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VECO

💻 Technology

Veeco Instruments Inc.

Conservative #368Aggressive #366Low RiskLow 30ML↑ 20pt
$28.46-3.07%
Day High$29.92
Day Low$28.18
Volume1.7M
Mkt Cap$1.7B
52W Low $1752W High $36
Market Cap
$1.8B
P/E Ratio
35.8
Sector avg: 87.8
Rev Growth
7.6%
Sector avg: 14.8%
Earnings Growth
342.7%
Profit Margin
7.2%
Sector avg: -110.0%
Debt/Equity
0.30

Why This Score

VECO scores 57.4 on the Conservative profile, blending a fundamental score (80% weight, emphasizing quality and stability (84% of fundamental weight)) with a machine-learning signal (20% weight) trained on 82 features across 30 years of data.

Risk Factors
  • Liquidity concern: Limited trading volume or float results in a 2-point penalty for execution risk.

Minor adjustments (-2.6 points) applied. VECO's rank of #368 primarily reflects its factor profile relative to the conservative weight vector.

Score Breakdown

Overall Score57.4
Fundamental Score59.7
ML Score41.0

Score by Horizon

3 Month
68.7
6 Month
76.8
Primary
1 Year
80.8

Quality Assessment

F
Earnings Grade
Weak fundamentals or significant quality concerns

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation
5%
Confidence
high

Score Composition Waterfall

How each component affects the final score
Backtested Scoring Levers (IC-calibrated from 30y ElasticNet)
Weinstein (12.1%)
100
Advancing
Sentiment (2.5%)
64
Positive
Analyst (6.4%)
62
Favorable
Tradability (post-hoc)
79
Grade B
Base
54.0
SHAP
+3.0
Factors
+1.0
Divergence
-0.6
Final
57.4
Positive adjustment
Negative adjustment
Base blend
Final score

Signal SegmentsComputed from ML features

Fundamental (Valuation, Quality, Growth)53.0
Technical (Momentum, Weinstein, Volatility)91.0
External (Sentiment, Analyst, Macro)81.0
Scores below 50 indicate weakness in that segment relative to the universe.

Data Quality

Score
Features
Confidence
Feature Coverage89%

Growth Estimates

Short-term
+5.4% to +10.6%
Medium-term
+9.0% to +17.0%
Long-term
+13.6% to +24.4%

ML Model Core Features100 trained inputs → ML Score: 41

These features are direct inputs to the machine learning model. The model was trained on these signals alongside 100 features (including 12 momentum/technical indicators) to produce the ML percentile score.

Analyst Intelligence
Consensus Score61.8/100
Target Upside+4.0%
Coverage36 analysts
Market Sentiment
Sentiment Score63.7/100
News Volume1 articles
Technical Stage
Weinstein Stage2 — Advancing
12M Momentum+0.5%
6M Momentum+0.4%
Volatility+0.1%
Momentum & Technical
Momentum Acceleration+14.1%
Momentum ConsistencyStrong (0.73)
Relative Strength vs Sector+47.5%
Trend Strength (ADX Proxy)Strong (5.0)
Momentum Quality+0.476
Momentum BreadthBroad ✓
Macro Regime
Bull RegimeYes
High Vol RegimeNo
S&P 500 Return+25.0%
Yield Curve-0.1bp

Sector-Relative AnalysisIn-model features

Value Trap Signal
8%
Low risk
Sector RevGr Rank
P42
Revenue growth vs Technology peers
Sector PE Rank
P35
Valuation vs Technology peers
Sector FCF Rank
P41
Free cash flow vs Technology peers
Growth Deviation
-0.1σ
Z-score vs sector median
Stagnation Flag
NO
Not flagged

Analysis Signals

Scoring Factors
Fundamental score of 61 relative to sector peers61/100
Machine learning model ranks this stock at the 81th percentileP81
ML model weight reduced to 9% due to macro conditions: market in extended rally phase; yield curve inverted (recession indicator); late-cycle economic indicators detected9% ML weight
SHAP feature alignment: +4.3pt (features align with model priorities)—
Blend: 91% fund (61.1) + 9% ML (80.8) + SHAP(+4.3) = 67.2—
Factor quality: +1.5pt (multi-factor composite)—
Risk assessment: low. Annualized volatility 9.5%Low
Market cap adjustment: -8.0 points ($1.8B market cap)-8.0 pts
Conviction penalty: -1.9pt (conviction=30)—
Divergence penalty: -1.4pt (ML 20pt higher)—
Risk Factors
Earnings quality grade F: assessed. Score adjusted by -30 pointsGrade F
Quality concern: Earnings growth (343%) massively exceeds revenue growth (7.6%) — earnings spike likely non-recurring; Earnings/revenue growth ratio of 45x — earnings quality suspect; High accrual ratio (-48.2%) — earnings quality concernFlag

Sector Peer Comparison(Technology — Rank #87 of 289 stocks)

StockScoreP/ERev GrowthMarginMkt Cap
VECO57.435.87.6%7.2%$1.8B
MPWR84.891.721.2%81.0%$57.1B
ZM84.218.03.1%21.7%$27.7B
NVDA80.645.2114.2%55.8%$4.5T
CRUS79.719.16.0%17.5%$7.4B
ASML77.848.115.6%29.4%$546.0B
IDCC77.431.8-4.0%48.8%$9.7B
CSCO77.127.65.3%18.0%$303.6B
RMBS75.548.320.7%32.3%$11.0B
DBX75.313.91.9%17.7%$6.4B
FSLR75.017.326.7%30.7%$24.2B
SIMO74.79.210.2%13.8%$4.5B
ADI74.374.116.9%20.6%$165.1B
AAPL72.533.16.4%27.0%$3.9T
OLED72.527.012.4%34.3%$5.9B
AMAT72.336.44.4%24.7%$281.7B
Sector Average47.487.814.8%-110.0%—

Market Sentimentvia FMP

Analyst Consensus
Buy36 analysts
Buy: 19Hold: 15Sell: 2
Price Target
$30consensus
Low $30Median $30High $30
+5.4% to consensus target

Company Overviewvia FMP

Veeco Instruments Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports semiconductor and thin film process equipment primarily to make electronic devices worldwide. The company offers laser annealing, ion beam deposition and etch, metal organic chemical vapor deposition, single wafer wet processing and surface preparation, molecular beam epitaxy, and atomic layer deposition and other deposition systems, as well as packaging lithography equipment. Its process equipment systems are used in the production of a range of microelectronic components, including logic, dynamic random-access memory, photonics devices, power electronics, radio frequency filters and amplifiers, magnetic heads for hard disk drives, and other semiconductor devices. In addition, the company markets and sells its products to integrated device manufacturers and foundries; outsourced semiconductor assembly and test, hard disk drive, and photonics manufacturers; and research centers and universities. Veeco Instruments Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Plainview, New York.

CEO
William John Miller
Employees
1,231
Beta
1.17
Industry
Semiconductors
FMP-Identified Peers

Technical Picturecomputed from daily prices

RSI (14)
46.6
Neutral
Trend
Bearish
10-day vs 50-day MA
From 52W High
-20.4%
High: $35.77
From 52W Low
+68.2%
Low: $16.92
Moving Averages
10-Day
$30.70
Below
20-Day
$30.80
Below
50-Day
$31.10
Below
200-Day
$26.50
Above
60-Day Support
$27.3
60-Day Resistance
$35.77
Weinstein Stage Analysisbased on 200-day SMA framework
Stage 2 — AdvancingScore: 70/100

Stock is in an uptrend above the 200-day moving average. This is the stage where institutional accumulation typically occurs. The 50-day SMA provides support.

Favorable technical position; 50-day SMA acts as support
Price vs 200 SMA
+7.4%
200 SMA Slope (60d)
+13.3%
Rising
Volume Ratio
1.75x
10d avg vs 50d avg
Days in Stage
100
Confidence: 90%
Breakout Volume ConfirmedRecent Gap Down

Financial Statementslast 4 quarters via FMP

MetricQ4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025
Revenue$165M$166M$166M$167M
Gross Profit$61M$67M$69M$68M
Operating Income$-1M$11M$12M$14M
Net Income$1M$11M$12M$12M
EPS (Diluted)$0.02$0.17$0.20$0.20
Gross Margin37.1%40.3%41.4%40.9%
Operating Margin-0.9%6.4%7.4%8.5%
Net Margin0.7%6.4%7.1%7.1%

Why This Stock

Technology

Tradability FilterGrade B — 79/100Score impact: -3.7pt

Volume
85
623K avg/day
Dollar Vol
76
$18M/day
Float
84
59M shares
Mkt Cap
55
$1.8B
Range
100
111% spread
Composite Liquidity Score79/100
FDCBA

Multi-Year Range Analysis

Sideways: 0/100
YearLowHighRangeStatus
2021$19.92$28.6836.1%Wide
2022$16.11$32.4067.2%Wide
2023$17.70$31.9557.4%Wide
2024$25.52$49.2563.5%Wide
2025$16.92$34.4568.2%Wide
3-Year Range
97.7%
Narrow Years
0 / 5
Sideways Penalty
None
Free Float
97.5%
Outstanding Shares
60M
Bid-Ask Spread
111.0%
Institutional Tradable
Yes

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.