Quantbot Technologies LP Sells 19,076 Shares of Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN

Quantbot Technologies LP cut its holdings in shares of Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) by 80.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,616 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 19,076 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Willdan Group were worth $446,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 76,990 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $3,134,000 after acquiring an additional 2,386 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in Willdan Group by 4.3% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,530 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $307,000 after purchasing an additional 312 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Willdan Group by 35.1% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 214,421 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $8,731,000 after purchasing an additional 55,704 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in Willdan Group by 205.9% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 25,302 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,030,000 after purchasing an additional 17,031 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Willdan Group by 18.4% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,419 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $1,776,000 after purchasing an additional 4,417 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Willdan Group Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ:WLDN opened at $83.06 on Tuesday. Willdan Group, Inc. has a one year low of $36.43 and a one year high of $137.00. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $115.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $105.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.87 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.56.

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. Willdan Group had a return on equity of 23.34% and a net margin of 7.71%.The business had revenue of $89.51 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $174.50 million. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.500-4.700 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 1.82 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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