Veeco Instruments Inc’s filing revealed that its SVP – PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENT Devasahayam Adrian unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.13 million on Oct 02 ’25. In the deal valued at $34.00 per share,3,851 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Devasahayam Adrian now holds 78,269 shares worth roughly $2.18 million.
Then, Miller William John sold 25,000 shares, generating $800,000 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $32.00, the CEO now owns 514,543 shares.
Before that, Devasahayam Adrian bought 3,851 shares. Veeco Instruments Inc shares valued at $130,934 were divested by the Officer at a price of $34.00 per share.
Northland Capital downgraded its Veeco Instruments Inc [VECO] rating to a Market perform from a an Outperform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Citigroup’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early January from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Citigroup also remained covering VECO and has decreased its forecast on July 15, 2024 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Citigroup started covering the stock on September 13, 2023. It rated VECO as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of VECO
On Tuesday, Veeco Instruments Inc [NASDAQ:VECO] saw its stock fall -2.52% to $27.81. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -6.05%. Veeco Instruments Inc shares have fallen nearly -15.03% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 3.77% 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 2025-09-30, growing by 0.48 million shares to a total of 4.01 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-29 was 3.54 million shares. There was a rise of 11.87%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 01, 2023 when Needham began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $35 price target.
