Q2 Earnings Forecast for VECO Issued By Northland Securities

Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) – Stock analysts at Northland Securities reduced their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Veeco Instruments in a research report issued on Thursday, February 26th. Northland Securities analyst G. Richard now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.19. The consensus estimate for Veeco Instruments’ current full-year earnings is $0.76 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Veeco Instruments’ Q1 2027 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.31 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.17 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Veeco Instruments from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Veeco Instruments in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Veeco Instruments in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Veeco Instruments currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $28.17.

Veeco Instruments Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VECO opened at $30.56 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.85 billion, a PE ratio of 51.80 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a quick ratio of 3.20, a current ratio of 4.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $31.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $29.35. Veeco Instruments has a twelve month low of $16.92 and a twelve month high of $35.77.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VECO. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Veeco Instruments by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,663,310 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $233,195,000 after purchasing an additional 62,016 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP lifted its stake in Veeco Instruments by 4.9% in the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 3,396,804 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $69,023,000 after purchasing an additional 157,978 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in Veeco Instruments by 9.7% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 3,215,031 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $65,329,000 after purchasing an additional 284,716 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Veeco Instruments by 1.1% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,481,803 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $75,521,000 after buying an additional 26,248 shares during the period. Finally, Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY grew its stake in shares of Veeco Instruments by 1.3% during the second quarter. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY now owns 2,410,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $48,971,000 after buying an additional 30,000 shares during the last quarter. 98.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Veeco Instruments

In other news, CEO William John Miller sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total transaction of $800,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 464,543 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,865,376. This represents a 5.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Veeco Instruments Company Profile

Veeco Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: VECO) is a leading supplier of process equipment for the semiconductor, data storage, wireless communications, power electronics and advanced packaging industries. The company designs, manufactures and services precision tools used to grow, deposit and etch thin films on substrates, enabling the fabrication of chips, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and high-density storage devices. Veeco’s platforms are deployed across fabrication facilities worldwide, where they support key processes in materials science and device manufacturing.

Veeco’s product portfolio spans molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD), ion beam etch and deposition, and high-precision wet and dry etch systems.