At the time of writing, Veeco Instruments Inc [VECO] stock is trading at $29.04, down -1.56%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The VECO shares have gain 0.24% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.90%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Veeco Instruments Inc [NASDAQ: VECO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 07, 2025, when Northland Capital downgraded its rating to a Market Perform but kept the price target unchanged to $30 for it. Previously, Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy on January 06, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $33. On July 15, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $50 on the stock. Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $35 on September 13, 2023. Needham initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $35 as its price target on September 01, 2023. Barclays downgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on January 23, 2023, and upped its price target to $20. In a note dated December 28, 2021, Northland Capital reiterated an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $32.
For the past year, the stock price of Veeco Instruments Inc fluctuated between $16.92 and $34.45. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $30 within the next 12 months. Veeco Instruments Inc [NASDAQ: VECO] shares were valued at $29.04 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.31% based on the average VECO price forecast.
Analyzing the VECO fundamentals
According to Veeco Instruments Inc [NASDAQ:VECO], the company’s sales were 700.33M for trailing twelve months, which represents an -5.56% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.41% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.31.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 28.43 points at the first support level, and at 27.82 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 30.08, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 31.12.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Veeco Instruments Inc [NASDAQ:VECO] has a current ratio of 5.10. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 3.35, and the Cash Ratio is 1.22. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.49, the price to book ratio is 2.04 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.64.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Devasahayam Adrian, SVP – PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENT, that happened on Oct 02 ’25 when 3851.0 shares were sold. CEO, Miller William John completed a deal on Oct 01 ’25 to sell 25000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Devasahayam Adrian bought 3851.0 shares on Oct 02 ’25.
