NASDAQ:WLDN - Willdan Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Willdan Group's stock was trading at $24.99 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WLDN stock has decreased by 20.8% and is now trading at $19.80. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Willdan Group in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Willdan Group.

Willdan Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 7th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Willdan Group.

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 5th. The construction company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.14. The construction company earned $129.42 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $106.43 million. Willdan Group had a return on equity of 10.75% and a net margin of 1.09%. View Willdan Group's earnings history.

Willdan Group updated its FY 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.47-2.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.59. The company issued revenue guidance of $215-230 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $221.71 million.

1 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Willdan Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $45.00 to $45.00. On average, they expect Willdan Group's share price to reach $45.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 127.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Willdan Group.

Headlines about WLDN stock have trended negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Willdan Group earned a news impact score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the construction company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutWilldan Group.

Willdan Group saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 652,400 shares, a drop of 10.7% from the February 27th total of 730,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 124,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.3 days. Currently, 6.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Willdan Group's Current Options Chain.

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Willdan Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WLDN."

Willdan Group's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include William Blair Investment Management LLC (5.53%), Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (5.51%), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (4.50%), DNB Asset Management AS (3.38%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (3.34%) and Summit Creek Advisors LLC (3.11%). Company insiders that own Willdan Group stock include Debra Coy, Michael A Bieber, Paul Milton Whitelaw and Thomas Donald Brisbin. View institutional ownership trends for Willdan Group.

WLDN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, Wedbush Securities Inc., Eagle Asset Management Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, and Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.. Company insiders that have sold Willdan Group company stock in the last year include Paul Milton Whitelaw, and Thomas Donald Brisbin. View insider buying and selling activity for Willdan Group.

WLDN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including William Blair Investment Management LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Walthausen & Co. LLC, Summit Creek Advisors LLC, Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Willdan Group.

Shares of WLDN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of WLDN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.80.

Willdan Group has a market capitalization of $228.69 million and generates $443.10 million in revenue each year. The construction company earns $4.84 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.36 on an earnings per share basis. Willdan Group employs 1,451 workers across the globe. View additional information about Willdan Group.

The official website for Willdan Group is http://www.willdan.com/.

Willdan Group's mailing address is 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA, 92806. The construction company can be reached via phone at 800-424-9144.