VECO

VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC

Nasdaq · Special Industry Machinery, NEC · Inc. DE · CIK 0000103145
$77.48 +8.29% $4.7B
Insider Selling Cluster (4 insiders)10 New Institutional Positions8 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$4.7B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (60%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$1.6B
Inst. Activity10 buys / 8 sells
Insider Activity0B / 13S
Insider Net $-$20.8M
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports10
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Special Industry Machinery, NEC·Inc. DE·CIK 0000103145·Prev Close $71.55

Recent Activity

Jun 12, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 77.6% short (0.6M / 0.8M)
Short: 591,263 | Exempt: 1,035 | TRF Vol: 761,961 | Short Ratio: 77.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark p
Jun 11, 2026 SEC
An institutional cluster in VECO shows 5 sellers (including quant funds D.E. Shaw and Two Sigma trimming significantly)
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 5/10
Jun 11, 2026 Insider
Wilkerson Susan sold 15,505.6 shares
SVP, GLOBAL SALES & SERVICE @ $69.56 ($1.1M)
Jun 10, 2026 SEC
Three insiders at Veeco Instruments sold shares totaling $4.75M over a week, including CEO Miller William John ($2.93M)
CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
Jun 10, 2026 SEC
Two Veeco insiders—CEO William John Miller and Director Gordon Hunter—sold a combined ~$4.1M of stock in a 7-day window.
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Jun 9, 2026 Insider
HUNTER GORDON sold 16,974 shares
Director @ $68.80 ($1.2M)
Jun 9, 2026 Insider
Devasahayam Adrian sold 10,000 shares
SVP - PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENT @ $65.00 ($650.0K)
Inst.
FMR LLC — ADD
8,981,040 shares ($304.1M)

Price Targets

$60.33 -22.1% upside Strong Sell
Current $77.48 Low $55.00 Median $60.00 High $66.00 3 analysts
$55.00 $66.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy60% buy · 10 analysts
3Strong Buy
3Buy
4Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 19, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
May 6, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Feb 26, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.28 ▼ -11.1% $0.25 — $0.39 -21% YoY 5
Next Q $0.52 ▲ +2.5% $0.48 — $0.58 45% YoY 4
Current FY $1.62 ▼ -1.9% $1.57 — $1.65 22% YoY 5
Next FY $3.05 ▲ +45.3% $1.86 — $3.58 88% YoY 5

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$318.6M
FMR LLC$304.1MADD
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$158.6M
Neuberger Berman Group LLC$116.7M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$89.5M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 11, 2026Wilkerson SusanSELL$1.1M
Jun 9, 2026HUNTER GORDONSELL$1.2M
Jun 9, 2026Devasahayam AdrianSELL$650.0K
Jun 4, 2026HUNTER GORDONSELL$430.6K
Jun 2, 2026Miller WilliamSELL$2.9M

Reddit Sentiment

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4 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish
50 institutional holders with $1.6B total value (48,167,964 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, FMR, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 10 institutions added/increased vs 8 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.9,408,037$318.6M19.6%
2FMR LLC8,981,040$304.1M18.7%ADD +53.9%
3VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC4,683,726$158.6M9.7%
4Neuberger Berman Group LLC3,450,662$116.7M7.2%
5VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC2,644,633$89.5M5.5%
6STATE STREET CORP2,478,686$83.9M5.2%
7MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE2,471,801$83.7M5.1%
8DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP2,374,292$80.4M4.9%
9Magnetar Financial LLC1,266,626$42.9M2.6%TRIM -25.1%
10GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1,055,695$35.7M2.2%
11TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP822,713$27.9M1.7%
12WASATCH ADVISORS LP693,912$23.5M1.4%TRIM -31.6%
13VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC687,355$23.3M1.4%
14CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC627,232$21.2M1.3%
15MORGAN STANLEY610,657$20.7M1.3%TRIM -25.3%
16RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC592,262$19.6M1.2%
17ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP477,866$16.2M1.0%
18D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.445,285$15.1M0.9%TRIM -44.1%
19First Eagle Investment Management, LLC391,381$13.3M0.8%ADD +28.9%
20VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO390,025$13.2M0.8%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
FMR LLCADD5,835,5978,981,040+53.9%$304.1M2026-Q1
Magnetar Financial LLCTRIM1,691,4461,266,626-25.1%$42.9M2026-Q1
WASATCH ADVISORS LPTRIM1,013,838693,912-31.6%$23.5M2026-Q1
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLCNEW365,022$12.4M2026-Q1
Nuveen, LLCTRIM258,582188,194-27.2%$6.4M2026-Q1
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPTRIM266,147142,430-46.5%$4.8M2026-Q1
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INCADD56,88576,965+35.3%$2.6M2026-Q1
SEI INVESTMENTS CODOUBLED23,53273,163+210.9%$2.5M2026-Q1
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\TRIM84,99459,925-29.5%$2.0M2026-Q1
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INCADD30,56448,318+58.1%$1.6M2026-Q1
AmundiADD23,66932,593+37.7%$1.1M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPDOUBLED91515,084+1548.5%$510.7K2026-Q1
BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A.ADD1,2511,731+38.4%$58.6K2026-Q1
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.TRIM2,4611,527-38.0%$51.7K2026-Q1
GROUP ONE TRADING LLCTRIM1,111348-68.7%$11.8K2026-Q1
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/DOUBLED51,403122,145+137.6%$4.1K2026-Q1
ASSETMARK, INCADD2241+86.4%$1.4K2026-Q1
HRT FINANCIAL LPTRIM48,76314,294-70.7%$483.002026-Q1
Magnetar Financial LLCNEW1,691,446$48.3M2025-Q4
WASATCH ADVISORS LPTRIM1,609,0751,013,838-37.0%$29.0M2025-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM764,821571,087-25.3%$16.3M2025-Q4
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPDOUBLED22,345266,147+1091.1%$7.6M2025-Q4
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM447,818244,484-45.4%$7.0M2025-Q4
SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLCTRIM325,744220,933-32.2%$6.3M2025-Q4
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCTRIM197,405144,075-27.0%$4.1M2025-Q4
13 unique insiders with 50 transactions. Net insider value: -$20.8M ($0.00 bought, $20.8M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 11, 2026Wilkerson SusanSVP, GLOBAL SALES & SERVICESELL15,505.6$69.56$1.1M
Jun 9, 2026HUNTER GORDONDirectorSELL16,974$68.80$1.2M
Jun 9, 2026Devasahayam AdrianSVP - PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENTSELL10,000$65.00$650.0K
Jun 4, 2026HUNTER GORDONDirectorSELL6,752$63.78$430.6K
Jun 2, 2026Miller William JohnCEOSELL50,000$58.62$2.9M
May 26, 2026Devasahayam AdrianSVP - PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENTSELL5,407$61.84$334.4K
May 26, 2026Wilkerson SusanSVP, GLOBAL SALES & SERVICESELL35,723$61.69$2.2M
May 26, 2026HUNTER GORDONDirectorSELL17,714$61.61$1.1M
May 14, 2026DAMORE RICHARD ADirectorSELL43,701$60.71$2.7M
May 12, 2026HUNTER GORDONDirectorSELL29,532$59.41$1.8M
May 11, 2026St Dennis ThomasDirectorSELL1,400$61.93$86.7K
May 8, 2026Nicolaides LenaDirectorAWARD2,945
May 8, 2026St Dennis ThomasDirectorAWARD2,945
May 8, 2026Chand SujeetDirectorAWARD2,945
May 8, 2026HUNTER GORDONDirectorAWARD2,945
May 8, 2026RAYMOND MARY JANEDirectorGIFT1,000
May 8, 2026RAYMOND MARY JANEDirectorAWARD2,945
May 8, 2026JACKSON KEITH DDirectorAWARD2,945
May 8, 2026HUNTER GORDONDirectorSELL7,746$58.76$455.2K
May 8, 2026BAYLESS KATHLEEN ADirectorAWARD2,945
May 8, 2026DAMORE RICHARD ADirectorAWARD2,945
May 7, 2026Miller William JohnCEOSELL100,000$59.55$6.0M
Mar 20, 2026Miller William JohnCEOEXERCISE140,157
Mar 20, 2026Miller William JohnCEOTAX W/H61,053$31.00$1.9M
Mar 20, 2026Porshnev PeterChief Technology OfficerAWARD593$25.96$15.4K
Mar 20, 2026KIERNAN JOHN PSVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERTAX W/H15,049$31.00$466.5K
Mar 20, 2026Porshnev PeterChief Technology OfficerTAX W/H11,397$31.00$353.3K
Mar 20, 2026Porshnev PeterChief Technology OfficerEXERCISE26,910
Mar 20, 2026KIERNAN JOHN PSVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICEREXERCISE30,274
Mar 20, 2026Devasahayam AdrianSVP - PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENTEXERCISE26,910
Mar 20, 2026Devasahayam AdrianSVP - PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENTAWARD373$25.96$9.7K
Mar 20, 2026Devasahayam AdrianSVP - PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENTTAX W/H10,144$31.00$314.5K
Mar 20, 2026Wilkerson SusanSVP, GLOBAL SALES & SERVICEAWARD549$25.96$14.3K
Mar 20, 2026Wilkerson SusanSVP, GLOBAL SALES & SERVICEEXERCISE26,910
Mar 20, 2026Wilkerson SusanSVP, GLOBAL SALES & SERVICETAX W/H6,996$31.00$216.9K
Mar 16, 2026Miller William JohnCEOTAX W/H6,607$30.95$204.5K
Mar 16, 2026Porshnev PeterSVP, UNIFIED ENGINEERINGEXERCISE2,667
Mar 16, 2026Wilkerson SusanSVP, GLOBAL SALES & SERVICETAX W/H675$30.95$20.9K
Mar 16, 2026Wilkerson SusanSVP, GLOBAL SALES & SERVICEEXERCISE2,667
Mar 16, 2026Devasahayam AdrianSVP - PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENTEXERCISE2,667
Mar 16, 2026Devasahayam AdrianSVP - PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENTTAX W/H983$30.95$30.4K
Mar 16, 2026Miller William JohnCEOEXERCISE15,167
Mar 16, 2026KIERNAN JOHN PSVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERTAX W/H1,999$30.95$61.9K
Mar 16, 2026KIERNAN JOHN PSVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICEREXERCISE4,083
Mar 16, 2026Porshnev PeterSVP, UNIFIED ENGINEERINGTAX W/H1,146$30.95$35.5K
Mar 13, 2026KIERNAN JOHN PSVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICEREXERCISE3,150
Mar 13, 2026KIERNAN JOHN PSVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERTAX W/H1,714$31.46$53.9K
Mar 13, 2026Porshnev PeterSVP, UNIFIED ENGINEERINGEXERCISE2,800
Mar 13, 2026Porshnev PeterSVP, UNIFIED ENGINEERINGTAX W/H1,335$31.46$42.0K
Mar 13, 2026Wilkerson SusanSVP, GLOBAL SALES & SERVICEEXERCISE2,800

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (60% buy). Based on 10 analysts: 3 strong buy, 3 buy, 4 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$60.33 mean target -22.1% upside Strong Sell (3.00)
$55.00 Low $66.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$77.48
Target Low$55.00
Target Mean$60.33
Target Median$60.00
Target High$66.00
# Analysts3
RecommendationStrong Sell (3.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.28 $0.25 $0.39 -21.0% -11.1% 0↑ 4↓ $0.2B 7.4% 5
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.52 $0.48 $0.58 44.8% +2.5% 2↑ 1↓ $0.2B 26.4% 4
Current FY
2026-12-31
$1.62 $1.57 $1.65 21.8% -1.9% 0↑ 4↓ $0.8B 15.0% 5
Next FY
2027-12-31
$3.05 $1.86 $3.58 87.9% +45.3% 4↑ 0↓ $1.0B 31.2% 5

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.284
7d ago$0.258+0.026
30d ago$0.320-0.036
60d ago$0.320-0.036
90d ago$0.320-0.036
2 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 19, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 6, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 26, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20263340060%
May 1, 20263340060%
Apr 1, 20263340060%
Mar 1, 20263340060%
Feb 1, 20263440064%
Jan 1, 20263440064%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

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Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
May 13, 2026150° Neutral001
May 13, 2026150° Neutral001
May 13, 2026144° Neutral001
May 13, 2026144° Neutral001

Recent Reddit Threads

r/investing Neutral 1mo ago
Why is VECO exhibiting price bumps?
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r/wallstreetbets Neutral 1mo ago
Is VECO a good semiconductor play?
▲ 1 💬 1 ⚡ 0.3
Jun 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 77.6% short (0.6M / 0.8M)
Short: 591,263 | Exempt: 1,035 | TRF Vol: 761,961 | Short Ratio: 77.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 11, 2026
other
Ennostar Qualifies Veeco’s New LUMINA®+ MOCVD System for Advanced Product Applications
Breakthrough system is the industry’s largest capacity arsenide phosphide tool with the highest throughput <pre>Breakthrough system is the industry’s
Jun 11, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 75.2% short (0.6M / 0.8M)
Short: 636,373 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 845,875 | Short Ratio: 75.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 10, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 67.9% short (1.1M / 1.7M)
Short: 1,120,481 | Exempt: 40 | TRF Vol: 1,651,316 | Short Ratio: 67.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 9, 2026
other
Veeco Receives Follow-On Order for Nanosecond Annealing System; Expands Evaluation Activity
Second system order follows successful evaluation; third advanced logic customer engagement underway <pre>Second system order follows successful evalu
Jun 9, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 65.4% short (1.2M / 1.8M)
Short: 1,182,401 | Exempt: 1,310 | TRF Vol: 1,807,196 | Short Ratio: 65.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 57.4% short (0.3M / 0.6M)
Short: 328,579 | Exempt: 4 | TRF Vol: 572,014 | Short Ratio: 57.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 72.2% short (0.6M / 0.9M)
Short: 644,773 | Exempt: 247 | TRF Vol: 893,277 | Short Ratio: 72.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 79.3% short (0.6M / 0.8M)
Short: 645,863 | Exempt: 634 | TRF Vol: 814,293 | Short Ratio: 79.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 67.6% short (0.8M / 1.1M)
Short: 750,521 | Exempt: 15,080 | TRF Vol: 1,109,602 | Short Ratio: 67.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 73.9% short (0.6M / 0.8M)
Short: 563,063 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 761,968 | Short Ratio: 73.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 7, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 63.1% short (0.6M / 1.0M)
Short: 639,533 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,014,210 | Short Ratio: 63.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 6, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 68.4% short (1.7M / 2.4M)
Short: 1,662,192 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 2,428,334 | Short Ratio: 68.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VECO — 60.7% short (0.6M / 1.0M)
Short: 577,468 | Exempt: 193 | TRF Vol: 951,681 | Short Ratio: 60.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 5, 2026
earnings_calendar
VECO Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-05