Summit Creek Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 83,463 Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN

Summit Creek Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 83,463 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,602,000. Willdan Group makes up 2.2% of Summit Creek Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of WLDN. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Willdan Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $113,795,000. Deutsche Bank AG bought a new position in Willdan Group during the second quarter worth $4,408,000. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC acquired a new position in Willdan Group during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,419,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Willdan Group during the 2nd quarter valued at $4,663,000. Finally, State of Wyoming bought a new stake in Willdan Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $62,000. 72.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

WLDN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $130.00 price target on shares of Willdan Group in a research report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Willdan Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Willdan Group has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $127.50.

Willdan Group Stock Performance

WLDN opened at $84.54 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $79.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $87.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The stock has a market cap of $1.29 billion, a PE ratio of 19.85 and a beta of 1.14. Willdan Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $64.67 and a 1 year high of $137.00.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The construction company reported $2.07 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.77. Willdan Group had a return on equity of 24.51% and a net margin of 8.80%.The firm had revenue of $231.03 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $102.27 million. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000-5.150 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 4.12 EPS for the current year.

Willdan Group Company Profile

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.