NASDAQ:VECO Veeco Instruments (VECO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $24.70 -0.56 (-2.22%) As of 01:04 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends 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$24.67▼$25.5650-Day Range$23.65▼$28.7252-Week Range$23.00▼$49.25Volume163,698 shsAverage Volume709,286 shsMarket Capitalization$1.43 billionP/E Ratio19.92Dividend 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… Veeco Instruments Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks84th Percentile Overall ScoreVECO 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. 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 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. SectorThe 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 RatioVeeco 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. Short Interest0.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted11.49% of the outstanding shares of Veeco Instruments have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVeeco Instruments has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Veeco Instruments has recently increased by 11.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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 Shorted11.49% of the outstanding shares of Veeco Instruments have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVeeco Instruments has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Veeco Instruments has recently increased by 11.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.1 / 5News Sentiment0.62 News SentimentVeeco 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 WeekMarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Veeco Instruments this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for VECO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat Follows5 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. 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 HeadlinesJohn P. Kiernan Sells 2,500 Shares of Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) StockFebruary 12, 2025 | insidertrades.comVeeco Announces Upcoming Investor EventFebruary 19 at 6:20 PM | globenewswire.comGrab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto AnnouncementGrab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto Announcement Whatever it is, I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to all investors right now. February 21, 2025 | Crypto 101 Media (Ad)Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for VECO Q1 EarningsFebruary 18 at 2:39 AM | americanbankingnews.comVeeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) Stock Rating Lowered by StockNews.comFebruary 17, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comNeedham & Company LLC Has Lowered Expectations for Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) Stock PriceFebruary 16, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comVeeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) Price Target Cut to $30.00 by Analysts at CitigroupFebruary 16, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comBarclays Has Lowered Expectations for Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) Stock PriceFebruary 16, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines VECO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have VECO shares performed this year? 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. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Veeco Instruments' earnings last quarter? 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%. Does Veeco Instruments have any subsidiaries? Veeco Instruments subsidiaries include 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 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. 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 Earnings2/12/2025Today2/21/2025Next 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 CUSIP92241710 CIK103145 Webwww.veeco.com Phone(516) 677-0200Fax516-714-1200Employees1,215Year 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+28.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.71 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.24 Trailing P/E Ratio20.37 Forward P/E Ratio33.24 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 / Sales2.04 Cash Flow$1.67 per share Price / Cash Flow15.09 Book Value$13.30 per share Price / Book1.90Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares57,940,000Free Float56,546,000Market Cap$1.46 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.13 Social Links 2025 Gold Forecast: A Perfect Storm for DemandUnlock the timeless value of gold with our exclusive 2025 Gold Forecasting Report. 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