Willdan Group, Inc. (WLDN)Industrials | Engineering & Construction | Anaheim, United States | NasdaqGM
73.97 USD
-1.04
(-1.386%) ⇩
(Oct. 13, 2026, 3:31 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:45 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case is exceptionally strong, driven by a massive multi-year price appreciation (+441%) and robust fundamentals including 33% revenue growth, 57% earnings acceleration, and a 21% return on equity. The business appears to be successfully executing on an AI infrastructure buildout story, with institutional confidence highlighted by a major stake from BlackRock. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by significant selling pressure; the stock has underperformed its moving averages recently, and the options market is screaming caution with heavy put buying at lower strikes. While the statistical forecast model offers no directional bias due to low confidence, the divergence between the stellar long-term trajectory and the defensive short-term positioning suggests the market is currently pricing in a potential pullback before the next leg up. Investors should view the current weakness as a potential entry point for a long-term hold, ignoring the short-term noise. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.111573 |
| AutoETS | 0.118283 |
| AutoTheta | 0.218542 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.241579 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 0.98 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.040 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.11 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 25.449 |
| Revenue per Share | 50.268 |
| Market Cap | 1,126,717,824 |
| Trailing P/E | 17.36 |
| Forward P/E | 13.64 |
| Beta | 1.20 |
| Profit Margins | 8.80% |
| Website | https://www.willdan.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes below the current price (notably $70 and $65 for February 2027 expiration), suggesting a fear of downside volatility or a correction. Conversely, call interest is concentrated significantly out-of-the-money (OTM) at strikes like $90-$115, indicating a speculative bet on a substantial rally rather than immediate near-term upside. The implied volatility skew shows higher premiums for OTM puts compared to calls, reflecting a market sentiment that prices a larger downside risk than an immediate upside breakout.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.21504813 |
| Address1 | 2,401 East Katella Avenue |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 137.0 |
| All Time Low | 1.04 |
| Ask | 95.85 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 201,350 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 232,228 |
| Average Volume | 232,228 |
| Average Volume10Days | 201,350 |
| Beta | 1.2 |
| Bid | 54.53 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 23.061 |
| City | Anaheim |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 73.97 |
| Current Ratio | 1.372 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 76.7799 |
| Day Low | 73.36 |
| Debt To Equity | 25.449 |
| Display Name | Willdan |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.534 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.577 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 73,680,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.09932 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 16.244 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.613 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,196,880,128 |
| Eps Current Year | 5.07 |
| Eps Forward | 5.425 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.26 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 714 940 4920 |
| Fifty Day Average | 80.964 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -6.9939957 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.08638402 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -21.504814 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 137.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -63.03 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.460073 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 64.67 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 9.300003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.14380707 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 64.67 - 137.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,164,119,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 13,393,578 |
| Forward Eps | 5.425 |
| Forward P E | 13.635023 |
| Free Cashflow | 50,452,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 1,814 |
| Fullday Change | -1.0400009 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.386483 |
| Fullday Price | 73.97 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.37785 |
| Gross Profits | 280,305,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03376 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.93463 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 15,232,091 |
| 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., a technical services company, focuses on the provision of energy and infrastructure solutions in the United States and Canada. The company operates in two segments: Energy, and Engineering and Consulting. The Energy segment offers in-depth energy planning studies, economic analysis, modeling and forecasting software, decarbonization, program design and implementation, energy efficiency, turnkey energy and infrastructure projects, grid modernization, and utility-scale electrical engineering and construction management services. It serves investor-owned and municipal utilities, as well as investors and hyperscalers, and state and local governments. The Engineering and Consulting segment provides municipal and civil engineering, building and safety, code enforcement, fire plan and inspection, city engineering, construction management, design engineering, planning, and financial and municipal advisory services. It serves state and local governments, school districts, and utility districts. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Anaheim, California. |
| Long Name | Willdan Group, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,126,717,824 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4331586 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,783,036,800 |
| Net Income To Common | 65,309,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,848,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,240,349,170 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 75.06 |
| Operating Cashflow | 70,875,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.08628 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.48 |
| Phone | 714 940 6300 |
| Previous Close | 75.01 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 14.589744 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.2075799 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.5188254 |
| Profit Margins | 0.08804 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.298 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.0400009 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.386483 |
| Regular Market Day High | 76.7799 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 73.36 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 73.36 - 76.7799 |
| Regular Market Open | 75.06 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 75.01 |
| Regular Market Price | 73.97 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,919,865 |
| Regular Market Volume | 107,108 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05863 |
| Return On Equity | 0.21190001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.332 |
| Revenue Per Share | 50.268 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 15,232,091 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1161 |
| Shares Short | 1,769,010 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,116,268 |
| Short Name | Willdan Group, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.120900005 |
| Short Ratio | 9.46 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | WLDN |
| Target High Price | 145.0 |
| Target Low Price | 130.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 137.5 |
| Target Median Price | 137.5 |
| Total Cash | 34,870,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.289 |
| Total Debt | 89,191,000 |
| Total Revenue | 741,835,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.26 |
| Trailing P E | 17.36385 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 89.69275 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -15.722748 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.17529564 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 107,108 |
| Website | https://www.willdan.com |
| Zip | 92,806 |