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Willdan Group (WLDN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$41.64 -0.80 (-1.89%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

About Willdan Group Stock (NASDAQ:WLDN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$40.64
$42.76
50-Day Range
$37.14
$47.70
52-Week Range
$17.23
$50.00
Volume
159,669 shs
Average Volume
198,433 shs
Market Capitalization
$587.96 million
P/E Ratio
25.55
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$49.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Willdan Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides professional, technical, and consulting services primarily in the United States. It operates in two segments, Energy, and Engineering and Consulting. The Energy segment offers comprehensive audit and surveys, program design and implementation, master planning, demand reduction, grid optimization, benchmarking analyses, design engineering, construction management, performance contracting, installation, alternative financing, measurement and verification services, and software and data analytics, as well as energy consulting and engineering, turnkey facility and infrastructure projects, and customer support services. The Engineering and Consulting segment provides building and safety, city engineering and code enforcement, development plan review and inspection, disaster recovery, geotechnical and earthquake engineering, planning and surveying, contract staff support, program and construction management, structural engineering, transportation and traffic engineering, and water resources services. This segment also offers district administration, financial consulting, and federal compliance services. It serves public and governmental agencies, including cities, counties, redevelopment agencies, water districts, school districts, and universities; investor and municipal owned energy utilities; state and federal agencies; and commercial and industrial firms, as well as various other special districts and agencies. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Anaheim, California.

Willdan Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

WLDN MarketRank™: 

Willdan Group scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 35th out of 338 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Willdan Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Willdan Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Willdan Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Willdan Group are expected to grow by 9.34% in the coming year, from $1.82 to $1.99 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Willdan Group is 25.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.79.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Willdan Group is 25.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 19.99.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Willdan Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.63. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Willdan Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.02% of the outstanding shares of Willdan Group have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Willdan Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Willdan Group has recently increased by 3.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Willdan Group does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Willdan Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.02% of the outstanding shares of Willdan Group have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Willdan Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Willdan Group has recently increased by 3.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Willdan Group has a news sentiment score of 1.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Willdan Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for WLDN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Willdan Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Willdan Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $82,731.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 9.80% of the stock of Willdan Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    72.29% of the stock of Willdan Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Willdan Group's insider trading history.
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WLDN Stock News Headlines

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WLDN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Willdan Group's stock was trading at $21.50 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, WLDN shares have increased by 93.7% and is now trading at $41.64.
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Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 1st. The construction company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.15. The construction company earned $141 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $123.07 million. Willdan Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.84% and a net margin of 3.97%.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Willdan Group: Onsite Energy, The Weidt Group, Lime Energy, Newcomb Anderson McCormick, Integral Analytics, Intergy, Abacus Resource Management Company, and others.

Willdan Group's top institutional shareholders include Swedbank AB (2.64%), Swedbank AB (2.61%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.09%) and Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (1.76%). Insiders that own company stock include Fund LP Forager, Thomas Donald Brisbin, Michael A Bieber, Creighton K Early, Micah Chen, Mohammad Shahidehpour, Dennis V Mcginn and Paul Milton Whitelaw.
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Shares of WLDN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Willdan Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/01/2024
Today
11/17/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
3/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Engineering services
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WLDN
Employees
1,616
Year Founded
1964

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$49.00
High Stock Price Target
$51.00
Low Stock Price Target
$47.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$10.93 million
Pretax Margin
4.63%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$510.10 million
Cash Flow
$2.63 per share
Book Value
$15.86 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
12,741,000
Market Cap
$587.96 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.39

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This page (NASDAQ:WLDN) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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