in here that owns UCTT and DD. Dropped hard after their earnings beat and raised guidance. gave me an opportunity to buy some shares and calls.
I may be the few in here that owns UCTT and DD. Dropped hard after their earnings beat and raised guidance. gave me an opportunity to buy some shares and calls.
I may be the few in here that owns UCTT and DD. Dropped hard after their earnings beat and raised guidance. gave me an opportunity to buy some shares and calls.
UCTT calls on sale right now, highly discounted
yeah. I’ve been thinking about buying them, AMAT, KLAC, KLIC, and a few others but I still haven’t decided. I had AMAT for a few months and sold for a solid gain because it had reached its peak and was dropping and losing support. I think it’s either gonna be ASML or KLAC. Take a look at UCTT, one of my holdings. They clean semiconductor equipment 👍
I was waiting for ASML to dip. Didn't happen. So I bought it 2 weeks ago. Then it dipped. But still 10% up. Since they have monopoly, I think they will keep on going up, may be slow down sometimes, but won't go down. But there are also other stocks which haven't yet recovered from last weeks dip. UCTT and KLIC are good stocks, not overpriced.
UCTT.... a tech/semiconductor stock with a PE of 20 and a forward PE of 10. Has made me >200% in the past couple years. Still holding because I still think it is a good value stock
I work in semi manufacturing. I have not heard of either of KLIC or UCTT, they most likely play minor roles. AMAT would be a direct competitor to KLAC.
There are so many different equipment types. I know ASML has monopoly in EUV segment. So, AMAT, LRCX and TEL dominate one area? Who are the direct competitors for KLAC? Do you know how dominant are KLIC and UCTT in their areas?
The ones I have are TSM, AMD, KLIC, UCTT, AMKR, ONTO
UCTT seems to have bottomed.
In chips, I’d check out `AOSL` whose ultraviolet cutting tech is the only way to manufacture under 20nm to the best of my knowledge. If countries are trying to domesticate chip manufacturing, they’re part of the manufacturing equipment supply chain. `UCTT` and `ICHR` are semiconductor manufacturing equipment suppliers too. * Not financial advice, due diligence still required
I actually looked at LGND yesterday and it was one of the promising companies I found. I noticed alot of the PDUFAs on schedule are for pretty uncommon conditions. I can definitely see where the component product line of LGND makes it a good investment. Kind of like I had investments in UCTT which manufacturers products for the microchip industry instead of investing in INTC or NVDA, but after the whole chip shortage thing doesn't seem to be getting better for awhile. I decided that shifting my money into other sectors might be a good play. I had actually thought investing in UCTT would be a good idea since they would benefit from manufacturers needing to expand, but that didn't seem to be working out.
I like some of the smaller industry players like Ultra Clean (UCTT ) and what used to be ESIO (was purchased; plus they did circuit boards). It's hard to believe but just 2 years ago these smaller contract fabricators were trading at like 6 times earnings. They were so high tech but kept showing up on my deep value screens. But they are blips compared to the big players.
yeah its already over valued. Buy some undervalued semis like ICHR or UCTT.
UCTT was down 9%. Didn't make much sense.
If you poke around Finviz, you can find some very undervalued semi and semi adjacent names Ones I own: KLIC, UCTT, AMKR, HIMX, IIVI
I just smoked a ton of weed so maybe it´s paranoia... but if I see a post on Reddit pushing UCTT in the next days, I´m gonna.... well I think I´m gonna buy calls immidiately. Just in case you´re secretly part of a sneaky Discord or Telegram channel gimme a DM, I really need the money (ex-wife is getting a breast enlargement for her new bf)
I just yolo’d on UCTT. To the moooon!
UCTT - buying calls now before blast off. Wait nvm calls super expensive. No value there. Need 20% in short term to make sense. Not horrible first glance stock though. Relatively low valuation metrics. Growing. Margins fine. Debt fine. Op cash fine. Not a bad share investment.
Maybe. People might have started to realize they can game the system by buying cheap calls (with low IV) in any random stock, let’s use $UCTT for example. I would buy right before market close then post a DD with a lot of words and pictures after close (it doesn’t matter what’s inside) and get out in the morning after the iv spike. It’s not coordinated as much as it is people looking to profit off of the trend and continued retail momentum.
VIAC for “cheap” entry in comparison to its Hwang-fueled run up BEAM for its prime editing technology in conjunction with CRISPR UCTT for a play on chip manufacturing CLF for its current hype and true value potential
How to account for (legal) insider buys/sells? I'm wondering what strategies people use to interpret insider trading within the broader context of deciding what to do with a security? Obviously, I understand that insider buying is generally a bullish sign and insider selling is bearish. As an example, I'll use the exact situation I'm facing (all my information is through Fidelity): I'm up fairly substantially on UCTT and I'm trying to decide whether to continue to hold or count my blessings and get out. They've had a trend of "significant insider sales" recently, one above their peers in number though at lower volumes. On the one hand, that might be a fairly bearish sign and a signal for me to get out. On the other, given the broader trends in their sector and the continued bullishness of analysts on the firm (I understand analysts aren't gods, but they're likely to have better insight than me), maybe it's better interpreted as some people simply taking the opportunity to diversity their own personal wealth after a runup. How do I decide? Or is it just a situation where I need to go with my gut? Until this news popped up I was bullish on the company and thought it had plenty of room to rise. Also, fwiw, this news is a few days old and the stock dipped before picking up again today. Maybe I've already ridden out much of the effect of that news? Thanks.
Check out ACMR and UCTT, really interesting plays that helps companies increase semiconductor yield and wafer cleaning
>UCTT \+1 for UCTT. Been great.
After being mostly in FAANG for most of my investing life, I'm finally starting to branch out into mid/small caps, international and value. Examples where it's worked well: LNG, NESR, SLM, KKR, UCTT, ASX, SBSW
Add some UCTT too, someone has to clean it.
What about UCTT & KLIC? I think they're being slept on.
UCTT has all those things, plus they're profitable.
Was just looking at this, and UCTT, and AMKR. Lots of chip-related shit is on a discount.
decided to add to OSTK, GNOG, NVDA, MARA, UCTT and CLOV.
Well, I don't know much about Zachs but they've been right about UCTT for years, and I mean 7 years or something like that. Surely that can't just be the famous broken clock blablabla...
Did UCTT sell more of its stocks? 😂
lol i was talking about UCTT not the gamestop offering, i had a feeling people would think that with the news today
what would cause a stock offering to instantly rebound after the drop? UCTT offered stock an hour ago and tanked, now completely recovered the loss?
WTF is going on with UCTT lmao they are doing a stock offering and the price can’t decide what to do
UCTT is on a run but still undervalued🤷♀️
UCTT and CHPT In ETF land: BLOK, MILN and SMH.
I can give you guys a small cap that supplies the the semi cap equipment if you want to peel the onion even further... Ultra Clean $UCTT
For semiconductors- look into UCTT.
I have QQQ, ON, UCTT, AND TER I'm thinking about playing Kang gang on because it is moving waaaaay more than the iv implies Buy puts when it hits 41-42 and buy calls when it hits 36-37
I'm back deep in semiconductor calls: ON, TER, TSM, and UCTT Plus riding the QQQ calls I bought friday
UCTT if your looking to play semis
Was wondering why my UCTT calls were tanking harder than the other holdings…turns out it’s because they crushed earnings