Willdan Group (WLDN) vs. The Competition Head-To-Head Contrast

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) is one of 203 publicly-traded companies in the “Professional Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Willdan Group to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Willdan Group and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Willdan Group	$681.55 million	$52.56 million	17.38
Willdan Group Competitors	$3.29 billion	$228.38 million	35.86

Willdan Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Willdan Group. Willdan Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Willdan Group has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willdan Group’s rivals have a beta of 0.97, indicating that their average share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Willdan Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Willdan Group	8.80%	24.51%	13.92%
Willdan Group Competitors	-0.59%	20.60%	4.33%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

72.3% of Willdan Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Willdan Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of shares of all “Professional Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Willdan Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Willdan Group	0	1	2	1	3.00
Willdan Group Competitors	1585	6449	9169	431	2.48

Willdan Group presently has a consensus price target of $118.33, indicating a potential upside of 59.82%. As a group, “Professional Services” companies have a potential upside of 24.43%. Given Willdan Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Willdan Group is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Willdan Group beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

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. The Engineering and Consulting segment provides building and safety, city engineering and code enforcement, development plan review and inspection, disaster recovery, geotechnical and earthquake engineering, planning and surveying, contract staff support, program and construction management, structural engineering, transportation and traffic engineering, and water resources services. This segment also offers district administration, financial consulting, and federal compliance services. It serves public and governmental agencies, including cities, counties, redevelopment agencies, water districts, school districts, and universities; investor and municipal owned energy utilities; state and federal agencies; and commercial and industrial firms, as well as various other special districts and agencies. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Anaheim, California.