NASDAQ:WLDNWilldan Group Stock Price, Forecast & News

Willdan Group's stock was trading at $24.99 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, WLDN shares have increased by 2.4% and is now trading at $25.59. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Willdan Group in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings 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, August 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Willdan Group.

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The construction company reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.18. The construction company earned $106.03 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $91.54 million. Willdan Group had a negative net margin of 0.63% and a positive return on equity of 6.34%. View Willdan Group's earnings history.

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

2 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Willdan Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $28.00. On average, they expect Willdan Group's share price to reach $28.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Willdan Group.

Headlines about WLDN stock have been trending very positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Willdan Group earned a media sentiment score of 3.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage 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 company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutWilldan Group.

Willdan Group saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 578,400 shares, a decrease of 10.3% from the April 15th total of 645,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 103,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.6 days. Currently, 5.6% of the company's stock are sold short. 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 Handelsbanken Fonder AB (7.52%), BlackRock Inc. (6.32%), Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (4.83%), Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (4.83%), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (4.57%) and Eagle Asset Management Inc. (3.82%). Company insiders that own Willdan Group stock include Debra Coy, 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 William Blair Investment Management LLC, Wedbush Securities Inc., Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, Summit Creek Advisors LLC, Mutual of America Capital Management LLC, THB Asset Management, and Morgan Stanley. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Arosa Capital Management LP, Eagle Asset Management Inc., Invesco Ltd., Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning, Wellington Management Group LLP, DNB Asset Management AS, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. View insider buying and selling activity for Willdan Group.

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One share of WLDN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.59.

Willdan Group has a market capitalization of $298.12 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.

The official website for Willdan Group is 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.