What is Northland Securities’ Forecast for VECO Q1 Earnings?

Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) – Northland Securities cut their Q1 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Veeco Instruments in a report issued on Monday, September 21st. Northland Securities analyst G. Richard now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.44. Northland Securities currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $66.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Veeco Instruments’ current full-year earnings is $0.95 per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen raised Veeco Instruments from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 12th. Zacks Research cut Veeco Instruments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Weiss Ratings lowered Veeco Instruments from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Finally, Citigroup raised their target price on Veeco Instruments from $60.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Veeco Instruments has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $61.33.

Veeco Instruments Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VECO opened at $44.22 on Tuesday. Veeco Instruments has a 12 month low of $26.00 and a 12 month high of $86.63. The company has a market cap of $2.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 122.83 and a beta of 1.37. The business’s 50 day moving average is $48.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $50.62. The company has a quick ratio of 2.69, a current ratio of 3.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.07. Veeco Instruments had a return on equity of 3.52% and a net margin of 3.40%.The business had revenue of $193.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $180.08 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.20 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 16.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Veeco Instruments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.360-1.610 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.350-0.490 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Veeco Instruments

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VECO. Tema ETFs LLC acquired a new position in Veeco Instruments during the second quarter worth $33,000. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new stake in shares of Veeco Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at $39,000. Nykredit A S acquired a new stake in shares of Veeco Instruments in the 2nd quarter valued at $49,000. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Veeco Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth about $69,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of Veeco Instruments in the 2nd quarter worth about $146,000. 98.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Veeco Instruments

In other Veeco Instruments news, CFO John Kiernan sold 35,000 shares of Veeco Instruments stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.05, for a total transaction of $1,786,750.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 68,802 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,512,342.10. The trade was a 33.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO William Miller sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.18, for a total value of $10,836,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 169,570 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,187,302.60. This represents a 54.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 2.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Veeco Instruments

Veeco Instruments Inc develops and manufactures specialized equipment used in the production of semiconductors and other advanced electronic components. Its systems support processes such as thin-film deposition, etching, lithography-related applications, and thermal processing, helping manufacturers create and refine microscopic structures on wafers and other materials.

The company’s product portfolio includes metal-organic chemical vapor deposition systems for compound semiconductors, ion beam etch and deposition equipment, laser annealing systems, and other wafer-processing technologies.