55,731 Shares in Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN Bought by Deutsche Bank AG

Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in shares of Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 55,731 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,408,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WLDN. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 7.5% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 308,947 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $23,652,000 after acquiring an additional 21,669 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB lifted its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 36.8% during the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 174,800 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $18,120,000 after purchasing an additional 47,000 shares in the last quarter. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC bought a new position in shares of Willdan Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,681,000. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its position in shares of Willdan Group by 53.8% in the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 199,671 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $20,698,000 after purchasing an additional 69,835 shares during the period. Finally, Ranger Investment Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Willdan Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $3,555,000. 72.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WLDN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Willdan Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price objective on shares of Willdan Group in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $127.50.

Willdan Group Stock Up 2.3%

Shares of Willdan Group stock opened at $85.45 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.30 billion, a PE ratio of 20.06 and a beta of 1.14. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $85.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.37. Willdan Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $64.67 and a 52-week high of $137.00.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The construction company reported $2.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.77. The firm had revenue of $231.03 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $102.27 million. Willdan Group had a return on equity of 24.51% and a net margin of 8.80%.Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000-5.150 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 4.1 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.