Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Makes New $934,000 Investment in Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 9,658 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $934,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned approximately 0.07% of Willdan Group at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in Willdan Group by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,615 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $476,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System increased its stake in shares of Willdan Group by 11.9% during the third quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 1,263 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $122,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 7.0% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,185 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $211,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. boosted its position in shares of Willdan Group by 15.6% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 1,419 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Engineers Gate Manager LP boosted its position in shares of Willdan Group by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 6,925 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $433,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. 72.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Compass Point set a $125.00 price target on Willdan Group in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Wedbush lifted their price target on Willdan Group from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Willdan Group from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Willdan Group presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $124.33.

Willdan Group Stock Down 2.6%

WLDN opened at $83.87 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.10 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $116.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $105.87. Willdan Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $30.75 and a twelve month high of $137.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $1.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.78. The company had revenue of $89.51 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.50 million. Willdan Group had a net margin of 7.71% and a return on equity of 23.34%. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.500-4.700 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 1.82 earnings per share for the current year.

Willdan Group 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.