On Tuesday, Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) opened lower -4.03% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $28.54. Price fluctuations for VECO have ranged from $16.92 to $34.45 over the past 52 weeks.
Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -19.28% at the time writing. With a float of $58.72 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $60.16 million.
Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
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 2.39%, while institutional ownership is 106.61%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Oct 02 ’25, was worth 130,934. In this transaction SVP – PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENT of this company sold 3,851 shares at a rate of $34.00, taking the stock ownership to the 78,269 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Oct 01 ’25, when Company’s CEO sold 25,000 for $32.00, making the entire transaction worth $800,000. This insider now owns 514,543 shares in total.
Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO) Recent Fiscal highlights
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.4) by 0.01. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.31 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -19.28% 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 3.53. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.42. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 31.60.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.83, a number that is poised to hit 0.27 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.51 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO)
Looking closely at Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO), its last 5-days average volume was 0.91 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.83 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 21.09%.
During the past 100 days, Veeco Instruments Inc’s (VECO) raw stochastic average was set at 53.43%, which indicates a significant increase from 1.83% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 1.29 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 0.97 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $29.13, while its 200-day Moving Average is $23.33. However, in the short run, Veeco Instruments Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $28.04. Second resistance stands at $28.70. The third major resistance level sits at $29.06. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $27.02, it is likely to go to the next support level at $26.66. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $26.00.
Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) Key Stats
There are currently 60,163K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.65 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 165,880 K and its income totaled 10,600 K.
