Insider Selling: Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) Director Sells $303,285.41 in Stock

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) Director Thomas Brisbin sold 3,439 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.19, for a total value of $303,285.41. Following the sale, the director directly owned 96,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,526,826.53. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Thomas Donald Brisbin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 3rd, Thomas Brisbin sold 58,757 shares of Willdan Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.14, for a total value of $5,178,841.98.

Willdan Group Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of WLDN stock opened at $82.20 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $79.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $83.35. Willdan Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $64.67 and a twelve month high of $137.00. The company has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.30 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Tidal Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Willdan Group in the second quarter valued at $615,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willdan Group during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new position in shares of Willdan Group during the 2nd quarter worth $811,000. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 7,152.9% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,306,099 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $103,312,000 after purchasing an additional 1,288,091 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 8.6% in the 2nd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,905 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $625,000 after purchasing an additional 625 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on WLDN. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Willdan Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 15th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Willdan Group in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Willdan Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $127.50.

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.