Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC Makes New $41.94 Billion Investment in Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN

Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC bought a new position in Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 530,210 shares of the construction company’s stock, valued at approximately $41,939,611,000. Willdan Group makes up about 2.9% of Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of 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 acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC boosted its position in Willdan Group by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 3,708 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $384,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its position in Willdan Group by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,303 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $239,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC grew its stake in Willdan Group by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 6,062 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $629,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the period. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Willdan Group by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 2,570 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. 72.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Willdan Group Price Performance

WLDN opened at $85.56 on Monday. Willdan Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $64.67 and a 12 month high of $137.00. The company has a market cap of $1.30 billion, a PE ratio of 20.08 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.37, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. The company has a 50 day moving average of $78.83 and a 200 day moving average of $86.31.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The construction company reported $2.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.77. The business had revenue of $231.03 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $102.27 million. Willdan Group had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 24.51%. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000-5.150 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 4.1 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on WLDN shares. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $130.00 price target on shares of Willdan Group in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Willdan Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Willdan Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $127.50.

Willdan Group Company Profile

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.