Veeco Instruments - VECO Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Veeco Instruments in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" VECO shares.
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4 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Veeco Instruments' shares. Their VECO share price forecasts range from $18.00 to $25.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $21.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.3% from the stock's current price.
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Veeco Instruments' stock was trading at $18.58 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VECO stock has increased by 12.0% and is now trading at $20.81.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 8th 2023.
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Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 2nd. The semiconductor company reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.12. The semiconductor company had revenue of $150.25 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $146.63 million. Veeco Instruments had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.98% and a net margin of 25.84%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.16 EPS.

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Veeco Instruments issued an update on its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 15th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.12-$0.28 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.27. The company issued revenue guidance of $130-$150 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $158.99 million.

10 employees have rated Veeco Instruments Chief Executive Officer William J. Miller on Glassdoor.com. William J. Miller has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts William J. Miller in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Veeco Instruments trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VECO."

Veeco Instruments' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Neuberger Berman Group LLC (6.26%), Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY (4.14%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.87%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (2.53%), Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC (2.53%) and Millennium Management LLC (2.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Dennis Thomas St, John P Kiernan, Peter J Simone and Susan Wilkerson.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of VECO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.81.

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion and generates $646.14 million in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $166.94 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.69 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 1,221 workers across the globe.

Veeco Instruments' mailing address is Terminal Drive, Plainview NY, 11803. The official website for the company is www.veeco.com. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at (516) 677-0200, via email at investorrelations@veeco.com, or via fax at 516-714-1200.