Veeco Instruments (VECO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) develops and manufactures process equipment used to produce semiconductors, compound semiconductors, data-storage devices and other advanced electronic materials. Its systems are designed to support critical steps in manufacturing, including deposition, etching, annealing and lithography-related processes.

The company’s product portfolio includes metal-organic chemical vapor deposition systems, molecular beam epitaxy systems, ion beam etch and deposition equipment, laser annealing systems, and other specialized process tools. These products are used in applications such as advanced logic and memory, wireless communications, light-emitting diodes, power electronics, photonics, microelectromechanical systems and data storage.

Veeco traces its origins to 1945, when it was established as Vacuum Engineering Company. The company is headquartered in Plainview, New York, and serves customers worldwide through a global sales, service and support network. Veeco is led by William J. Miller, who serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $48.90 to $51.37
• 50-Day Range: $40.88 to $57.38
• 52-Week Range: $26.00 to $86.63
• Volume: 339,490 shs
• Average Volume: 1.11 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 136.78
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $61.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Veeco Instruments Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Veeco Instruments scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 331st out of 596 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Veeco Instruments has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Veeco Instruments has a consensus price target of $61.33, representing about 24.3% upside from its current price of $49.36.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Veeco Instruments has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 132.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Veeco Instruments are expected to grow by 132.63% in the coming year, from $0.95 to $2.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Veeco Instruments is 137.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Veeco Instruments is 137.24, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 79.95.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Veeco Instruments has a P/B Ratio of 3.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.20% of the float of Veeco Instruments has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Veeco Instruments has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.22.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Veeco Instruments has recently increased by 5.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Veeco Instruments does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.60

News Sentiment

Veeco Instruments has a news sentiment score of 0.60. 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 Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Veeco Instruments this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for VECO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Veeco Instruments to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $12,622,750.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.70% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VECO
• CIK: 103145
• Web: www.veeco.com
• Phone: (516) 677-0200
• Fax: 516-714-1200
• Employees: 1,265
• Year Founded: 1945

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Veeco Instruments: $61.33
• High Price Target: $66.00
• Low Price Target: $55.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 136.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 51.83
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $35.39 million
• Net Margins: 3.40%
• Pretax Margin: 3.42%
• Return on Equity: 3.52%
• Return on Assets: 2.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.25
• Current Ratio: 3.93
• Quick Ratio: 2.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $664.29 million
• Price / Sales: 4.53
• Cash Flow: $0.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 49.88
• Book Value: $14.69 per share
• Price / Book: 3.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,130,000
• Free Float: 59,479,000
• Market Cap: $3.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36