11,391 Shares in Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN Acquired by Cadent Capital Advisors LLC

Cadent Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 11,391 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,181,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Willdan Group by 1,915.4% in the third quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 262 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA purchased a new stake in shares of Willdan Group during the 3rd quarter valued at $48,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willdan Group in the 3rd quarter worth $48,000. Avanza Fonder AB acquired a new stake in shares of Willdan Group in the 4th quarter worth $58,000. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new position in Willdan Group during the 3rd quarter worth $75,000. 72.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Steven A. Cohen sold 6,000 shares of Willdan Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.82, for a total transaction of $490,920.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 20,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,705,865.18. The trade was a 22.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 8.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Willdan Group Price Performance

NASDAQ WLDN opened at $80.15 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.56. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $105.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $102.71. Willdan Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $36.43 and a 1 year high of $137.00. The company has a market cap of $1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.03 and a beta of 1.04.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.