Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) Shares Gap Down – Time to Sell?

Shares of Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) gapped down prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $119.60, but opened at $100.15. Willdan Group shares last traded at $93.4790, with a volume of 504,012 shares traded.

Willdan Group News Roundup

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Willdan Group Trading Down 25.5%

The company’s 50 day moving average price is $118.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.53. The firm has a market cap of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of 25.61 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a quick ratio of 1.48, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last released 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 net margin of 7.71% and a return on equity of 24.22%. The firm 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 1.82 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Willdan Group

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in Willdan Group by 3.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 76,990 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $3,134,000 after purchasing an additional 2,386 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in Willdan Group by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,530 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $307,000 after buying an additional 312 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Willdan Group by 35.1% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 214,421 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $8,731,000 after buying an additional 55,704 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in Willdan Group by 205.9% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 25,302 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $1,030,000 after buying an additional 17,031 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its position in Willdan Group by 82.6% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,042 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $128,000 after buying an additional 924 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Willdan Group Company 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.