Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) CEO Michael Bieber Sells 56,676 Shares of Stock

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) CEO Michael Bieber sold 56,676 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.58, for a total transaction of $5,190,388.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 249,525 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,851,499.50. This represents a 18.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Willdan Group Stock Up 0.5%

Willdan Group stock opened at $92.12 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.83 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.56. Willdan Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $46.57 and a fifty-two week high of $137.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $79.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $98.61.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The construction company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $92.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.17 million. Willdan Group had a net margin of 8.24% and a return on equity of 23.36%. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.050 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on WLDN shares. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Willdan Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Willdan Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Wedbush started coverage on shares of Willdan Group in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $110.00 target price for the company. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Willdan Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $112.67.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of Willdan Group by 1.1% during the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,615 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $476,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Willdan Group by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 3,708 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $384,000 after buying an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of Willdan Group by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,303 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $239,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC raised its position in shares of Willdan Group by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 6,062 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $629,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in shares of Willdan Group by 11.9% during the third quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,263 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $122,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.