Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:VECO Veeco Instruments (VECO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $24.00 -0.77 (-3.11%) Closing price 08/27/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.00 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 08:30 AM 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$23.72▼$24.7750-Day Range$19.71▼$25.2552-Week Range$16.92▼$36.39Volume2.66 million shsAverage Volume939,886 shsMarket Capitalization$1.44 billionP/E Ratio23.53Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$27.33Consensus RatingModerate 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. Read More Veeco Instruments Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks60th Percentile Overall ScoreVECO MarketRank™: Veeco Instruments scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 351st out of 664 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 Opinion2.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingVeeco Instruments has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageVeeco Instruments has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.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 23.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.63.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Veeco Instruments is 23.53, 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 55.43.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVeeco Instruments has a P/B Ratio of 1.69. 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 Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted7.53% 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 6.2.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Veeco Instruments has recently increased by 0.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. 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 Shorted7.53% 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 6.2.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Veeco Instruments has recently increased by 0.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media3.1 / 5News Sentiment1.51 News SentimentVeeco Instruments has a news sentiment score of 1.51. 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 0.94 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 $225,705.00 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. Submit View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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VECO Stock News HeadlinesImplied Volatility Surging for Veeco Instruments Stock OptionsAugust 25 at 12:37 AM | msn.comVeeco Instruments' (NASDAQ:VECO) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole PictureAugust 14, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comChase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo Preparing for BIG ChangeThanks to this brand-new law #S.1582 signed by President Trump… Jeff Brown believes the largest banks in America could soon begin to replace every single dollar in your bank account… With a better, more technologically advanced dollar… Potentially making a lot of people rich in the process.August 28 at 2:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Veeco Instruments Inc.’s SWOT analysis: semiconductor stock navigates global headwindsAugust 13, 2025 | investing.comVeeco Instruments’ Earnings Call: Strong Semiconductor Gains Amid ChallengesAugust 10, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comVeeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 6, 2025 | seekingalpha.comVeeco Instruments Inc Q2 2025 Earnings: EPS of $0.20 Misses, Revenue of $166.1M Beats EstimatesAugust 6, 2025 | gurufocus.comVeeco Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial ResultsAugust 6, 2025 | globenewswire.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 10.4% and is now trading at $24.00. How were Veeco Instruments' earnings last quarter? Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.14. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. Does Veeco Instruments have any subsidiaries? Veeco Instruments subsidiaries include these companies: 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 Wasatch Advisors LP (5.65%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (5.34%), Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY (4.01%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.39%). Insiders that own company stock include William John Miller, Adrian Devasahayam, John P Kiernan, Dennis Thomas St, Susan Wilkerson and Mary Jane Raymond. 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 Earnings8/06/2025Today8/28/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)11/05/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorComputer and Technology Industry ELEC - MANUFT MACH Sub-IndustrySemiconductor Equipment Current SymbolNASDAQ:VECO CIK103145 Webwww.veeco.com Phone(516) 677-0200Fax516-714-1200Employees1,231Year Founded1945Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Veeco Instruments$27.33 High Price Target$35.00 Low Price Target$20.00 Potential Upside/Downside+13.9%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.67 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.02 Trailing P/E Ratio23.53 Forward P/E Ratio31.58 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$73.71 million Net Margins8.65% Pretax Margin8.08% Return on Equity7.38% Return on Assets4.63% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.26 Current Ratio5.10 Quick Ratio3.43 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$717.30 million Price / Sales2.01 Cash Flow$1.60 per share Price / Cash Flow15.02 Book Value$14.23 per share Price / Book1.69Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares60,160,000Free Float58,718,000Market Cap$1.44 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.12 Social Links The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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