Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) CEO Michael Bieber Sells 9,991 Shares

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) CEO Michael Bieber sold 9,991 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.65, for a total value of $925,666.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 249,525 shares in the company, valued at $23,118,491.25. The trade was a 3.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Willdan Group Price Performance

Shares of Willdan Group stock traded up $0.60 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $91.66. 485,715 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 369,982. The business has a fifty day moving average of $79.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $98.73. The company has a market capitalization of $1.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.71 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.56, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Willdan Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $45.24 and a 1 year high of $137.00.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The construction company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $92.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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, research analysts predict that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Willdan Group

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WLDN. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Willdan Group by 1,915.4% in the third quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 262 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Willdan Group during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in Willdan Group in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in Willdan Group in the first quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Willdan Group by 203.3% in the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 364 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on WLDN. Wedbush initiated coverage on Willdan Group in a report on Thursday, April 9th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded Willdan Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $112.67.

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.