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VECO · Veeco Instruments Inc

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$52.40 -1.18 (-2.20%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$3.26B
Shares
61.13M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$52.40 Open$52.53 Day$51.41–53.85 52W close$23.59–83.04 Avg vol 30d943K Short int5.9M · 9.7% float · 6.2d Short vol77% Last earningsAug 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 5, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +23%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −13%
      below
      RSI (14) 48
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 48%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return 0%
      trailing
      6-month return +82%
      trailing
      YTD return +83%
      this year
      Relative strength +69%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $60 › 200d $43 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +31% holders QoQ · +114 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$7.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      9.69% of float · ▼ -17.7% MoM · 6.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      326 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 56
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth −7%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 40%
      contracting
      EPS growth −52%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $53.3M
      Valuation P/E 147.9
      rich
      Buyback $100.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $89.0M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 67%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −48%
      past year
      ATR 7.7%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 3 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 5, 2026
      third quarter 2026
      Revenue $200M – $220M
      GAAP diluted earnings per share $0.20 – $0.34
      Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share $0.35 – $0.49
      fiscal year 2026
      Revenue $780M – $810M
      GAAP diluted earnings per share $0.78 – $1.02
      Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share $1.36 – $1.61
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed May 5, 2026
      Revenue · second quarter 2026 $170M – $190M
      GAAP diluted earnings per share · second quarter 2026 $0.02 – $0.15
      Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share · second quarter 2026 $0.20 – $0.32
      Guided vs delivered · last 3 settled
      Revenue Q4 2025
      guided $155M – $175M
      $165.02M In line
      Q1 revenue Q1
      guided $160M – $180M
      $174.48M In line
      2024 revenue 2024
      guided $680M – $740M
      $717.3M In line

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +23% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −13% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      48 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      48% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $60 › 200d $43 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +31% holders QoQ · +114 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$7.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      9.69% of float · ▼ -17.7% MoM · 6.2 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      326 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $24 Now $52 · 48% Range high $83
      vs 200-day avg +23% vs 50-day avg -13%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Versus peers

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      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      326
      % held
      113.6%
      Net QoQ
      +2.9M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      313
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      5.9M
      Days to cover
      6.2d
      Change
      -1.3M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      77%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.5K
      Value
      $84.1K
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      45.9%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$7.0M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 3
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $35.4M
      EPS diluted
      $0.59
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $100.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.8M
      Shares
      35.0K
      Filed
      Aug 10, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 5, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Veeco Announces Upcoming Investor…
      Published
      Aug 12, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      VECO -0.7% +0.3% +82.4% +4.8% +83.3%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -1.1% -4.2% +68.6% +0.9% +69.5%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Dec 11, 2017
      Authorized
      $100.00M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 103145 CUSIP 922417100 13F (30d) 313 filings 313 filers Visit website Investor relations