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 data on Thursday, August, 1st. The construction company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.09. The construction company had revenue of $104.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $87.13 million. Willdan Group had a return on equity of 10.83% and a net margin of 1.62%. View Willdan Group's Earnings History.

Willdan Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 7th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Willdan Group.

Willdan Group issued an update on its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 1st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.40-2.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.44. The company issued revenue guidance of $185-205 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $200.69 million.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Willdan Group's shares. Their predictions range from $40.00 to $45.00. On average, they anticipate Willdan Group's stock price to reach $42.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 19.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Willdan Group.

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.

News headlines about WLDN stock have been trending positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. 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 sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the construction company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Willdan Group.

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Willdan Group's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Rice Hall James & Associates LLC (6.56%), BlackRock Inc. (5.96%), TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (5.85%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.41%), Summit Creek Advisors LLC (3.12%) and Eagle Asset Management Inc. (2.85%). Company insiders that own Willdan Group stock include Douglas James Mceachern, Marc Tipermas, Michael A Bieber, Paul Milton Whitelaw, Raymond W Holdsworth, Jr 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 Eagle Asset Management Inc., TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, Cadence Capital Management LLC, THB Asset Management, Wedbush Securities Inc., Bard Associates Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC and WINTON GROUP Ltd. 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 for Willdan Group.

WLDN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cortina Asset Management LLC, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Calamos Advisors LLC, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Invesco Ltd., BlackRock Inc. and Summit Creek Advisors 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 $35.63.

Willdan Group has a market capitalization of $400.48 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.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.