What is Northland Capmk’s Estimate for VECO Q1 Earnings?

Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) – Investment analysts at Northland Capmk issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Veeco Instruments in a research report issued on Thursday, February 13th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Richard expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.26 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Veeco Instruments’ current full-year earnings is $1.12 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Veeco Instruments’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS.

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by ($0.14). Veeco Instruments had a return on equity of 10.92% and a net margin of 11.34%.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on VECO. StockNews.com cut Veeco Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Veeco Instruments from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Veeco Instruments from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Benchmark dropped their price target on shares of Veeco Instruments from $38.00 to $31.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price target (down previously from $40.00) on shares of Veeco Instruments in a report on Friday, February 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Veeco Instruments presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.43.

Veeco Instruments Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VECO opened at $24.98 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 2.41 and a current ratio of 3.54. Veeco Instruments has a 52-week low of $23.00 and a 52-week high of $49.25. The company has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a PE ratio of 18.50 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a fifty day moving average of $26.46 and a 200-day moving average of $29.66.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Veeco Instruments

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Veeco Instruments in the 4th quarter valued at $29,676,000. Wasatch Advisors LP increased its stake in Veeco Instruments by 50.3% in the third quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,640,649 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $87,485,000 after purchasing an additional 883,815 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Veeco Instruments during the fourth quarter valued at about $14,373,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of Veeco Instruments by 24.0% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,748,172 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $73,651,000 after purchasing an additional 531,821 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Veeco Instruments by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,216,351 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $73,428,000 after buying an additional 371,221 shares during the period. 98.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Veeco Instruments

In related news, CFO John P. Kiernan sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.63, for a total transaction of $69,075.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 75,142 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,076,173.46. This trade represents a 3.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.40% of the company’s stock.

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.