Veeco Instruments Inc’s recently made public that its Officer Wilkerson Susan acquired Company’s shares for reported $1.05 million on Dec 10 ’25. In the deal valued at $31.88 per share,33,000 shares were bought.
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 464,543 shares.
Before that, Miller William John bought 25,000 shares. Veeco Instruments Inc shares valued at $799,494 were divested by the Officer at a price of $31.98 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 jump 4.73% to $32.54. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 11.29%. Veeco Instruments Inc shares have risen nearly 20.52% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 13.86% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $34.45 was reached on 01/06/26, a 52-week low of $16.92 was recorded on 01/02/26.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For VECO Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 31.46, which if violated will result in even more drops to 30.37. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 33.30. A further resistance level may holdings at 34.06.
How much short interest is there in Veeco Instruments Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Veeco Instruments Inc stocks on 2025-12-15, dropping by -0.34 million shares to a total of 4.36 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-14 was 4.71 million shares. There was a decline of -7.86%, which implies that there is a negative 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.
