Veeco Instruments Company Profile (NASDAQ:VECO)

About Veeco Instruments

Veeco Instruments Inc. designs, manufactures, markets and supports thin film equipment. The Company's equipment is used to make electronic devices, including light emitting diodes (LED), micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), wireless devices, power electronics, hard disk drives (HDDs) and semiconductors. The Company operates in four geographic regions: United States; China; Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Rest of World. The Company is a supplier of metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems. The Company's Precision Surface Processing's platforms include WaferEtch and the WaferStorm. The Company's NEXUS Ion Beam Deposition (IBD) systems utilize ion beam technology to deposit precise layers of thin films. The Company makes an array of deposition systems, including Physical Vapor Deposition, Diamond Like Carbon Deposition and Chemical Vapor Deposition Systems.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Equipment
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: VECO
CUSIP: 92241710

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $19.17
50 Day Moving Average: $19.96
200 Day Moving Average: $18.33
52-Week Range: $40,638,000.00 - $15.26
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 39.12
P/E Growth: -0.42
Market Cap: $779.03M
Outstanding Shares: 40,638,000
Beta: 0.89

Profitability:

Net Margins: -13.00%
Return on Equity: -2.37%
Return on Assets: -1.90%

Debt:

Current Ratio: 3.64%
Quick Ratio: 2.97%

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Consensus Ratings for Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 5 Hold Ratings, 5 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.36)
Consensus Price Target:	$23.89 (24.62% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/12/2016	Benchmark Co.	Boost Price Target	Buy	$21.00 -> $23.00
8/24/2016	Needham & Company LLC	Reiterated Rating	Hold
8/2/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	$16.00 -> $22.00
6/8/2016	Pacific Crest	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$23.00
5/24/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Hold
4/4/2016	Berenberg Bank	Set Price Target	Buy	$41.00
4/4/2016	Summit Research	Upgrade	Sell -> Hold	$12.00 -> $23.00
2/23/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$22.00 -> $20.00
2/23/2016	Canaccord Genuity	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$18.00 -> $14.00
12/4/2015	Credit Agricole SA	Downgrade	Outperform -> Underperform
10/29/2015	Stifel Nicolaus	Lower Price Target	Buy	$40.00 -> $30.00
8/4/2015	Bank of America Corp.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$36.00 -> $30.00
8/4/2015	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
5/7/2015	Susquehanna	Lower Price Target	Positive	$40.00 -> $38.00
2/18/2015	Noble Financial	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	$42.00

(Data available from 9/25/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/26/2016
8/1/2016	Q216	($0.20)	($0.19)	$76.30 million	$75.30 million	View	N/A
5/4/2016	Q116	($0.26)	($0.15)	$76.17 million	$78.00 million	View	N/A
2/22/2016	Q415	($0.02)	$0.01	$99.84 million	$1.07 billion	View	Listen
10/28/2015	Q315	$0.30	$0.33	$145.19 million	$140.70 million	View	Listen
8/3/2015	Q215	$0.17	$0.20	$127.26 million	$131.41 million	View	N/A
5/6/2015	Q115	($0.11)	($0.01)	$96.90 million	$98.30 million	View	N/A
2/17/2015	Q414	$0.04	$0.13	$108.32 million	$113.60 million	View	N/A
10/29/2014	Q314	($0.12)	($0.02)	$96.60 million	$93.30 million	View	N/A
7/30/2014	Q214	($0.18)	($0.16)	$92.84 million	$95.10 million	View	N/A
5/5/2014	Q114	($0.16)	($0.06)	$89.38 million	$90.84 million	View	Listen
2/19/2014	Q413	($0.33)	($0.42)	$69.81 million	$73.20 million	View	Listen
11/11/2013	Q313	($0.03)	($0.08)	$94.04 million	$99.30 million	View	Listen
10/22/2012		$0.31	$0.34			View	N/A
7/26/2012		$0.38	$0.37			View	N/A
4/30/2012		$0.21	$0.49			View	N/A
2/6/2012		$0.67	$0.72			View	N/A
10/24/2011		$1.12	$1.33			View	N/A
7/28/2011		$1.35	$1.34			View	N/A
4/26/2011		$1.21	$1.33			View	N/A
2/7/2011		$1.61	$1.62			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-0.54 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.49 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q3 2016	1	($0.36)	($0.36)	($0.36)
Q4 2016	1	($0.31)	($0.31)	($0.31)

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading History for Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 2.70%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 94.95%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
12/7/2015	William John Miller	EVP	Sell	1,210	$19.60	$23,716.00
6/15/2015	William John Miller	EVP	Sell	2,227	$30.65	$68,257.55
6/8/2015	John R Peeler	CEO	Sell	44,418	$30.87	$1,371,183.66
12/12/2014	Peter J Simone	Director	Sell	5,000	$36.86	$184,300.00
12/11/2014	William John Miller	EVP	Sell	47,702	$37.03	$1,766,405.06
4/3/2014	John Kiernan	SVP	Sell	1,000	$44.00	$44,000.00
4/3/2014	John Peeler	CEO	Sell	5,334	$44.35	$236,562.90
2/21/2014	David Glass	CFO	Sell	5,120	$40.00	$204,800.00
2/21/2014	John Kiernan	SVP	Sell	15,046	$39.51	$594,467.46
2/20/2014	John Peeler	CEO	Sell	20,038	$42.20	$845,603.60
2/7/2014	William John Miller	EVP	Sell	5,678	$38.33	$217,637.74
1/22/2014	David Glass	CFO	Sell	58,334	$37.52	$2,188,691.68
1/9/2014	David Glass	CFO	Sell	12,948	$35.00	$453,180.00
1/9/2014	Peter Collingwood	SVP	Sell	6,223	$35.00	$217,805.00
1/9/2014	William John Miller	EVP	Sell	1,000	$35.55	$35,550.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO)

Date	Headline
	Veeco Instruments, Inc. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:VECO) : September 20, 2016 (NASDAQ:VECO) www.capitalcube.com - September 21 at 11:49 AM
	Veeco Instruments, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : VECO-US : September 19, 2016 (NASDAQ:VECO) www.capitalcube.com - September 19 at 7:50 PM
	Leading Chinese Led Manufacturer Orders Veeco MOCVD Systems for High Volume Production (NASDAQ:VECO) www.publicnow.com - September 12 at 7:27 PM
	Veeco Receives Milestone Order for its Industry Leading MBE R&D System (NASDAQ:VECO) www.publicnow.com - September 1 at 7:56 PM
	Veeco Instruments (VECO): Notes From The Road - Needham (NASDAQ:VECO) www.streetinsider.com - August 25 at 7:50 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Veeco Instruments, Inc. : August 18, 2016 (NASDAQ:VECO) www.capitalcube.com - August 18 at 8:19 PM
	Veeco Instruments, Inc. :VECO-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 12, 2016 (NASDAQ:VECO) www.capitalcube.com - August 12 at 8:14 PM
	Epistar Orders Multiple Veeco EPIK 700 MOCVD Systems to Meet Demand for LED Lighting Applications (NASDAQ:VECO) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 11:34 AM
	India should hit back at Pak for terror: BJP MP (NASDAQ:VECO) bolsafinanzas.com - August 4 at 8:35 PM
	Veeco Announces Upcoming Investor Events (NASDAQ:VECO) www.marketwired.com - August 4 at 8:35 PM
	Leading U.S. Science and Technology Laboratory Selects Veeco Ion Beam Sputtering Technology (NASDAQ:VECO) www.publicnow.com - August 4 at 11:23 AM
	Veeco 2Q16 Financial Results Better than Expected (NASDAQ:VECO) www.ledinside.com - August 3 at 11:27 AM
	Veeco Reports Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results (NASDAQ:VECO) virtual-strategy.com - August 2 at 8:29 PM
	A report released today by Benchmark about Veeco Instruments(NASDAQ:VECO) lowers the target price to $21 (NASDAQ:VECO) breakingfinancenews.com - August 2 at 8:29 PM
	Veeco Instruments, Inc. Stock Jumps on Second-Quarter Results (NASDAQ:VECO) www.fool.com - August 2 at 6:22 PM
	Edited Transcript of VECO earnings conference call or presentation 1-Aug-16 9:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:VECO) finance.yahoo.com - August 2 at 7:45 AM
	Veeco reports 2Q loss (NASDAQ:VECO) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 1 at 7:53 PM
	Q2 2016 Veeco Instruments Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:VECO) biz.yahoo.com - August 1 at 7:07 AM
	Veeco Instruments, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : VECO-US : July 29, 2016 (NASDAQ:VECO) www.capitalcube.com - July 29 at 8:35 AM
	Veeco Instruments : Appoints Kathleen Bayless to Its Board of Directors (NASDAQ:VECO) www.4-traders.com - July 25 at 8:18 PM
	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers (NASDAQ:VECO) biz.yahoo.com - July 22 at 4:17 PM
	Veeco Appoints Kathleen Bayless to Its Board of Directors (NASDAQ:VECO) finance.yahoo.com - July 21 at 4:05 PM
	Veeco Instruments, Inc. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:VECO) : July 19, 2016 (NASDAQ:VECO) www.capitalcube.com - July 19 at 2:51 PM
	FPA Capital Fund Buys More Shares of 5 of Its Current Holdings (NASDAQ:VECO) finance.yahoo.com - July 13 at 7:26 PM
	Veeco Instruments, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : VECO-US : July 13, 2016 (NASDAQ:VECO) www.capitalcube.com - July 13 at 9:06 AM
	Veeco Announces Date for Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results and Conference Call (NASDAQ:VECO) finance.yahoo.com - July 12 at 8:00 AM
	Veeco Instruments : Delivers Quest Broadband Monitor System to Accelerate Optical Coating Production (NASDAQ:VECO) www.4-traders.com - June 21 at 7:35 PM
	Veeco Delivers Quest Broadband Monitor System to Accelerate Optical Coating Production (NASDAQ:VECO) www.publicnow.com - June 21 at 9:29 AM
	Veeco Receives Landmark Order for MBE R&D System from Prominent Chinese University (NASDAQ:VECO) www.publicnow.com - June 14 at 10:09 AM
	Pacific Crest Remains A Buyer Of Veeco Instruments Following Recent Site Visit (NASDAQ:VECO) www.benzinga.com - June 7 at 10:59 AM
	Veeco Instruments, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : VECO-US : June 3, 2016 (NASDAQ:VECO) www.capitalcube.com - June 3 at 8:15 AM
	Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) EPS Estimate At $-0.3 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:VECO) www.investornewswire.com - May 24 at 3:05 PM
	Veeco Instruments (VECO) Expected to Trade Higher on Takeover Bid for Rival - Needham & Company - StreetInsider.com (NASDAQ:VECO) www.streetinsider.com - May 24 at 3:05 PM
	Veeco Instruments (VECO) Expected to Trade Higher on Takeover Bid for Rival - Needham & Company (NASDAQ:VECO) www.streetinsider.com - May 24 at 3:05 PM
	Share Performance and Target Price Review for Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) - Wall Street Hints and News (NASDAQ:VECO) hintsnewsnetwork.com - May 20 at 2:49 PM
	Analyst Rating Check on Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) - Wall Street Hints and News (NASDAQ:VECO) hintsnewsnetwork.com - May 20 at 2:49 PM
	Revenue Update on Veeco Instruments(NASDAQ:VECO) - Trade Calls (NASDAQ:VECO) www.tradecalls.org - May 20 at 2:49 PM
	Here's How Applied Material's Peers Are Moving Today (NASDAQ:VECO) feeds.benzinga.com - May 20 at 1:12 PM
	Veeco Instruments : Semiconductor Devices of Israel Selects Veeco MBE Technology for Production of Infrared Detectors (NASDAQ:VECO) www.4-traders.com - May 13 at 9:07 AM
	Pacific Crest Starts Coverage on Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) By Announcing An Initial Rating Of “Overweight” (NASDAQ:VECO) www.fidaily.com - May 13 at 9:07 AM
	Coverage initiated on Veeco Instruments by Pacific Crest (NASDAQ:VECO) finance.yahoo.com - May 13 at 7:12 AM
	Semiconductor Devices of Israel Selects Veeco MBE Technology for Production of Infrared Detectors (NASDAQ:VECO) www.publicnow.com - May 12 at 1:17 PM
	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC Financials (NASDAQ:VECO) finance.yahoo.com - May 12 at 1:04 PM
	Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for May 10 - Equities.com (NASDAQ:VECO) www.equities.com - May 12 at 9:22 AM
	Hanging In With Veeco Instruments - Seeking Alpha (NASDAQ:VECO) seekingalpha.com - May 11 at 8:23 AM
	Veeco Instruments, Inc. :VECO-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2016 By the Numbers (NASDAQ:VECO) www.capitalcube.com - May 10 at 1:06 PM
	Buy Recommendations Count For Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) At 0 - RealistInvestor.com (NASDAQ:VECO) www.realistinvestor.com - May 10 at 8:57 AM
	Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO): Quarterly EPS Estimate Of $-0.06 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:VECO) www.investornewswire.com - May 10 at 8:57 AM
	Q1 Results: Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) - share market updates (press release) (NASDAQ:VECO) sharemarketupdates.com - May 9 at 8:40 AM
	Veeco Announces Date for First Quarter 2016 Financial Results and Conference Call (NASDAQ:VECO) finance.yahoo.com - April 12 at 8:00 AM