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Veeco Instruments (VECO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$24.70 -0.56 (-2.22%)
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About Veeco Instruments Stock (NASDAQ:VECO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$24.67
$25.56
50-Day Range
$23.65
$28.72
52-Week Range
$23.00
$49.25
Volume
163,698 shs
Average Volume
709,286 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.43 billion
P/E Ratio
19.92
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$32.43
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. 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.

Veeco Instruments Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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84th Percentile Overall Score

VECO MarketRank™: 

Veeco Instruments scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 159th out of 656 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Veeco 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 Coverage

    Veeco 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 Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of Veeco Instruments is 19.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.35.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Veeco Instruments is 19.96, 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 45.48.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Veeco Instruments has a P/B Ratio of 1.86. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    11.49% of the outstanding shares of Veeco Instruments have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Veeco Instruments has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Veeco Instruments has recently increased by 11.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Veeco Instruments does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Veeco Instruments does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    11.49% of the outstanding shares of Veeco Instruments have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Veeco Instruments has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Veeco Instruments has recently increased by 11.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Veeco Instruments has a news sentiment score of 0.62. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Veeco Instruments this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for VECO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    5 people have added Veeco Instruments to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 Insiders

    Only 2.40% of the stock of Veeco Instruments is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    98.46% 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.
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VECO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Veeco Instruments' stock was trading at $26.80 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VECO shares have decreased by 7.7% and is now trading at $24.7450.
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Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) announced its quarterly earnings data 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 trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.38%.

Veeco Instruments subsidiaries include Ultratech Inc., Solid State Equipment Holdings, Synos Technology, Fluens Corporation, Mill Lane Engineering, Advanced Imaging, NanoDevices, and others.

Top institutional shareholders 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.
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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.

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 Earnings
2/12/2025
Today
2/21/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Semiconductor Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:VECO
CUSIP
92241710
Employees
1,215
Year Founded
1945

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$32.43
High Stock Price Target
$47.00
Low Stock Price Target
$25.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+28.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.71
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$73.71 million
Pretax Margin
9.60%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$717.30 million
Cash Flow
$1.67 per share
Book Value
$13.30 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
56,546,000
Market Cap
$1.46 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.13

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This page (NASDAQ:VECO) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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