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

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

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 7th. The construction company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.01. The construction company earned $86.44 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.80 million. Willdan Group had a net margin of 2.39% and a return on equity of 12.34%. View Willdan Group's Earnings History.

Willdan Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 1st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Willdan Group.

Willdan Group issued an update on its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 7th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.35-2.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.81. The company issued revenue guidance of $180-200 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $185.49 million.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Willdan Group's shares. Their predictions range from $39.00 to $45.00. On average, they expect Willdan Group's stock price to reach $41.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Willdan Group.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Willdan Group in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Willdan Group.

Media stories about WLDN stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Willdan Group earned a news impact score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the construction company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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Willdan Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (6.49%), BlackRock Inc. (5.59%), Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (4.61%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.25%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (4.01%) and Summit Creek Advisors LLC (2.73%). Company insiders that own Willdan Group stock include Daniel Chow, Douglas James Mceachern, Marc Tipermas, Michael A Bieber, Paul Milton Whitelaw and Raymond W Holdsworth, Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Willdan Group.

WLDN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Fiera Capital Corp, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Wedbush Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., THB Asset Management and Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS. Company insiders that have sold Willdan Group company stock in the last year include Michael A Bieber and Paul Milton Whitelaw. View Insider Buying and Selling for Willdan Group.

WLDN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Federated Investors Inc. PA, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, Summit Creek Advisors LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV and William Blair Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Willdan Group stock in the last two years include Douglas James Mceachern and Raymond W Holdsworth, Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WLDN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $34.97.

Willdan Group has a market capitalization of $389.22 million and generates $272.25 million in revenue each year. The construction company earns $10.03 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.54 on an earnings per share basis. Willdan Group employs 1,202 workers across the globe.

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.