Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Veeco Instruments Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Veeco Instruments Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Veeco Instruments Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Veeco Instruments Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for VECO from analysts
• VECO’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO)

Before we jump into Veeco Instruments Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Veeco Instruments Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports semiconductor and thin film process equipment primarily to make electronic devices. 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, advanced packaging lithography, atomic layer deposition, and other deposition systems. 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 companies; and hard disk drive and photonics manufacturers, as well as research centers and universities. It operates in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, China, Rest of the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. Veeco Instruments Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Plainview, New York.

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Veeco Instruments Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of February 18, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Veeco Instruments Inc.’s stock price was $29.320.

Veeco Instruments Inc. is down 14.64% from its previous closing price of $34.350.

During the last market session, Veeco Instruments Inc.’s stock traded between $27.300 and $30.220. Currently, there are approximately 60.08 million shares outstanding for Veeco Instruments Inc..

Veeco Instruments Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 35.3, which is low compared to the Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry median of 46.5. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Veeco Instruments Inc. Stock Price History

Veeco Instruments Inc.’s (VECO) price is currently down 6.12% so far this month.

During the month of February, Veeco Instruments Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $34.370 and a low of $27.300.

Over the last year, Veeco Instruments Inc. has hit prices as high as $35.770 and as low as $16.920. Year to date, Veeco Instruments Inc.’s stock is up 2.59%.

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What Caused Veeco Instruments Inc. Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of February 18, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Veeco Instruments Inc.’s stock and 2 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Veeco Instruments Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Veeco Instruments Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Veeco Instruments Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Veeco Instruments Inc. (VECO) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Veeco Instruments Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of February 18, 2026, Veeco Instruments Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 1.44%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 51 and is considered to be Average.

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Veeco Instruments Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of February 18, 2026, Veeco Instruments Inc.’s stock price is $29.320, which is down 14.64% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Veeco Instruments Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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