Aquatic Capital Management LLC Takes $4.54 Million Position in Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN

Aquatic Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 46,958 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,540,000. Aquatic Capital Management LLC owned 0.32% of Willdan Group as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in WLDN. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of Willdan Group by 1.1% during the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,615 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $476,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Willdan Group by 11.9% in 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 acquiring an additional 134 shares during the period. CWM LLC grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. grew its stake in Willdan Group by 15.6% during the second quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 1,419 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $89,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Engineers Gate Manager LP increased its holdings in Willdan Group by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 6,925 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $433,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Willdan Group Price Performance

Shares of Willdan Group stock opened at $78.61 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.16 billion, a PE ratio of 22.59 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. Willdan Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $36.43 and a 12 month high of $137.00. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $112.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $104.17.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.78. The company had revenue of $89.51 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 1.82 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Willdan Group

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.