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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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.462999
MSTL0.560096
AutoARIMA0.566850
AutoETS0.567744

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.


Info Dump

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