Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) Updates Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.160-0.320 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.230. The company issued revenue guidance of $155.0 million-$175.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $163.0 million.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on VECO. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Veeco Instruments in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Benchmark reduced their target price on shares of Veeco Instruments from $31.00 to $28.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Northland Securities lowered shares of Veeco Instruments from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $30.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Needham & Company LLC lowered shares of Veeco Instruments from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Northland Capmk lowered shares of Veeco Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.71.

Veeco Instruments Stock Up 1.4%

VECO stock traded up $0.41 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $29.45. The stock had a trading volume of 1,023,377 shares, compared to its average volume of 817,585. Veeco Instruments has a 1-year low of $16.92 and a 1-year high of $34.45. The company has a current ratio of 5.10, a quick ratio of 3.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The company has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.87 and a beta of 1.27. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $28.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.43.

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The semiconductor company reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.14. Veeco Instruments had a net margin of 8.65% and a return on equity of 7.38%. The firm had revenue of $166.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $151.31 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 5.6% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Veeco Instruments will post 0.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Adrian Devasahayam sold 3,851 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.00, for a total value of $130,934.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 78,269 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,661,146. The trade was a 4.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO William John Miller sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total transaction of $800,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 514,543 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,465,376. The trade was a 4.63% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 61,911 shares of company stock valued at $1,781,550 in the last three months. Insiders own 2.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Veeco Instruments

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Veeco Instruments by 75.6% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 2,366 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 1,019 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in shares of Veeco Instruments by 152.4% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,160 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $125,000 after acquiring an additional 3,719 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Veeco Instruments by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 6,421 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $130,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares during the period. FORA Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Veeco Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $231,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Veeco Instruments by 51.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 29,785 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $598,000 after acquiring an additional 10,122 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.46% of the company’s stock.

Veeco Instruments Company Profile

Veeco Instruments Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports semiconductor and thin film process equipment primarily to make electronic devices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, China, Rest of the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company offers laser annealing, ion beam deposition and etch, metal organic chemical vapor deposition, single wafer wet processing and surface preparation, molecular beam epitaxy, advanced packaging lithography, atomic layer deposition, and other deposition systems.