Thomas Donald Brisbin Sells 3,439 Shares of Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) Stock

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) Director Thomas Brisbin sold 3,439 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.19, for a total transaction of $303,285.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 96,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,526,826.53. The trade was a 3.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Thomas Donald Brisbin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 3rd, Thomas Brisbin sold 58,757 shares of Willdan Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.14, for a total transaction of $5,178,841.98.

Willdan Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ WLDN opened at $81.93 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $79.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $83.36. The stock has a market cap of $1.25 billion, a PE ratio of 19.23 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.37. Willdan Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $64.67 and a fifty-two week high of $137.00.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The construction company reported $2.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.77. The company had revenue of $231.03 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $102.27 million. Willdan Group had a return on equity of 24.51% and a net margin of 8.80%.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 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Willdan Group

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Willdan Group by 1.1% in the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,615 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $476,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Willdan Group by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 3,708 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $384,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Mariner LLC increased its position in shares of Willdan Group by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 6,062 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $629,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 2,570 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $266,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 13,173 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,024,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on WLDN. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $130.00 price target on shares of Willdan Group in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Willdan Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Willdan Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $127.50.

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.