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Veeco Instruments (VECO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$26.43 -0.88 (-3.22%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

Veeco Instruments Short Interest Data

Veeco Instruments (VECO) has a short interest of 4.91 million shares. This marks a 1.87% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.7, indicating that it would take 6.7 days of the average trading volume of 663,092 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,910,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
4,820,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+1.87%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$141.31 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
56,780,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
8.65%
Today's Trading Volume
684,754 shares
Average Trading Volume
663,092 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
103%
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VECO Short Interest Over Time

VECO Days to Cover Over Time

VECO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Veeco Instruments Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/20244,910,000 shares $141.31 million +1.9%N/A6.7 $28.78
10/15/20244,820,000 shares $151.73 million -15.9%N/A5.9 $31.48
9/30/20245,730,000 shares $189.83 million +3.8%N/A6.5 $33.13
9/15/20245,520,000 shares $172.50 million -5.3%N/A6.3 $31.25
8/31/20245,830,000 shares $206.91 million +10.8%N/A6.6 $35.49
8/15/20245,260,000 shares $202.67 million +3.8%N/A6.7 $38.53
7/31/20245,070,000 shares $209.95 million -14.7%N/A6.5 $41.41
7/15/20245,940,000 shares $277.52 million -7.6%N/A9 $46.72
6/30/20246,430,000 shares $300.35 million -0.3%N/A10.3 $46.71
6/15/20246,450,200 shares $295.68 million -3.6%N/A11.7 $45.84
5/31/20246,690,000 shares $271.95 million +2.6%N/A13.5 $40.65
5/15/20246,520,000 shares $265.36 million -3.0%N/A14 $40.70
4/30/20246,720,000 shares $237.48 million -4.7%N/A13.6 $35.34
4/15/20247,050,000 shares $252.32 million +5.5%N/A15 $35.79
3/31/20246,680,000 shares $234.94 million -0.2%N/A12.8 $35.17
3/15/20246,690,000 shares $225.72 million +4.7%N/A13.3 $33.74
2/29/20246,390,000 shares $231.38 million +1.9%N/A12.6 $36.21
2/15/20246,270,000 shares $222.40 million +1.1%N/A12.7 $35.47
1/31/20246,200,000 shares $197.66 million +7.8%N/A13 $31.88
1/15/20245,750,000 shares $163.01 million -2.4%N/A12.1 $28.35
12/31/20235,890,000 shares $182.77 million -2.2%N/A14.1 $31.03
12/15/20236,020,000 shares $186.08 million +0.7%N/A13 $30.91
11/30/20235,980,000 shares $170.61 million +1.4%N/A12 $28.53
11/15/20235,900,000 shares $164.96 million -0.8%N/A11.4 $27.96
10/31/20235,950,000 shares $142.44 million -1.8%N/A11.3 $23.94
10/15/20236,060,000 shares $167.01 million +0.3%N/A11.7 $27.56
9/30/20236,040,000 shares $169.78 million +4.5%N/A11.7 $28.11
9/15/20235,780,000 shares $154.04 million +3.0%N/A12.4 $26.65
8/31/20235,610,000 shares $163.76 million +1.1%N/A11.8 $29.19
8/15/20235,550,000 shares $164.72 million +9.3%N/A10.2 $29.68
7/31/20235,080,000 shares $143.05 million +3.0%N/A7.8 $28.16
7/15/20234,930,000 shares $126.75 million +3.1%N/A7.9 $25.71
6/30/20234,780,000 shares $122.75 million -6.5%N/A8 $25.68
6/15/20235,110,000 shares $126.37 million +8.5%10.9%8.7 $24.73
5/31/20234,710,000 shares $114.97 million -24.4%10.0%8.7 $24.41
5/15/20236,230,000 shares $134.75 million -1.6%13.3%11.5 $21.63
4/30/20236,330,000 shares $116.60 million +23.4%13.5%14.4 $18.42
4/15/20235,130,000 shares $100.55 million -1.4%10.9%12.3 $19.60
3/31/20235,200,000 shares $109.88 million +2.8%11.1%12 $21.13
3/15/20235,060,000 shares $105.45 million +14.2%N/A11.9 $20.84
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2/28/20234,430,000 shares $94.23 million +1.6%N/A10.3 $21.27
2/15/20234,360,000 shares $89.16 million +0.5%N/A12.2 $20.45
1/31/20234,340,000 shares $86.19 million -6.3%N/A11.1 $19.86
1/15/20234,630,000 shares $94.17 million -6.3%N/A11.3 $20.34
12/30/20224,940,000 shares $91.79 million -2.0%N/A12.3 $18.58
12/15/20225,040,000 shares $96.97 million -3.5%N/A12.7 $19.24
11/30/20225,220,000 shares $103.77 million +14.0%N/A13.5 $19.88
11/15/20224,580,000 shares $90.36 million +11.4%N/A11.8 $19.73
10/31/20224,110,000 shares $74.93 million +15.5%N/A10.9 $18.23
10/15/20223,560,000 shares $61.02 million -1.7%N/A10.4 $17.14
9/30/20223,620,000 shares $66.32 million +12.8%N/A10.7 $18.32
9/15/20223,210,000 shares $63.94 million +8.1%N/A8.5 $19.92
8/31/20222,970,000 shares $62.79 million -1.7%N/A7.8 $21.14
8/15/20223,020,000 shares $69.88 million +3.8%N/A7.8 $23.14
7/31/20222,910,000 shares $63.44 million -0.3%5.8%6.8 $21.80
7/15/20222,920,000 shares $54.43 million -21.9%5.8%6.4 $18.64
6/30/20223,740,000 shares $72.56 million -4.1%7.5%7.7 $19.40
6/15/20223,900,000 shares $77.81 million -1.3%7.8%7.7 $19.95
5/31/20223,950,000 shares $84.65 million -11.2%7.9%7.9 $21.43
5/15/20224,450,000 shares $97.63 million -9.0%8.9%8.5 $21.94
4/30/20224,890,000 shares $112.08 million -5.6%9.9%10.3 $22.92
4/15/20225,180,000 shares $123.49 million -5.5%10.5%11.2 $23.84
3/31/20225,480,000 shares $149.00 million +14.9%11.1%11.4 $27.19
3/15/20224,770,000 shares $132.22 million +6.7%9.6%10.1 $27.72
2/28/20224,470,000 shares $127.71 million +0.9%9.0%10 $28.57
2/15/20224,430,000 shares $126.83 million -7.3%9.0%10.8 $28.63
1/31/20224,780,000 shares $131.40 million +2.8%9.7%12.8 $27.49
1/15/20224,650,000 shares $148.75 million +15.7%9.4%11.7 $31.99
12/31/20214,020,000 shares $114.45 million +9.5%8.1%11.7 $28.47
12/15/20213,670,000 shares $96.19 million -0.3%7.4%11.8 $26.21
11/30/20213,680,000 shares $97.81 million +4.3%7.5%11.8 $26.58
11/15/20213,530,000 shares $95.03 million -3.3%7.2%11.5 $26.92
10/29/20213,650,000 shares $88.66 million +7.4%7.4%12.1 $24.29
10/15/20213,400,000 shares $79.76 million +4.0%6.9%12 $23.46
9/30/20213,270,000 shares $72.63 million -1.2%6.6%11.9 $22.21
9/15/20213,310,000 shares $73.25 million +0.9%6.7%12.1 $22.13
8/31/20213,280,000 shares $74.75 million +2.2%6.6%12.4 $22.79
8/13/20213,210,000 shares $69.53 million -1.8%6.5%12.1 $21.66
7/30/20213,270,000 shares $75.86 million +1.2%6.6%10.8 $23.20
7/15/20213,230,000 shares $70.06 million -0.3%6.6%9.8 $21.69
6/30/20213,240,000 shares $77.89 million -5.8%6.6%9.4 $24.04
6/15/20213,440,000 shares $86.58 million +0.6%7.0%9.2 $25.17
5/28/20213,420,000 shares $81.46 million -7.3%7.0%8.2 $23.82
5/14/20213,690,000 shares $81.33 million +3.7%N/A8.6 $22.04
4/30/20213,560,000 shares $85.33 million -0.8%N/A8 $23.97
4/15/20213,590,000 shares $76.11 million -6.3%N/A8.4 $21.20
3/31/20213,830,000 shares $77.37 million -7.3%N/A9 $20.20
3/15/20214,130,000 shares $92.35 million -0.7%N/A7.7 $22.36
2/26/20214,160,000 shares $88.73 million -4.2%8.6%8.3 $21.33
2/12/20214,340,000 shares $93.53 million -3.6%9.0%8.7 $21.55
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1/29/20214,500,000 shares $84.83 million +7.4%9.3%9 $18.85
1/15/20214,190,000 shares $87.07 million -5.2%8.7%7.7 $20.78
12/31/20204,420,000 shares $78.19 million +8.1%9.2%8.2 $17.69
12/15/20204,090,000 shares $73.09 million +8.8%8.5%9 $17.87
11/30/20203,760,000 shares $63.51 million +7.7%7.8%7.7 $16.89
10/30/20203,650,000 shares $47.52 million +5.2%7.6%6.7 $13.02
10/15/20203,470,000 shares $44.59 million -6.5%7.2%6.4 $12.85
9/30/20203,710,000 shares $43.30 million +18.9%7.7%6.6 $11.67
9/15/20203,120,000 shares $34.32 million +0.3%6.5%5.5 $11.00
8/31/20203,110,000 shares $36.98 million +2.0%6.5%5.4 $11.89
8/14/20203,050,000 shares $41.88 million +21.5%6.3%4.9 $13.73
7/31/20202,510,000 shares $33.94 million +0.8%5.2%3.2 $13.52
7/15/20202,490,000 shares $33.54 million -9.1%5.2%3.3 $13.47
6/30/20202,740,000 shares $35.02 million +10.0%5.7%3.7 $12.78
6/15/20202,490,000 shares $31.40 million +21.5%5.2%3.6 $12.61
5/29/20202,050,000 shares $23.31 million +28.9%4.3%3.2 $11.37
5/15/20201,590,000 shares $17.28 million +65.5%3.3%2.9 $10.87
4/30/2020960,600 shares $10.50 million -18.6%2.0%2.7 $10.93
4/15/20201,180,000 shares $11.88 million -1.7%2.5%3.7 $10.07
3/31/20201,200,000 shares $11.48 million -24.8%2.5%3.9 $9.57
3/13/20201,594,600 shares $15.63 million -2.2%3.3%6.3 $9.80
2/28/20201,630,000 shares $13.84 million -2.4%3.4%5.6 $8.49
2/14/20201,670,000 shares $21.38 million +8.4%3.5%6.1 $12.80
1/31/20201,540,000 shares $20.71 million +6.2%3.2%6.1 $13.45
1/15/20201,450,000 shares $22.29 million +2.8%3.0%5.3 $15.37
12/31/20191,410,000 shares $21.22 million +14.6%3.0%5.6 $15.05

VECO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Veeco Instruments' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Veeco Instruments shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 4,910,000 shares of VECO short. Learn More on Veeco Instruments' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Veeco Instruments?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. VECO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Veeco Instruments's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Veeco Instruments?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Veeco Instruments: Wolverine Trading LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and PEAK6 Investments LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Veeco Instruments' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Veeco Instruments saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,910,000 shares, an increase of 1.9% from the previous total of 4,820,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

How does Veeco Instruments' short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Veeco Instruments: Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (5.95%), FormFactor, Inc. (2.97%), Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (13.48%), Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (2.22%), Photronics, Inc. (2.77%), PDF Solutions, Inc. (2.61%), Cohu, Inc. (3.28%), AXT, Inc. (1.49%), Applied Materials, Inc. (2.04%), Lam Research Co. (2.53%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Veeco Instruments stock?

Short selling VECO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Veeco Instruments as its price is falling. VECO shares are trading down $0.88 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Veeco Instruments?

A short squeeze for Veeco Instruments occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of VECO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Veeco Instruments' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including VECO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:VECO) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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