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Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) closed the day trading at $17.81 up 1.14% from the previous closing price of $17.61. In other words, the price has increased by $1.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.64 million shares were traded. VECO stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.56.
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 2.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.52. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.60 and its Current Ratio is at 3.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.37.
On July 15, 2024, Citigroup Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $45 to $50.
On September 13, 2023, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $35.Citigroup initiated its Buy rating on September 13, 2023, with a $35 target price.
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 Apr 10 ’25 when KIERNAN JOHN P bought 2,500 shares for $18.79 per share.
KIERNAN JOHN P sold 2,500 shares of VECO for $51,700 on Mar 10 ’25. The SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER now owns 70,142 shares after completing the transaction at $20.68 per share. On Mar 10 ’25, another insider, KIERNAN JOHN P, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 2,500 shares for $20.66 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 1039959680 and an Enterprise Value of 1001796416. As of this moment, Veeco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.45. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.397 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.114.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VECO is 1.14, which has changed by -0.47447622 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.042615533 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VECO has reached a high of $49.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -38.92%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VECO traded about 805.19K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VECO traded about 864380 shares per day. A total of 56.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.50M. Insiders hold about 2.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.26% stake in the company. Shares short for VECO as of 1743379200 were 4818000 with a Short Ratio of 5.98, compared to 1740700800 on 5429671. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4818000 and a Short% of Float of 11.89.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
