In a filing, Veeco Instruments Inc revealed its SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER KIERNAN JOHN P unloaded Company’s shares for reported $51600.0 on May 12 ’25. In the deal valued at $20.64 per share,2,500 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, KIERNAN JOHN P now holds 82,680 shares worth roughly $1.67 million.
Then, KIERNAN JOHN P bought 2,500 shares, generating $51,542 in total proceeds.
Before that, KIERNAN JOHN P bought 2,500 shares. Veeco Instruments Inc shares valued at $46,967 were divested by the Officer at a price of $18.79 per share.
Citigroup upgraded its Veeco Instruments Inc [VECO] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Citigroup’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid July from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. Citigroup began covering VECO with “Buy” recommendation on September 13, 2023. Needham started covering the stock on September 01, 2023. It rated VECO as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of VECO
On Monday, Veeco Instruments Inc [NASDAQ:VECO] saw its stock fall -1.56% to $20.23. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.90%. Veeco Instruments Inc shares have fallen nearly -24.51% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -50.29% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Veeco Instruments Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Veeco Instruments Inc stocks on 2025-04-30, dropping by -0.15 million shares to a total of 4.66 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-31 was 4.82 million shares. There was a decline of -3.28%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
