Willdan Group (WLDN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Willdan also supports renewable energy integration, smart grid deployment, and distributed energy resource planning. The company leverages proprietary software tools and data analytics to optimize client outcomes, ensuring projects meet performance targets and regulatory requirements while maximizing cost savings and environmental benefits.

Headquartered in Anaheim, California, Willdan operates throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and select international markets. The firm is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Duc Y. Pham, under whose guidance Willdan has expanded its service footprint and strengthened its technical capabilities. Through a combination of in-house experts and strategic partnerships, Willdan continues to help organizations navigate evolving energy policies and infrastructure challenges.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $91.15 to $94.80
• 50-Day Range: $66.91 to $93.55
• 52-Week Range: $50.01 to $137.00
• Volume: 228,544 shs
• Average Volume: 572,089 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.98
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $112.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Willdan Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Willdan Group scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 75th out of 297 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Willdan Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Willdan Group has a consensus price target of $112.67, representing about 20.4% upside from its current price of $93.55.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Willdan Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.22%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Willdan Group are expected to grow by 9.22% in the coming year, from $4.12 to $4.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Willdan Group is 25.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Willdan Group is 25.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 30.49.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Willdan Group has a P/B Ratio of 4.55. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.63% of the float of Willdan Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Willdan Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.44, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Willdan Group has recently decreased by 2.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Willdan Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.64

News Sentiment

Willdan Group has a news sentiment score of 1.64. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

6 people have searched for WLDN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Willdan Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $6,606,974.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.60% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Today: 5/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: BUSINESS SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WLDN
• CIK: 1370450
• Web: www.willdan.com
• Phone: (800) 424-9144
• Fax: 714-940-4920
• Employees: 1,814
• Year Founded: 1964

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Willdan Group: $112.67
• High Price Target: $125.00
• Low Price Target: $103.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.71
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $52.56 million
• Net Margins: 8.24%
• Pretax Margin: 6.15%
• Return on Equity: 23.36%
• Return on Assets: 13.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.15
• Current Ratio: 1.68
• Quick Ratio: 1.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $684.28 million
• Price / Sales: 2.07
• Cash Flow: $5.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.32
• Book Value: $20.54 per share
• Price / Book: 4.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 15,111,000
• Free Float: 14,265,000
• Market Cap: $1.41 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.07