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Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) closed the day trading at $29.07 down -0.51% from the previous closing price of $29.22. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. VECO stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.48 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.915.
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 4.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.53 and its Current Ratio is at 5.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.30 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
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 Dec 10 ’25 when Wilkerson Susan bought 33,000 shares for $31.88 per share.
Miller William John sold 25,000 shares of VECO for $800,000 on Dec 05 ’25. The CEO now owns 464,543 shares after completing the transaction at $32.00 per share. On Dec 05 ’25, another insider, Miller William John, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 25,000 shares for $31.98 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 1748924160 and an Enterprise Value of 1642028160. As of this moment, Veeco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.06, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.39. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 19.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.41 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.965.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VECO is 1.16, which has changed by 0.08867359 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13329959 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 -1.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.28%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VECO traded about 935.82K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VECO traded about 678420 shares per day. A total of 60.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 58.81M. Insiders hold about 2.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 106.70% stake in the company. Shares short for VECO as of 1764288000 were 4778849 with a Short Ratio of 5.11, compared to 1761868800 on 4002554. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4778849 and a Short% of Float of 11.18.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO) is currently in the spotlight, with 6.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.31, with high estimates of $0.4 and low estimates of $0.22.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.38 and $1.32 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.34. EPS for the following year is $1.58, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $1.78 and $1.5.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $166.23M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $168.03M to a low estimate of $165M. As of. The current estimate, Veeco Instruments Inc’s year-ago sales were $182.13MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $166.03M. There is a high estimate of $172M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $156.39M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VECO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $667.28M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $660.77M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $664.2M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $717.3MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $727.29M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $740M and the low estimate is $706.88M.
