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

Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO) – Equities research analysts at Northland Capmk issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Veeco Instruments in a research report issued on Thursday, February 13th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Richard forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $0.26 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 posted 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 net margin of 11.34% and a return on equity of 10.92%.

VECO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of 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 reduced their price target on Veeco Instruments from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. StockNews.com lowered Veeco Instruments from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on Veeco Instruments from $35.00 to $29.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Benchmark decreased their target price on Veeco Instruments from $38.00 to $31.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.43.

Veeco Instruments Trading Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ VECO opened at $24.98 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.42 billion, a PE ratio of 18.50 and a beta of 1.13. Veeco Instruments has a 12 month low of $23.00 and a 12 month high of $49.25. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $26.46 and a 200-day moving average of $29.66. The company has a current ratio of 3.54, a quick ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VECO. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Veeco Instruments by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,864 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $128,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its stake in Veeco Instruments by 46.8% during the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,088 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $69,000 after buying an additional 666 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in Veeco Instruments by 130.6% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 752 shares during the period. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Veeco Instruments by 11.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,099 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $301,000 after buying an additional 901 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Veeco Instruments by 257.4% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,276 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 919 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Veeco Instruments

In other Veeco Instruments news, CFO John P. Kiernan sold 2,500 shares of Veeco Instruments stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.51, for a total value of $61,275.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 72,642 shares in the company, valued at $1,780,455.42. The trade was a 3.33 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 2.40% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.