Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:VECO Veeco Instruments (VECO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $21.77 +0.61 (+2.88%) Closing price 03/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.77 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03/24/2025 05:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Veeco Instruments Stock (NASDAQ:VECO) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Veeco Instruments alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$21.51▼$22.0350-Day Range$20.36▼$27.4152-Week Range$20.05▼$49.25Volume546,726 shsAverage Volume681,864 shsMarket Capitalization$1.26 billionP/E Ratio17.56Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$32.43Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewVeeco 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. Its process equipment systems are used in the production of a range of microelectronic components, including logic, dynamic random-access memory, photonics devices, power electronics, radio frequency filters and amplifiers, magnetic heads for hard disk drives, and other semiconductor devices. In addition, the company markets and sells its products to integrated device manufacturers and foundries; outsourced semiconductor assembly and test companies; and hard disk drive and photonics manufacturers, as well as research centers and universities. Veeco Instruments Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Plainview, New York.Read More… Remove Ads Veeco Instruments Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks90th Percentile Overall ScoreVECO MarketRank™: Veeco Instruments scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 101st out of 655 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingVeeco Instruments has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageVeeco Instruments has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Veeco Instruments' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth55.26% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Veeco Instruments are expected to grow by 55.26% in the coming year, from $0.76 to $1.18 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Veeco Instruments is 17.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.53.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Veeco Instruments is 17.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 43.13.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVeeco Instruments has a P/B Ratio of 1.64. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Veeco Instruments' valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted9.60% of the float of Veeco Instruments has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVeeco Instruments has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Veeco Instruments has recently decreased by 16.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldVeeco Instruments does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthVeeco Instruments does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted9.60% of the float of Veeco Instruments has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVeeco Instruments has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.6.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Veeco Instruments has recently decreased by 16.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.1 / 5News Sentiment1.50 News SentimentVeeco Instruments has a news sentiment score of 1.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Veeco Instruments this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Veeco Instruments insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $130,350.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.40% of the stock of Veeco Instruments is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions98.46% of the stock of Veeco Instruments is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Veeco Instruments' insider trading history. Receive VECO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Veeco Instruments and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address VECO Stock News HeadlinesVeeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) Stock's Been Sliding But Fundamentals Look Decent: Will The Market Correct The Share Price In The Future?March 15, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comIs It Too Late To Consider Buying Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO)?February 22, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comMost gold “analysts” aren’t really gold analysts… [watch out]People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. Unfortunately, most so-called “gold analysts” have it all wrong… They tell you to invest in gold ETFs - because the popular mining ETFs will someday catch fire and close the price gap with spot gold. March 25, 2025 | Golden Portfolio (Ad)Veeco Instruments Undermined By Slowdowns In Legacy BusinessesFebruary 22, 2025 | seekingalpha.comVeeco Announces Upcoming Investor EventFebruary 19, 2025 | globenewswire.comVeeco price target lowered to $30 from $33 at CitiFebruary 13, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comVeeco (VECO) Gets a Hold from BarclaysFebruary 13, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comBenchmark cuts Veeco stock target to $31, maintains Buy ratingFebruary 13, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines VECO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have VECO shares performed this year? Veeco Instruments' stock was trading at $26.80 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VECO stock has decreased by 18.8% and is now trading at $21.77. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Veeco Instruments' earnings last quarter? Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.14. Veeco Instruments had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.38% and a net margin of 10.28%. Does Veeco Instruments have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Veeco Instruments: Ultratech Inc., Solid State Equipment Holdings, Synos Technology, Fluens Corporation, Mill Lane Engineering, Advanced Imaging, NanoDevices, and others. Who are Veeco Instruments' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Veeco Instruments include Vanguard Group Inc. (13.17%), Wasatch Advisors LP (4.92%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (4.84%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.95%). Insiders that own company stock include William John Miller, John P Kiernan, Adrian Devasahayam and Susan Wilkerson. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Veeco Instruments? Shares of VECO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Veeco Instruments own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Veeco Instruments investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/12/2025Today3/24/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/06/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorComputer and Technology Industry Special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified Sub-IndustrySemiconductor Equipment Current SymbolNASDAQ:VECO CIK103145 Webwww.veeco.com Phone(516) 677-0200Fax516-714-1200Employees1,220Year Founded1945Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$32.43 High Stock Price Target$47.00 Low Stock Price Target$25.00 Potential Upside/Downside+49.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.71 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.24 Trailing P/E Ratio17.56 Forward P/E Ratio28.64 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$73.71 million Net Margins10.28% Pretax Margin9.60% Return on Equity9.38% Return on Assets5.48% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.32 Current Ratio3.98 Quick Ratio2.69 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$717.30 million Price / Sales1.76 Cash Flow$1.42 per share Price / Cash Flow15.32 Book Value$13.30 per share Price / Book1.64Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares57,936,000Free Float56,546,000Market Cap$1.26 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.24 Social Links Investing Strategies To Help Grow Your Retirement IncomeNeed to stretch out your 401K or Roth IRA plan? 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