# Veeco Instruments (VECO) — Analyst Forecast

VECO · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/veco/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hold | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Northland Capital Markets | Upgraded | Market Perform → Outperform | $66.00 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Citigroup | Maintained | Buy | $63.00 |
| May 19, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $55.00 |
| May 6, 2026 | Citigroup | Maintained | Buy | $60.00 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Citigroup | Maintained | Buy | $40.00 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Citigroup | Maintained | Buy | $36.00 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Needham | Downgraded | Buy → Hold | — |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Benchmark | Maintained | Buy | $28.00 |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $30.00 |
| May 9, 2025 | Goldman Sachs | Maintained | Neutral | $20.00 |
| May 8, 2025 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $21.00 |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $29.00 |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Benchmark | Maintained | Buy | $31.00 |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Citigroup | Maintained | Buy | $30.00 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Oppenheimer | Maintained | Outperform | $35.00 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | Citigroup | Upgraded | Neutral → Buy | $33.00 |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Benchmark | Maintained | Buy | $38.00 |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Goldman Sachs | Maintained | Neutral | $30.00 |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Oppenheimer | Maintained | Outperform | $40.00 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Goldman Sachs | Maintained | Neutral | $35.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is VECO a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Veeco Instruments currently average a Hold rating: 2 buy, 3 hold and 0 sell, from 5 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What is the latest analyst rating on VECO?

On Sep 21, 2026, Northland Capital Markets upgraded Veeco Instruments to Outperform with a price target of $66.00.

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