Brokers Offer Predictions for VECO Q1 Earnings

Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Northland Capmk issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Veeco Instruments in a research report issued on Thursday, February 13th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Richard forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Veeco Instruments' current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Veeco Instruments' Q2 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.40 by ($0.14). Veeco Instruments had a net margin of 10.28% and a return on equity of 9.38%.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on VECO. Citigroup cut their price objective on Veeco Instruments from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Needham & Company LLC cut their price objective on Veeco Instruments from $35.00 to $29.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $35.00 price target (down from $40.00) on shares of Veeco Instruments in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Benchmark dropped their price target on Veeco Instruments from $38.00 to $31.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Veeco Instruments from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Veeco Instruments has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $32.43.

Veeco Instruments Price Performance

NASDAQ:VECO traded up $0.38 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $25.26. 638,195 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 726,270. Veeco Instruments has a 52-week low of $23.00 and a 52-week high of $49.25. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $26.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $29.63. The company has a current ratio of 3.98, a quick ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32. The company has a market cap of $1.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.37 and a beta of 1.13.

Insider Activity at Veeco Instruments

In related news, CFO John P. Kiernan sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.51, for a total value of $61,275.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 72,642 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,780,455.42. This represents a 3.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 2.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VECO. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Veeco Instruments by 257.4% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,276 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 919 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in Veeco Instruments by 130.6% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 752 shares in the last quarter. 272 Capital LP acquired a new position in Veeco Instruments during the third quarter worth $50,000. KBC Group NV lifted its stake in Veeco Instruments by 46.8% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,088 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 666 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in Veeco Instruments by 14.8% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,864 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $128,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. 98.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Veeco Instruments Company Profile

Veeco Instruments Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports semiconductor and thin film process equipment primarily to make electronic devices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, China, Rest of the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company offers laser annealing, ion beam deposition and etch, metal organic chemical vapor deposition, single wafer wet processing and surface preparation, molecular beam epitaxy, advanced packaging lithography, atomic layer deposition, and other deposition systems.