Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) CFO Sells $266,400.00 in Stock

Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) CFO Creighton K. Early sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.28, for a total value of $266,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 72,071 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,839,942.88. The trade was a 6.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Willdan Group Stock Up 0.2%

WLDN opened at $53.81 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $42.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.86. Willdan Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $27.19 and a twelve month high of $54.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a current ratio of 1.77. The firm has a market cap of $780.08 million, a P/E ratio of 33.01 and a beta of 1.09.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Willdan Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Willdan Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in Willdan Group by 470.2% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,682 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 1,387 shares during the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC acquired a new stake in Willdan Group in the 1st quarter worth approximately $75,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Willdan Group by 1,809.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,158 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 2,045 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in Willdan Group by 26.4% in the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,597 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $99,000 after purchasing an additional 542 shares during the last quarter. 72.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on WLDN. Wall Street Zen cut Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th. Wedbush raised Willdan Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th.

About Willdan Group

Willdan Group, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides professional, technical, and consulting services primarily in the United States. It 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, 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.