Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) Director Steven Cohen Sells 6,000 Shares

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) Director Steven Cohen sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.82, for a total value of $490,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 20,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,705,865.18. The trade was a 22.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Willdan Group Price Performance

Shares of Willdan Group stock traded up $0.25 on Tuesday, hitting $83.31. 368,256 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 337,395. Willdan Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $36.43 and a 52 week high of $137.00. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $115.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $105.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a current ratio of 1.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.94 and a beta of 1.04.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.78. The company had revenue of $89.51 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.50 million. Willdan Group had a net margin of 7.71% and a return on equity of 23.34%. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.500-4.700 EPS. Research analysts expect that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on WLDN. Compass Point set a $125.00 target price on Willdan Group in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Zacks Research downgraded Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Wall Street Zen raised Willdan Group from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Wedbush raised their target price on shares of Willdan Group from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $124.33.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WLDN. Spire Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Willdan Group in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Willdan Group by 1,915.4% during the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 262 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in Willdan Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in Willdan Group by 203.3% in the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 364 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Willdan Group in the 4th quarter worth about $47,000. Institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Willdan Group Company Profile

Willdan Group, Inc provides energy efficiency, infrastructure engineering, and technical consulting services to a diverse range of public and private sector clients. The company works with utilities, municipalities, state and federal agencies, and commercial enterprises to design, implement, and manage programs that promote sustainable energy use, grid modernization, and resilient infrastructure. Willdan’s offerings span program design and implementation, energy audits, measurement and verification, and project management for both new construction and retrofit initiatives.

Core services include energy advisory and engineering solutions, including feasibility studies, facility commissioning and retro-commissioning, $0 down financing for energy projects, and demand response program development.