Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.500-4.700 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.270. The company issued revenue guidance of $390.0 million-$405.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $596.0 million.

Willdan Group Price Performance

NASDAQ WLDN traded up $2.50 on Thursday, reaching $119.60. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 261,728 shares, compared to its average volume of 303,654. The firm has a market cap of $1.76 billion, a PE ratio of 43.02 and a beta of 0.98. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $118.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $106.69. Willdan Group has a 52 week low of $30.43 and a 52 week high of $137.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.78. Willdan Group had a net margin of 6.37% and a return on equity of 20.23%. The firm had revenue of $89.51 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.50 million. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.500-4.700 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Willdan Group will post 1.82 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on WLDN. Wedbush boosted their price target on shares of Willdan Group from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 11th. Zacks Research lowered Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Compass Point set a $125.00 price target on Willdan Group in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.33.

Institutional Trading of Willdan Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Willdan Group by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 343,000 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $35,561,000 after purchasing an additional 2,185 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP bought a new stake in Willdan Group in the second quarter valued at about $20,188,000. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Willdan Group by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 305,845 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $31,704,000 after buying an additional 6,523 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its stake in Willdan Group by 207.1% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 302,380 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $29,237,000 after buying an additional 203,912 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Willdan Group by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 287,278 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $29,785,000 after buying an additional 3,077 shares during the last quarter. 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.