WLDN vs. DLO, FA, PAGS, ATHM, ALIT, CLVT, ACVA, DXC, WNS, and YY
Should you be buying Willdan Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Willdan Group include DLocal (DLO), First Advantage (FA), PagSeguro Digital (PAGS), Autohome (ATHM), Alight (ALIT), Clarivate (CLVT), ACV Auctions (ACVA), DXC Technology (DXC), WNS (WNS), and JOYY (YY). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Willdan Group vs. Its Competitors
DLocal (NASDAQ:DLO) and Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and media sentiment.
DLocal has a net margin of 16.35% compared to Willdan Group's net margin of 3.97%. DLocal's return on equity of 32.59% beat Willdan Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Willdan Group had 3 more articles in the media than DLocal. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Willdan Group and 1 mentions for DLocal. DLocal's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Willdan Group's score of 1.06 indicating that DLocal is being referred to more favorably in the media.
DLocal has higher revenue and earnings than Willdan Group. DLocal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Willdan Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
DLocal has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willdan Group has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Willdan Group received 259 more outperform votes than DLocal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.98% of users gave Willdan Group an outperform vote while only 32.89% of users gave DLocal an outperform vote.
90.1% of DLocal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Willdan Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.4% of DLocal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Willdan Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
DLocal presently has a consensus price target of $12.07, indicating a potential upside of 17.49%. Willdan Group has a consensus price target of $51.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.59%. Given DLocal's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DLocal is more favorable than Willdan Group.
Summary
DLocal beats Willdan Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WLDN) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
