9,658 Shares in Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN Acquired by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 9,658 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $934,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in WLDN. Fox Run Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in shares of Willdan Group during the 3rd quarter worth $970,000. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Willdan Group in the 3rd quarter worth $437,000. Semanteon Capital Management LP lifted its position in Willdan Group by 61.2% during the third quarter. Semanteon Capital Management LP now owns 5,354 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $518,000 after purchasing an additional 2,033 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in Willdan Group by 36.9% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 28,202 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,727,000 after purchasing an additional 7,600 shares during the period. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new stake in Willdan Group in the third quarter worth about $541,000. 72.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Willdan Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WLDN opened at $83.87 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.10 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $116.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $105.87. Willdan Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $30.75 and a fifty-two week high of $137.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.56.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.78. Willdan Group had a net margin of 7.71% and a return on equity of 23.34%. The business had revenue of $89.51 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.50 million. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.500-4.700 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.