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Veeco Instruments (VECO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$21.55 +0.92 (+4.46%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$21.52 -0.03 (-0.12%)
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About Veeco Instruments Stock (NASDAQ:VECO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$19.99
$21.72
50-Day Range
$19.20
$21.81
52-Week Range
$16.92
$45.57
Volume
916,823 shs
Average Volume
738,575 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.29 billion
P/E Ratio
20.14
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$30.43
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Veeco Instruments Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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79th Percentile Overall Score

VECO MarketRank™: 

Veeco Instruments scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 205th out of 666 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Veeco 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 Coverage

    Veeco 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 Growth

    Earnings 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 Market

    The P/E ratio of Veeco Instruments is 19.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.49.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Veeco Instruments is 19.75, 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 33.43.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Veeco Instruments has a P/B Ratio of 1.57. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    38.32% 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 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Veeco Instruments has recently increased by 430.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Veeco Instruments does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    38.32% 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 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Veeco Instruments has recently increased by 430.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Veeco Instruments has a news sentiment score of 1.03. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Veeco Instruments this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    3 people have searched for VECO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $225,705.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.40% 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.

  • Read more about Veeco Instruments' insider trading history.
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VECO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Veeco Instruments' stock was trading at $26.80 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VECO stock has decreased by 20.7% and is now trading at $21.2430.

Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.05. The business's quarterly revenue was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis.
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Veeco Instruments subsidiaries include these companies: Ultratech Inc., Solid State Equipment Holdings, Synos Technology, Fluens Corporation, Mill Lane Engineering, Advanced Imaging, NanoDevices, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Veeco Instruments include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.40%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.01%) and Signaturefd LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include William John Miller, Adrian Devasahayam, John P Kiernan, Dennis Thomas St, Susan Wilkerson and Mary Jane Raymond.
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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.

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 Earnings
5/07/2025
Today
7/17/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
ELEC - MANUFT MACH
Sub-Industry
Semiconductor Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:VECO
CIK
103145
Employees
1,231
Year Founded
1945

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$47.00
Low Price Target
$20.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+47.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.71
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.07
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.28
Forward P/E Ratio
27.14
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$73.71 million
Net Margins
8.99%
Pretax Margin
8.60%
Return on Equity
8.29%
Return on Assets
5.01%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.31
Current Ratio
4.44
Quick Ratio
3.02

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$717.30 million
Price / Sales
1.73
Cash Flow
$1.64 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.59
Book Value
$13.57 per share
Price / Book
1.52

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
60,000,000
Free Float
58,560,000
Market Cap
$1.24 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.10

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This page (NASDAQ:VECO) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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