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

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.160-0.320 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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.

Veeco Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VECO traded down $0.38 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $29.07. The company had a trading volume of 1,251,216 shares, compared to its average volume of 819,028. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $28.19 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.47. 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 stock has a market cap of $1.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.50 and a beta of 1.31. Veeco Instruments has a 52-week low of $16.92 and a 52-week high of $34.45.

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $165.88 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.49 million. Veeco Instruments had a net margin of 8.65% and a return on equity of 7.38%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 10.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.46 EPS. Veeco Instruments has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.160-0.320 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Veeco Instruments will post 0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Veeco Instruments

In other Veeco Instruments news, SVP Adrian Devasahayam sold 4,046 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.00, for a total value of $105,196.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 86,134 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,239,484. This trade represents a 4.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO William John Miller sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total value of $800,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 514,543 shares in the company, valued at $16,465,376. The trade was a 4.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 61,911 shares of company stock valued at $1,781,550 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co lifted its position in shares of Veeco Instruments by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 55,534 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,129,000 after buying an additional 4,301 shares in the last quarter. Man Group plc boosted its holdings in shares of Veeco Instruments by 275.6% in the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 37,500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $762,000 after purchasing an additional 27,517 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its position in shares of Veeco Instruments by 133.3% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 76,895 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,563,000 after purchasing an additional 43,941 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. increased its position in shares of Veeco Instruments by 364.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 102,887 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,091,000 after purchasing an additional 80,720 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP bought a new position in Veeco Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,922,000. 98.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.