Veeco Instruments (VECO) Competitors

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VECO vs. ACLS, AEIS, AMAT, COHU, and KLAC

Should you buy Veeco Instruments stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Veeco Instruments with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Veeco Instruments include Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Applied Materials (AMAT), Cohu (COHU), and KLA (KLAC). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.

How does Veeco Instruments compare to Axcelis Technologies?

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) and Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the broader market.

Axcelis Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Veeco Instruments. Axcelis Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veeco Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Axcelis Technologies	$839.05M	5.80	$120.24M	$3.21	49.35
Veeco Instruments	$664.29M	5.57	$35.39M	$0.38	159.49

90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Axcelis Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $116.25, indicating a potential downside of 26.61%. Veeco Instruments has a consensus price target of $40.60, indicating a potential downside of 33.01%. Given Axcelis Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Veeco Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Axcelis Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Veeco Instruments	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 11.93% compared to Veeco Instruments' net margin of 3.53%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 12.19% beat Veeco Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Axcelis Technologies	11.93%	12.19%	9.29%
Veeco Instruments	3.53%	3.49%	2.33%

In the previous week, Axcelis Technologies had 9 more articles in the media than Veeco Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Axcelis Technologies and 6 mentions for Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 0.03 indicating that Veeco Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Axcelis Technologies	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Veeco Instruments	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Axcelis Technologies beats Veeco Instruments on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Veeco Instruments compare to Advanced Energy Industries?

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Advanced Energy Industries currently has a consensus price target of $358.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.97%. Veeco Instruments has a consensus price target of $40.60, indicating a potential downside of 33.01%. Given Advanced Energy Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Advanced Energy Industries is more favorable than Veeco Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advanced Energy Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Veeco Instruments	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 17 more articles in the media than Veeco Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 6 mentions for Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Advanced Energy Industries' score of 1.08 indicating that Veeco Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advanced Energy Industries	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veeco Instruments	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Advanced Energy Industries has a net margin of 10.00% compared to Veeco Instruments' net margin of 3.53%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 17.99% beat Veeco Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advanced Energy Industries	10.00%	17.99%	9.60%
Veeco Instruments	3.53%	3.49%	2.33%

Advanced Energy Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Veeco Instruments. Advanced Energy Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veeco Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Energy Industries	$1.91B	6.56	$148.40M	$4.75	69.16
Veeco Instruments	$664.29M	5.57	$35.39M	$0.38	159.49

Summary

Advanced Energy Industries beats Veeco Instruments on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Veeco Instruments compare to Applied Materials?

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Veeco Instruments currently has a consensus price target of $40.60, suggesting a potential downside of 33.01%. Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $466.52, suggesting a potential upside of 4.03%. Given Applied Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Veeco Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeco Instruments	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Applied Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	27 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 52 more articles in the media than Veeco Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Applied Materials and 6 mentions for Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Applied Materials' score of 1.03 indicating that Veeco Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veeco Instruments	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Applied Materials	43 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Applied Materials has a net margin of 29.31% compared to Veeco Instruments' net margin of 3.53%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 36.97% beat Veeco Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeco Instruments	3.53%	3.49%	2.33%
Applied Materials	29.31%	36.97%	21.30%

Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the broader market.

Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Veeco Instruments. Applied Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veeco Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Veeco Instruments	$664.29M	5.57	$35.39M	$0.38	159.49
Applied Materials	$28.37B	12.55	$7.00B	$10.65	42.11

98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Veeco Instruments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Applied Materials beats Veeco Instruments on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Veeco Instruments compare to Cohu?

Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) and Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Cohu has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Cohu had 9 more articles in the media than Veeco Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Cohu and 6 mentions for Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Cohu's score of 0.11 indicating that Veeco Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cohu	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Veeco Instruments	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Veeco Instruments has a net margin of 3.53% compared to Cohu's net margin of -11.54%. Veeco Instruments' return on equity of 3.49% beat Cohu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cohu	-11.54%	-3.50%	-2.50%
Veeco Instruments	3.53%	3.49%	2.33%

Veeco Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than Cohu. Cohu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veeco Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cohu	$481.28M	5.25	-$74.27M	-$1.19	N/A
Veeco Instruments	$664.29M	5.57	$35.39M	$0.38	159.49

Cohu currently has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.44%. Veeco Instruments has a consensus target price of $40.60, suggesting a potential downside of 33.01%. Given Cohu's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cohu is more favorable than Veeco Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cohu	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Veeco Instruments	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

94.7% of Cohu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Cohu shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Veeco Instruments beats Cohu on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Veeco Instruments compare to KLA?

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) and KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

98.5% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of KLA shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Veeco Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 91.5% of KLA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Veeco Instruments has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KLA has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, KLA had 6 more articles in the media than Veeco Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for KLA and 6 mentions for Veeco Instruments. Veeco Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat KLA's score of 0.78 indicating that Veeco Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veeco Instruments	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KLA	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Veeco Instruments presently has a consensus price target of $40.60, indicating a potential downside of 33.01%. KLA has a consensus price target of $1,842.19, indicating a potential downside of 6.52%. Given KLA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe KLA is more favorable than Veeco Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veeco Instruments	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
KLA	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

KLA has higher revenue and earnings than Veeco Instruments. KLA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veeco Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Veeco Instruments	$664.29M	5.57	$35.39M	$0.38	159.49
KLA	$12.16B	21.18	$4.06B	$35.33	55.78

KLA has a net margin of 35.66% compared to Veeco Instruments' net margin of 3.53%. KLA's return on equity of 91.89% beat Veeco Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veeco Instruments	3.53%	3.49%	2.33%
KLA	35.66%	91.89%	29.21%

Summary

KLA beats Veeco Instruments on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VECO vs. The Competition

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Metric	Veeco Instruments	ELEC Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$3.71B	$8.68B	$39.50B	$12.45B
Dividend Yield	N/A	0.78%	3.19%	5.27%
P/E Ratio	159.79	107.45	170.22	25.83
Price / Sales	5.57	8.71	614.32	69.35
Price / Cash	56.82	51.54	48.75	56.67
Price / Book	4.19	9.31	10.55	7.12
Net Income	$35.39M	-$35.87M	$1.06B	$336.98M
7 Day Performance	7.00%	8.28%	3.63%	3.29%
1 Month Performance	21.85%	12.71%	7.94%	3.38%
1 Year Performance	206.40%	176.93%	168.30%	36.21%

Veeco Instruments Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
VECO Veeco Instruments	2.7553 of 5 stars	$60.61 -3.0%	$40.60 -33.0%	+225.4%	$3.71B	$664.29M	159.79	1,265	Positive News
ACLS Axcelis Technologies	2.9498 of 5 stars	$146.24 -5.8%	$116.25 -20.5%	+181.7%	$4.77B	$839.05M	45.56	1,515
AEIS Advanced Energy Industries	4.6592 of 5 stars	$309.06 -4.5%	$358.00 +15.8%	+198.3%	$12.30B	$1.80B	65.07	13,000	Positive News Analyst Revision
AMAT Applied Materials	4.5781 of 5 stars	$413.57 -5.3%	$463.89 +12.2%	+188.8%	$346.51B	$28.37B	38.83	36,500	Trending News Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
COHU Cohu	3.0676 of 5 stars	$44.20 -6.2%	$49.00 +10.9%	+194.4%	$2.22B	$452.96M	N/A	2,857	Insider Trade Gap Up

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Veeco Instruments (VECO) Competitors

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VECO vs. ACLS, AEIS, AMAT, COHU, and KLAC

How does Veeco Instruments compare to Axcelis Technologies?

Which has more risk and volatility, ACLS or VECO?

Which has better earnings and valuation, ACLS or VECO?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACLS or VECO?

Do analysts rate ACLS or VECO?

Is ACLS or VECO more profitable?

Does the media favor ACLS or VECO?

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How does Veeco Instruments compare to Advanced Energy Industries?

Do analysts rate AEIS or VECO?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AEIS or VECO?

Which has more risk and volatility, AEIS or VECO?

Does the media favor AEIS or VECO?

Is AEIS or VECO more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, AEIS or VECO?

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How does Veeco Instruments compare to Applied Materials?

Do analysts rate VECO or AMAT?

Does the media favor VECO or AMAT?

Is VECO or AMAT more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, VECO or AMAT?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VECO or AMAT?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VECO or AMAT?

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How does Veeco Instruments compare to Cohu?

Which has more risk and volatility, COHU or VECO?

Does the media prefer COHU or VECO?

Is COHU or VECO more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, COHU or VECO?

Do analysts rate COHU or VECO?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of COHU or VECO?

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How does Veeco Instruments compare to KLA?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VECO or KLAC?

Which has more volatility & risk, VECO or KLAC?

Does the media prefer VECO or KLAC?

Do analysts prefer VECO or KLAC?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VECO or KLAC?

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