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Willdan Group (WLDN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$72.70 -2.28 (-3.04%)
As of 07/17/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

About Willdan Group Stock (NASDAQ:WLDN)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$72.63
$75.05
50-Day Range
$71.31
$98.82
52-Week Range
$64.67
$137.00
Volume
168,549 shs
Average Volume
341,777 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.10 billion
P/E Ratio
19.60
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$112.67
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Willdan Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

WLDN MarketRank™: 

Willdan Group scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 97th out of 292 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Willdan Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Willdan Group has a consensus price target of $112.67, representing about 55.0% upside from its current price of $72.70.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Willdan Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Willdan Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Willdan Group are expected to grow by 9.22% in the coming year, from $4.12 to $4.50 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Willdan Group is 19.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.87.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Willdan Group is 19.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.52.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Willdan Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.57. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Willdan Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    11.74% of the float of Willdan Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Willdan Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.15.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Willdan Group has recently increased by 51.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Willdan Group does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Willdan Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Willdan Group has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Willdan Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    7 people have searched for WLDN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Willdan Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Willdan Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,116,054.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    5.60% of the stock of Willdan Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    72.29% of the stock of Willdan Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Willdan Group's insider trading history.
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WLDN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Willdan Group's stock was trading at $103.66 at the start of the year. Since then, WLDN stock has decreased by 29.9% and is now trading at $72.70.

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The construction company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.10. The construction company earned $92.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $92.17 million. Willdan Group had a net margin of 8.24% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.36%.
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Willdan Group subsidiaries include Onsite Energy, The Weidt Group, Lime Energy, Newcomb Anderson McCormick, Integral Analytics, Intergy, Abacus Resource Management Company, and others.

Willdan Group's top institutional shareholders include Wasatch Advisors LP (1.90%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.27%), Arista Wealth Management LLC (0.04%) and GK Wealth Management LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Fund LP Forager, Michael A Bieber, Creighton K Early, Thomas Donald Brisbin, Micah Chen, Steven A Cohen, Mohammad Shahidehpour, Dennis V Mcginn, Wanda Kay Reder and Cynthia Downes.
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Shares of WLDN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Willdan Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/07/2026
Today
7/19/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
BUSINESS SVCS
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:WLDN
CIK
1370450
Employees
1,814
Year Founded
1964

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$125.00
Low Price Target
$103.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+55.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.71
Trailing P/E Ratio
19.60
Forward P/E Ratio
17.65
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$52.56 million
Net Margins
8.24%
Pretax Margin
6.15%
Return on Equity
23.36%
Return on Assets
13.28%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.15
Current Ratio
1.68
Quick Ratio
1.68

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$684.28 million
Price / Sales
1.61
Cash Flow
$5.73 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.68
Book Value
$20.37 per share
Price / Book
3.57

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
15,111,000
Free Float
14,265,000
Market Cap
$1.10 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.13

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This page (NASDAQ:WLDN) was last updated on 7/19/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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