On June 26, Veeco Instruments declined 8.07% in regular trading, trading at approximately $71.185 per share, with turnover of $23.75 million. The semiconductor equipment sector experienced broad-based selling pressure.

The decline is primarily attributed to the company's first-quarter earnings miss and ongoing sector weakness. Veeco reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.14, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $0.23 by 39.13%, representing a 62.16% decrease from $0.37 per share in the year-ago period. Revenue came in at $158.341 million, also falling short of the $162.672 million estimate. Additionally, multiple insider selling plans disclosed recently have intensified market selling pressure on the stock.

Within the Semiconductor Equipment sector, peers also declined notably: Teradyne fell 7.98%, Lam Research dropped 4.29%, KLA-Tencor lost 3.93%, Applied Materials slid 3.1%, and ASML declined 2.49%, reflecting widespread risk-off sentiment across the industry.

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