Willdan Group, Inc. (WLDN)Industrials | Engineering & Construction | Anaheim, United States | NasdaqGM
77.78 USD
+0.03
(0.039%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 78.10 +0.32 (0.411%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:08 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:26 p.m. EDT
WLDN has shown a recent decline, with a price drop to $78.22, but there are signs of potential recovery, especially with the recent 29% stock rocket and analyst coverage. However, the fundamentals are mixed, with a high debt-to-equity ratio and low analyst coverage. The stock is currently trading below its 52-week low, which might present a buying opportunity for short-term traders. The options data suggests a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment, making it a risky but potentially rewarding play for those with a high risk tolerance. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.462999 |
| MSTL | 0.560096 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.566850 |
| AutoETS | 0.567744 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 14.61 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.062 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.39 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 22.726 |
| Revenue per Share | 47.13 |
| Market Cap | 1,150,841,472 |
| Trailing P/E | 22.29 |
| Forward P/E | 15.94 |
| Beta | 1.12 |
| Profit Margins | 7.71% |
| Website | https://www.willdan.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 4:26 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests mixed signals. Call options are showing increased positioning in the upper range, with significant OI and IV spikes at strikes like 85.0 and 100.0, indicating potential bullish sentiment. However, put options have notable OI in the lower range, suggesting some bearish bias. The overall volatility and mixed positioning indicate uncertainty in the near-term price direction, with potential for both upward and downward movements.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.1070461 |
| Address1 | 2,401 East Katella Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 137.0 |
| All Time Low | 1.04 |
| Ask | 78.27 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 263,930 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 308,896 |
| Average Volume | 308,896 |
| Average Volume10Days | 263,930 |
| Beta | 1.122 |
| Bid | 77.27 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 20.651 |
| City | Anaheim |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 77.78 |
| Current Ratio | 1.556 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 80.5 |
| Day Low | 77.2 |
| Debt To Equity | 22.726 |
| Display Name | Willdan |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,189,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,189,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.321 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.434 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,184,000 |
| Ebitda | 62,833,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.09219 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 18.369 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.693 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,154,203,392 |
| Eps Current Year | 4.555 |
| Eps Forward | 4.88 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.49 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 714 940 4920 |
| Fifty Day Average | 91.4452 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -13.665199 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.14943594 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 110.70461 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 137.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -59.22 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.43226278 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 36.6 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 41.18 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.1251366 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 36.6 - 137.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,164,119,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 14,300,144 |
| Forward Eps | 4.88 |
| Forward P E | 15.938524 |
| Free Cashflow | 53,492,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 1,814 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.37515 |
| Gross Profits | 255,682,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03715 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.80024004 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 14,796,110 |
| Industry | Engineering & Construction |
| Industry Disp | Engineering & Construction |
| Industry Key | engineering-construction |
| Ir Website | http://ir.willdangroup.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,312,000 |
| Long Business Summary | Willdan Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides professional, technical, and consulting services through engineering, program management, policy advisory, and software and data analytics primarily in the United States. The company operates in two segments: Energy, and Engineering and Consulting. The Energy segment offers comprehensive audit and surveys, program design and implementation, master planning, demand reduction, grid optimization, benchmarking analyses, design engineering, AI data center power solutions, construction management, performance contracting, installation, alternative financing, measurement and verification services, and software and data analytics, as well as energy consulting and engineering, turnkey facility and infrastructure projects, and customer support services. The Engineering and Consulting segment provides building and safety, city engineering and code enforcement, development review, disaster recovery, geotechnical, earthquake, planning and surveying, contract staff support, program and construction management, structures, transportation and traffic engineering, and water resources services. This segment also offers district administration, financial consulting, and federal compliance services. It serves investor and municipal owned energy utilities, public and governmental agencies, including cities, counties, redevelopment agencies, water districts, school districts, and universities; state and federal agencies; and commercial and industrial firms, as well as various other special districts and agencies. Willdan Group, Inc. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Anaheim, California. |
| Long Name | Willdan Group, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,150,841,472 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4331586 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,312,000 |
| Net Income To Common | 52,557,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,848,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,151,137,358 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 79.69 |
| Operating Cashflow | 80,084,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05834 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.48 |
| Phone | 714 940 6300 |
| Post Market Change | 0.3199997 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.41141644 |
| Post Market Price | 78.1 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,463,692 |
| Previous Close | 77.75 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 17.07574 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.7664037 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.68856 |
| Profit Margins | 0.07711 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.509 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0299988 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0385836 |
| Regular Market Day High | 80.5 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 77.2 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 77.2 - 80.5 |
| Regular Market Open | 79.69 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 77.75 |
| Regular Market Price | 77.78 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 517,154 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05469 |
| Return On Equity | 0.19495001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.206 |
| Revenue Per Share | 47.13 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 14,796,110 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0685 |
| Shares Short | 1,013,221 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,097,029 |
| Short Name | Willdan Group, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0722 |
| Short Ratio | 3.0 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | WLDN |
| Target High Price | 145.0 |
| Target Low Price | 110.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 127.5 |
| Target Median Price | 127.5 |
| Total Cash | 65,919,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.455 |
| Total Debt | 69,281,000 |
| Total Revenue | 681,552,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.49 |
| Trailing P E | 22.286533 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 98.4263 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -20.646301 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.20976406 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 517,154 |
| Website | https://www.willdan.com |
| Zip | 92,806 |