Walleye Capital LLC Buys Shares of 11,410 Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN

Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 11,410 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $903,000. Walleye Capital LLC owned 0.08% of Willdan Group as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new stake in Willdan Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 203.3% in the fourth quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 364 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 244 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Willdan Group during the fourth quarter worth $47,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Willdan Group during the third quarter worth $48,000. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 104.0% during the first quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 720 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 367 shares during the period. 72.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Zacks Research cut Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Willdan Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Willdan Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $117.50.

Willdan Group Trading Up 2.0%

NASDAQ:WLDN opened at $86.40 on Friday. Willdan Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $64.67 and a twelve month high of $137.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $80.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $88.23. The company has a market cap of $1.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.28 and a beta of 1.14.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The construction company reported $2.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.77. Willdan Group had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 24.51%. The company had revenue of $231.03 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $102.27 million. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000-5.150 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 4.12 EPS 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.