Veeco Instruments Inc (VECO) is a publicly traded semiconductor equipment and materials business based in the US. It opened the day at $22.11 after a previous close of $21.92. During the day the price has varied from a low of $21.96 to a high of $22.5. The latest price was $22.33 (25 minute delay). Veeco Instruments is listed on the NASDAQ and employs 1,091 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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- Does Veeco Instruments pay a dividend?
- How volatile are Veeco Instruments shares?
- Other common questions
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Veeco Instruments share price (NASDAQ:VECO)
Use our graph to track the performance of VECO stocks over time.Veeco Instruments price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $22.33
1 week (2023-02-01) | 7.00% |
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1 month (2023-01-06) | 15.40% |
3 months (2022-11-08) | 21.89% |
6 months (2022-08-08) | 1.64% |
1 year (2022-02-04) | -16.80% |
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2 years (2021-02-08) | 9.25% |
3 years (2020-02-07) | 57.48% |
5 years (2018-02-08) | 51.39% |
Is it a good time to buy Veeco Instruments stock?
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Is Veeco Instruments under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value.
P/E ratio
Veeco Instruments's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 25x. In other words, Veeco Instruments shares trade at around 25x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
PEG ratio
Veeco Instruments's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.53. A PEG ratio below 1 can be interpreted as meaning the shares are not overvalued given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Veeco Instruments's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
EBITDA
Veeco Instruments's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $91.9 million (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Veeco Instruments's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Veeco Instruments shares at a glance
Open | $22.11 |
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High | $22.5 |
Low | $21.96 |
Close | $22.33 |
Previous close | $21.92 |
Change | $0.41 |
Change % | 1.8704% |
Volume | 148,840 |
52-week range | $16.11 - $30.15 |
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50-day moving average | $19.3976 |
200-day moving average | $20.171 |
Wall St. target price | $23.2 |
PE ratio | 24.5529 |
Dividend yield | $0 (0%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.85 |
Do Veeco Instruments shares pay dividends?
We're not expecting Veeco Instruments to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Veeco Instruments's shares have ranged in value from as little as $16.11 up to $30.15. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Veeco Instruments's is 1.2752. This would suggest that Veeco Instruments's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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