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Veeco (VECO): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy2 Buy2 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 4 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 4 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $61.33, the highest $66.00, the lowest $55.00. The average is +43.5% from the last price of $42.75.
Analyst ratings 4
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi SemiconductorsxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $63.00 → $49.00−22.2% | Hold | +14.6% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:06 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek SemiconductorsDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $59.00 → $46.00−22.0% | Hold | +7.6% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:06 | — | |
| AI OpenAI SemiconductorsOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $62.00 → $49.00−21.0% | Hold | +14.6% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:06 | — | |
| AI Anthropic SemiconductorsAnthropic Opus-4.5 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $58.00 → $46.00−20.7% | Hold | +7.6% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:06 | — | |
| AI Google SemiconductorsGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $63.00 → $49.00−22.2% | Hold | +14.6% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 23:06 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SemiconductorsPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $57.00 → $56.00−1.8% | Hold | +31.0% | Downgrade | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 12 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SemiconductorsPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $60.00 → $57.00−5.0% | Hold | +33.3% | Downgrade | 09.10.26on TipRanks Oct 8 23:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SemiconductorsPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $61.00 → $60.00−1.6% | Hold | +40.4% | Downgrade | 07.10.26on TipRanks Oct 6 23:05 | — | |
| AI xAi SemiconductorsxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $50.00 → $63.00+26.0% | Hold | +47.4% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:06 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek SemiconductorsDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $47.00 → $59.00+25.5% | Hold | +38.0% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:06 | — | |
| AI OpenAI SemiconductorsOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $49.00 → $62.00+26.5% | Hold | +45.0% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:06 | — | |
| AI Anthropic SemiconductorsAnthropic Opus-4.5 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $46.00 → $58.00+26.1% | Hold | +35.7% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:06 | — | |
| AI Google SemiconductorsGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $50.00 → $63.00+26.0% | Hold | +47.4% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:06 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SemiconductorsPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $57.00 → $61.00+7.0% | Hold | +42.7% | Downgrade | 05.10.26on TipRanks Oct 4 23:06 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity SemiconductorsPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $44.00 → $57.00+29.5% | Hold | +33.3% | Downgrade | 03.10.26on TipRanks Oct 2 23:05 | — | |
| AI xAi SemiconductorsxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $48.00 → $50.00+4.2% | Hold | +17.0% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 00:06 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek SemiconductorsDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $45.00 → $47.00+4.4% | Hold | +9.9% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 00:06 | — | |
| AI OpenAI SemiconductorsOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $48.00 → $49.00+2.1% | Hold | +14.6% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 00:06 | — | |
| AI Anthropic SemiconductorsAnthropic Opus-4.5 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $45.00 → $46.00+2.2% | Hold | +7.6% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 00:06 | — | |
| AI Google SemiconductorsGemini 3-pro | TipRanks - Google | $48.00 → $50.00+4.2% | Hold | +17.0% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 00:06 | — | |
| Gus Richard★★★★★★★★★★#213 · hits 57% · avg +23.1% | Northland Securities | $66.00 | Buy | +54.4% | Upgrade | 21.09.26on TipRanks 07:07 | +2.0%next day +0.3% · 5 days +12.0% | ↗ |
| AI PerPlexity SemiconductorsPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $44.00 | Hold | +2.9% | Downgrade | 19.09.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| Thomas O'Malley★★★★★★★★★★#33 · hits 62% · avg +42.1% | Barclays | $55.00 | Hold | +28.7% | Reiterated | 13.08.26on TipRanks 04:25 | −0.1%next day −2.0% · 5 days −9.9% | ↗ |
| Atif Malik★★★★★★★★★★#3 · hits 77% · avg +46.6% | Citi | $60.00 → $63.00+5.0% | Buy | +47.4% | Reiterated | 10.08.26on TipRanks 06:45 | −6.5%next day +2.0% · 5 days +10.3% | ↗ |
| Charles Shi★★★★★★★★★★#282 · hits 52% · avg +29.0% | Needham | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks 07:56 | −2.4%next day +1.7% · 5 days +2.6% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering Veeco
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $61.33 at a price of $51.90 (+18.2%); now: $61.33 at $42.75 (+43.5%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Hold | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 09.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.43 (from $0.42 to $0.45). Last quarter: $0.33.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $213M (from $210M to $220M). Last quarter: $193M.
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About Veeco
- CEO: William John Miller
- Employees: 1,265
- 1 Terminal Drive, Plainview, NY, 11803, US
- www.veeco.com
Veeco Instruments Inc., operating globally with its subsidiaries, specializes in the engineering, production, sale, and support of advanced semiconductor and thin film process equipment used primarily in the manufacture of electronic devices. Their comprehensive product portfolio features systems such as laser annealing, ion beam deposition and etch, metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), single wafer wet processing and surface preparation, molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), and atomic layer deposition (ALD), alongside other deposition solutions and packaging lithography tools. These advanced processing platforms are essential for manufacturing diverse microelectronic components, including logic chips, dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), photonics devices, power electronics, radio frequency (RF) filters and amplifiers, magnetic heads for hard disk drives, and various other semiconductor applications. The company's clientele encompasses integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), foundries, outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers, hard disk drive and photonics producers, as well as educational institutions and research facilities. Established in 1945, Veeco Instruments Inc. is headquartered in Plainview, New York.
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