Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Compass Point set a $125.00 target price on Willdan Group in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Zacks Research lowered Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price objective on Willdan Group from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on 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 25.5%

WLDN stock opened at $89.14 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $118.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $106.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a current ratio of 1.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.61 and a beta of 0.98. Willdan Group has a one year low of $30.43 and a one year high of $137.00.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The construction company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.78. Willdan Group had a return on equity of 24.22% and a net margin of 7.71%.The firm had revenue of $89.51 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.50 million. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.500-4.700 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Willdan Group will post 1.82 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Willdan Group

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC bought a new position in shares of Willdan Group in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,500,000. Independent Advisor Alliance acquired a new stake in Willdan Group during the third quarter worth about $2,658,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Willdan Group during the third quarter worth about $3,882,000. David J Yvars Group bought a new position in Willdan Group in the third quarter worth about $862,000. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in Willdan Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $3,256,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Key Willdan Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting Willdan Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q4 profitability — Willdan reported adjusted Q4 EPS of $1.57, well above consensus, with net income and adjusted EBITDA up year-over-year, showing healthy margin improvement. Zacks: Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Operational outlook remains solid — management expects EBITDA margins to stay above 20% in 2026 and cited growing data-center work and resilient services demand, signaling durable underlying business strength. Seeking Alpha: Tax Headwind, Data Center Tailwind
• Neutral Sentiment: FY2026 EPS guidance vs. consensus — management set FY2026 EPS at $4.50–$4.70, which is higher than some analyst models but below FY2025 EPS of $4.89, creating mixed interpretations (beat vs. consensus but down vs. prior year). BusinessWire: Q4 Results & 2026 Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue reporting nuances — Q4 contract revenue and net revenue metrics differ (contract revenue $173.7M vs. net revenue $89.5M), and some street estimates use different measures, which contributed to confusion over an apparent revenue “miss.” Willdan: Q4 Slide Deck / Press Release
• Negative Sentiment: Tax headwind and lower revenue guidance drove the selloff — management attributed a lower FY2026 EPS versus FY2025 to tax-rate normalization after the sunset of Section 179D incentives, and issued revenue guidance ($390–$405M) well below some street expectations, which prompted the sharp negative market reaction. Seeking Alpha: Tax Headwind, Data Center Tailwind

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.