8,305 Shares of Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN Acquired by Kings Path Partners LLC

Kings Path Partners LLC acquired a new position in Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 8,305 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $614,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 1.6% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 13,173 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,024,000 after buying an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in Willdan Group by 1.0% during the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 29,200 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $2,236,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Willdan Group by 67.0% during the first quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 763 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $60,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co increased its holdings in Willdan Group by 8.0% during the first quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 4,652 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $356,000 after buying an additional 344 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new position in Willdan Group in the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WLDN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Willdan Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Yorkville Ives initiated coverage on Willdan Group in a research note on Monday, October 5th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $100.00 price objective for the company. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $130.00 target price on shares of Willdan Group in a report on Wednesday, September 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised Willdan Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $118.33.

Willdan Group Trading Up 0.1%

Willdan Group stock opened at $72.80 on Thursday. Willdan Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $64.67 and a 12-month high of $137.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.60 and a beta of 1.20. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $80.15 and a 200 day moving average of $81.45. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The construction company reported $2.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.77. The business had revenue of $231.03 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $102.27 million. Willdan Group had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 24.51%. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000-5.150 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 4.10 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Thomas Brisbin sold 4,905 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $79.36, for a total transaction of $389,260.80. Following the sale, the director directly owned 96,687 shares in the company, valued at $7,673,080.32. This trade represents a 4.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have sold 67,101 shares of company stock valued at $5,871,388 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 5.60% of the company’s stock.

Willdan Group Company Profile

Willdan Group, Inc (NASDAQ:WLDN) is a professional services company that provides technical, consulting and infrastructure solutions to utilities, government agencies and commercial clients. The company operates primarily in the United States, with a strong presence in California and other markets where energy, infrastructure and public-sector modernization services are in demand.

Through its energy-focused operations, Willdan designs and implements energy-efficiency, demand-response, electrification and distributed-energy programs.