Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) Director Thomas Donald Brisbin Sells 3,439 Shares of Stock

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) Director Thomas Brisbin sold 3,439 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.19, for a total transaction of $303,285.41. Following the transaction, the director owned 96,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,526,826.53. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Thomas Donald Brisbin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 3rd, Thomas Brisbin sold 58,757 shares of Willdan Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.14, for a total value of $5,178,841.98.

Willdan Group Price Performance

Shares of WLDN stock traded down $4.86 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $82.39. The company had a trading volume of 230,965 shares, compared to its average volume of 334,314. Willdan Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $64.67 and a 12 month high of $137.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.37. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $79.13 and its 200 day moving average is $83.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.34 and a beta of 1.19.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The construction company reported $2.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.77. The business had revenue of $231.03 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $102.27 million. Willdan Group had a return on equity of 24.51% and a net margin of 8.80%.Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000-5.150 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 4.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WLDN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $130.00 target price on shares of Willdan Group in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Willdan Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Willdan Group has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $127.50.

Institutional Trading of Willdan Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Willdan Group during the 2nd quarter worth about $113,795,000. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in Willdan Group by 7,152.9% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,306,099 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $103,312,000 after acquiring an additional 1,288,091 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Willdan Group by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,201,517 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $124,549,000 after purchasing an additional 126,247 shares during the last quarter. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willdan Group during the second quarter worth $41,939,611. Finally, Wasatch Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Willdan Group by 45.9% during the first quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 381,581 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $29,214,000 after purchasing an additional 120,110 shares during the period. 72.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Willdan Group

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.