Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) and Complete Solaria (NASDAQ:CSLR) Head-To-Head Review

Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) and Complete Solaria (NASDAQ:CSLR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ultra Clean and Complete Solaria”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ultra Clean	$1.73 billion	0.97	-$31.10 million	$0.08	466.43
Complete Solaria	$87.62 million	1.44	-$269.55 million	N/A	N/A

Ultra Clean has higher revenue and earnings than Complete Solaria.

Volatility and Risk

Ultra Clean has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Complete Solaria has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Ultra Clean and Complete Solaria, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ultra Clean	0	0	4	0	3.00
Complete Solaria	0	0	1	0	3.00

Ultra Clean presently has a consensus target price of $57.75, indicating a potential upside of 54.78%. Complete Solaria has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 250.88%. Given Complete Solaria’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Complete Solaria is more favorable than Ultra Clean.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.1% of Ultra Clean shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.3% of Complete Solaria shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Ultra Clean shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 44.6% of Complete Solaria shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Ultra Clean and Complete Solaria’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ultra Clean	0.18%	4.08%	1.94%
Complete Solaria	-321.32%	N/A	-136.87%

Summary

Ultra Clean beats Complete Solaria on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ultra Clean

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. develops and supplies critical subsystems, components and parts, and ultra-high purity cleaning and analytical services for the semiconductor industry in the United States and internationally. The company provides ultra-clean valves, high purity connectors, industrial process connectors and valves, pneumatic actuators, manifolds and safety solutions, hoses, pressure gauges, and gas line and component heaters; chemical delivery modules that deliver gases and reactive chemicals in a liquid or gaseous form from a centralized subsystem to the reaction chamber; and gas delivery systems, such as weldments, filters, mass flow controllers, regulators, pressure transducers and valves, component heaters, and an integrated electronic and/or pneumatic control system. It also offers various industrial and automation production equipment; fluid delivery systems consist of one or more chemical delivery units, including PFA tubing, filters, flow controllers, regulators, component heaters, and an integrated electronic and/or pneumatic control system; precision robotic systems; top-plate assemblies; frame assemblies; process modules, a subsystem of semiconductor manufacturing tools that process integrated circuits onto wafers; and other high-level assemblies. In addition, the company provides tool chamber parts cleaning and coating services; micro-contamination analysis services for tool parts, wafers and depositions, chemicals, cleanroom materials, deionized water, and airborne molecular contamination; and analytical verification services for process tool chamber part cleaning. It primarily serves original equipment manufacturing customers in the semiconductor capital equipment and semiconductor integrated device manufacturing industries, as well as display, consumer, medical, energy, industrial, and research equipment industries. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Hayward, California.

About Complete Solaria

Complete Solaria, Inc. provides custom solar solutions in the United States. The company offers solar systems to homeowners and small to medium-sized commercial customers. It also provides HelioQuoteTM software system, a platform for residential solar designs, proposals, and engineering services. In addition, the company installs solar systems, as well as provides financing solutions. It offers its products and services through third party sales partners. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California.