On Monday, Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) opened lower -3.82% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $21.45. Price fluctuations for VECO have ranged from $16.92 to $49.25 over the past 52 weeks.
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Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -31.02% at the time writing. With a float of $58.39 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $59.94 million.
The firm has a total of 1231 workers. Let’s measure their productivity. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 41.58%, operating margin of 8.4%, and the pretax margin is 8.6%.
Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Veeco Instruments Inc is 2.58%, while institutional ownership is 99.14%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jun 05 ’25, was worth 225,705. In this transaction SVP – PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENT of this company sold 11,010 shares at a rate of $20.50, taking the stock ownership to the 89,254 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jun 05 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 11,010 for $20.50, making the entire transaction worth $225,705.
Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO) Earnings and Forecasts
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.28 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -31.02% per share during the next fiscal year.
Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 2.92. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.74. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 23.00.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 1.06, a number that is poised to hit 0.23 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.53 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO)
Analysing the last 5-days average volume posted by the [Veeco Instruments Inc, VECO], we can find that recorded value of 0.57 million was lower than the volume posted last year of 0.74 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 68.27%.
During the past 100 days, Veeco Instruments Inc’s (VECO) raw stochastic average was set at 42.96%, which indicates a significant decrease from 50.83% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 42.74% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 49.19% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $20.19, while its 200-day Moving Average is $24.62. Now, the first resistance to watch is $21.10. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $21.57. The third major resistance level sits at $21.81. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $20.39, it is likely to go to the next support level at $20.15. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $19.68.
Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) Key Stats
There are currently 60,000K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.24 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 717,300 K according to its annual income of 73,710 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 167,290 K and its income totaled 11,950 K.
