Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Has $4.13 Million Stock Holdings in Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC trimmed its holdings in Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) by 20.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 54,011 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 14,175 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Willdan Group were worth $4,135,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Spire Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Willdan Group in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in Willdan Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Willdan Group by 203.3% during the fourth quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 364 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Willdan Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Willdan Group in the third quarter worth $48,000. 72.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Willdan Group news, CEO Michael A. Bieber sold 56,676 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.58, for a total transaction of $5,190,388.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 249,525 shares in the company, valued at $22,851,499.50. This trade represents a 18.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 5.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on WLDN shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Willdan Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Weiss Ratings lowered Willdan Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Zacks Research raised Willdan Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Wedbush began coverage on Willdan Group in a report on Thursday, April 9th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $110.00 price target for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $112.67.

Willdan Group Stock Performance

WLDN traded down $0.91 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $78.00. 7,346 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 358,693. The company has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.02 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $87.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $96.60. Willdan Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $64.67 and a fifty-two week high of $137.00.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The construction company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.10. Willdan Group had a net margin of 8.24% and a return on equity of 23.36%. The company had revenue of $92.43 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $92.17 million. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.050 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 4.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Willdan Group

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.