A new trading day began on Friday, with Willdan Group Inc (NASDAQ: WLDN) stock price up 6.65% from the previous day of trading, before settling in for the closing price of $85.27. WLDN’s price has ranged from $30.43 to $121.00 over the past 52 weeks.
During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Industrials Sector giant was 30.95%. Meanwhile, its annual earnings per share averaged 69.55%. With a float of $14.17 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $14.75 million.
Willdan Group Inc (WLDN) Insider Activity
As we move forward, let’s examine how large-scale investors are investing in this stock of the Engineering & Construction Industry. The insider ownership of Willdan Group Inc is 3.37%, while institutional ownership is 74.11%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 18 ’25, was worth 1,060,000. In this transaction EXECUTIVE VP & GENERAL COUNSEL of this company sold 10,000 shares at a rate of $106.00, taking the stock ownership to the 40,423 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Sep 18 ’25, when Company’s Director sold 7,298 for $106.32, making the entire transaction worth $775,923. This insider now owns 11,330 shares in total.
Willdan Group Inc (WLDN) Earnings and Forecasts
In its latest quarterly report, released on 12/31/2024, the company reported earnings of 0.75 per share, which was $0.1 higher than the consensus estimate of $0.26. In terms of return on equity, this company recorded -19.55% in contrast with 50.0% return on Investment (trailing twelve months). Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.02 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 69.55% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 20.67% during the next five years compared to 30.95% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Willdan Group Inc (NASDAQ: WLDN) Trading Performance Indicators
Here are Willdan Group Inc’s current performance indicators. According to the last quarter’s results, the stock had a quick ratio of 1.48. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.05. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 20.49.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.79, a number that is poised to hit 0.81 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.39 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Willdan Group Inc (WLDN)
Looking closely at Willdan Group Inc (NASDAQ: WLDN), its last 5-days average volume was 0.36 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.25 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 31.29%.
During the past 100 days, Willdan Group Inc’s (WLDN) raw stochastic average was set at 52.79%, which indicates a significant increase from 39.16% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 5.59 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 4.54 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $96.99, while its 200-day Moving Average is $66.69. However, in the short run, Willdan Group Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $97.51. Second resistance stands at $104.08. The third major resistance level sits at $111.50. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $83.52, it is likely to go to the next support level at $76.10. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $69.53.
Willdan Group Inc (NASDAQ: WLDN) Key Stats
With a market capitalization of 1.33 billion, the company has a total of 14,665K Shares Outstanding. Currently, annual sales are 565,800 K while annual income is 22,570 K. The company’s previous quarter sales were 173,470 K while its latest quarter income was 15,440 K.
