Sanctuary Advisors LLC Acquires New Stake in Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN

Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 14,730 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,165,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WLDN. Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willdan Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $41,939,611,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Willdan Group during the second quarter worth about $550,000. De Lisle Partners LLP acquired a new position in shares of Willdan Group during the second quarter worth about $1,660,000. Summit Creek Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Willdan Group during the second quarter worth about $6,602,000. Finally, BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Willdan Group during the second quarter worth about $113,795,000. Institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on WLDN shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Willdan Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 15th. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Willdan Group in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $127.50.

Willdan Group Trading Up 2.2%

Willdan Group stock opened at $87.87 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.63 and a beta of 1.14. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $78.27 and a 200-day moving average of $85.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.37 and a quick ratio of 1.37. Willdan Group, Inc. has a one year low of $64.67 and a one year high of $137.00.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The construction company reported $2.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.77. Willdan Group had a return on equity of 24.51% and a net margin of 8.80%.The business had revenue of $231.03 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $102.27 million. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000-5.150 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 4.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Willdan Group

Willdan Group, Inc provides energy efficiency, infrastructure engineering, and technical consulting services to a diverse range of public and private sector clients. The company works with utilities, municipalities, state and federal agencies, and commercial enterprises to design, implement, and manage programs that promote sustainable energy use, grid modernization, and resilient infrastructure. Willdan’s offerings span program design and implementation, energy audits, measurement and verification, and project management for both new construction and retrofit initiatives.

Core services include energy advisory and engineering solutions, including feasibility studies, facility commissioning and retro-commissioning, $0 down financing for energy projects, and demand response program development.