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VECO Stock Forecast: Veeco Instruments, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 14 Aug 2026
$52
−2.20% on the day

The 4 Wall Street analysts covering Veeco Instruments, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $63 — +20.2% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 47 of 100 as at 13 Aug 2026 — in the lower half.

Market cap
$3.3B
Ticker Nerd rank
47 / 100
Median analyst target
$63
Analysts covering
4
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−0.7%
1M
−9.7%
YTD
+83.3%
1Y
+116.1%
From 52W high
−36.9%
From 52W low
+122.1%
$24
$83
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

VECO stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Veeco Instruments, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 13 Aug 2026
47 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Value
73
Volatility
73
Accruals
67
Momentum
63
Issuance
58
Revisions
51
Quality
31
Size
30
Growth
22

Value (73): The shares cost little relative to the profits and assets behind them — which can mean the market is too gloomy, or that the business really is in trouble.

Growth (22): Sales and profits are flat, shrinking, or growing more slowly than they were.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

VECO stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on VECO, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$20$30$40$50$60$70$80Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26VECOHigh $66Median $63Low $55

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

What Wall Street says4 analysts
1 Buy3 Hold0 Sell
Low $55Median $63High $66

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +20.2% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
10 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy$60 → $63
19 May 2026BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight$30 → $55
19 May 2026BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
6 May 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
26 Feb 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
12 Nov 2025CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
3 Oct 2025NeedhamDowngradeHold—
7 Aug 2025BenchmarkMaintainsBuy—
7 Aug 2025NeedhamMaintainsBuy—
9 May 2025Goldman SachsMaintainsNeutral—
8 May 2025BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
22 Apr 2025BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
13 Feb 2025BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
13 Feb 2025BenchmarkMaintainsBuy—
13 Feb 2025CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
13 Feb 2025NeedhamMaintainsBuy—
7 Feb 2025OppenheimerReiteratesOutperform—
6 Jan 2025CitigroupUpgradeBuy—
7 Nov 2024BenchmarkMaintainsBuy—
7 Nov 2024Goldman SachsMaintainsNeutral—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

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Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. VECO appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Estimates

VECO analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
−5.8%
Analysts raising
0
Analysts cutting
4
Fundamentals

Veeco Instruments, Inc. (VECO) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
136.4×

Cheaper than 5% of US stocks

Price / sales
4.6×

Cheaper than 27% of US stocks

Price / book
3.5×

Cheaper than 30% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
62.6×

Cheaper than 4% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
16.5%

Higher than 65% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
1.1%

Higher than 37% of US stocks

Gross margin
35.3%

Higher than 43% of US stocks

Operating margin
6.9%

Higher than 58% of US stocks

Net margin
3.4%

Higher than 56% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
2.6%

Higher than 49% of US stocks

Return on assets
1.4%

Higher than 54% of US stocks

Dividend yield
—

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Peers

VECO vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelSemiconductor Equipment & Materials
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
VECOVeeco Instruments, Inc.$3.3B
47
AMBAAmbarella, Inc.$3.5B
53
IPGPIPG Photonics Corp.$3.5B
56
AEHRAehr Test Systems$3.9B
29
COHUCohu, Inc.$2.7B
68
ICHRIchor Holdings Ltd.$2.7B
44
UCTTUltra Clean Holdings, Inc.$4.2B
40

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News

Latest VECO news & analysis

Veeco Announces Upcoming Investor Events

GlobeNewsWire · 12 Aug 2026neutral

Veeco Instruments announced that its management is scheduled to participate in Needham's 7th Annual Virtual Semiconductor & SemiCap 1x1 Conference on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. The announcement was made on August 12, 2026.

Why it matters — The scheduled participation gives VECO watchers an opportunity to hear directly from management at a semiconductor-focused investor event, which may provide insight into the company's outlook.

VECO Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Strong AI-Driven Demand

Zacks Investment Research · 6 Aug 2026positive

Veeco Instruments topped Wall Street's estimates for second-quarter earnings and revenue, driven by AI-driven demand, strong orders, and customer engagement, despite pressure on margins.

Why it matters — The earnings beat points to growing demand for Veeco's products amid AI-driven industry trends, a key driver VECO watchers monitor.

VECO Q2 Earnings Call Ties 2027 Growth to Capacity Spending

Zacks Investment Research · 6 Aug 2026positive

Veeco reported $200 million in advanced packaging orders and is building capacity, which management says positions the company for a growth ramp in AI-linked markets in 2027. The company acknowledged near-term margin pressure during its Q2 earnings call.

Why it matters — A VECO watcher would care because the advanced packaging orders and planned capacity spending point to a potential AI-driven growth catalyst in 2027, even as near-term margins face pressure.

Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha · 6 Aug 2026neutral

Veeco Instruments Inc. released the transcript of its Q2 2026 earnings call, covering the company's second-quarter financial results and management commentary.

Why it matters — The earnings call transcript provides VECO investors with direct insight into the company's quarterly performance and management's outlook.

Veeco Instruments Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

MarketBeat · 6 Aug 2026positive

Veeco Instruments reported second-quarter results above its guidance range, citing accelerating demand across semiconductor, advanced-packaging and silicon-photonics markets tied to AI infrastructure and high-performance computing.

Why it matters — A VECO watcher would care because results exceeding guidance point to strengthening demand across key technology markets.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about VECO stock

What is the VECO stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 4 Wall Street analysts covering Veeco Instruments, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $63, with estimates ranging from $55 to $66. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is VECO stock a buy right now?

Of the 4 analysts covering Veeco Instruments, Inc., 1 rate it a Buy, 3 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Veeco Instruments, Inc. 47 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 13 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank VECO?

As at 13 Aug 2026, Veeco Instruments, Inc. ranks 47 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Value (73 of 100).

Will VECO stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 4 analysts implies +20.2% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Veeco Instruments, Inc. 47 out of 100 as at 13 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the VECO stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Veeco Instruments, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for VECO are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $55 to $66 over the next 12 months.

How has VECO stock performed over the past year?

Veeco Instruments, Inc. returned +116.1% over the 12 months to 14 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Veeco Instruments, Inc. do?

Veeco Instruments Inc. is a leading provider of thin-film process equipment for semiconductor and compound semiconductor manufacturing, data storage, scientific research, advanced packaging, photonics, power electronics, and display technologies.

What is the latest news on VECO?

The most recent item we track (GlobeNewsWire, 12 Aug 2026): "Veeco Announces Upcoming Investor Events". Veeco Instruments announced that its management is scheduled to participate in Needham's 7th Annual Virtual Semiconductor & SemiCap 1x1 Conference on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. The announcement was made on August 12, 2026.

Company

About Veeco Instruments, Inc.

Veeco Instruments Inc. is a leading provider of thin-film process equipment for semiconductor and compound semiconductor manufacturing, data storage, scientific research, advanced packaging, photonics, power electronics, and display technologies. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and supports advanced systems including laser annealing, ion beam deposition and etch, metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), wet processing, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), atomic layer deposition (ALD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), advanced packaging lithography, SiC CVD systems, dicing and lapping, and gas and vapor delivery systems. These technologies enable the production of microelectronic components such as logic devices, dynamic random-access memory, photonics devices, power electronics, radio frequency filters and amplifiers, and magnetic heads for hard disk drives. Veeco Instruments Inc. serves integrated device manufacturers, foundries, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test companies, hard disk drive manufacturers, photonics producers, research centers, and universities, addressing complex materials engineering challenges to support high-volume production and next-generation device development. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Plainview, New York, the company plays a critical role in enabling innovations in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, 5G networks, and cloud storage.

CEO Dr. William John Miller Ph.D. · 1,265 employees · United States · https://www.veeco.com