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Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) closed the day trading at $27.79 down -5.76% from the previous closing price of $29.49. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.28 million shares were traded. VECO stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.765.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VECO, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.35 and its Current Ratio is at 5.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.30.
On January 06, 2025, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $33.
Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on July 15, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $45 to $50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 02 ’25 when Devasahayam Adrian sold 3,851 shares for $34.00 per share. The transaction valued at 130,934 led to the insider holds 78,269 shares of the business.
Miller William John sold 25,000 shares of VECO for $800,000 on Oct 01 ’25. The CEO now owns 514,543 shares after completing the transaction at $32.00 per share. On Oct 02 ’25, another insider, Devasahayam Adrian, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,851 shares for $34.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VECO now has a Market Capitalization of 1671821824 and an Enterprise Value of 1579874048. As of this moment, Veeco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 12.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.256 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.823.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VECO is 1.31, which has changed by -0.17659259 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.118204355 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VECO has reached a high of $34.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.95%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VECO traded about 957.22K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VECO traded about 1536770 shares per day. A total of 60.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 58.67M. Insiders hold about 2.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.01% stake in the company. Shares short for VECO as of 1759190400 were 4012718 with a Short Ratio of 4.19, compared to 1756425600 on 3536489. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4012718 and a Short% of Float of 9.39.
Earnings Estimates
. The current assessment of Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO) involves the perspectives of 6.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.3, with high estimates of $0.36 and low estimates of $0.27.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.38 and $1.27 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.32. EPS for the following year is $1.5, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $1.69 and $1.17.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $160.49M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $163M to a low estimate of $159.24M. As of. The current estimate, Veeco Instruments Inc’s year-ago sales were $184.81MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $165.01M. There is a high estimate of $170M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $160M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VECO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $663.4M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $653.4M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $658.92M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $717.3MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $721.08M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $740M and the low estimate is $706.88M.
