Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.700-2.850 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.350. The company issued revenue guidance of $320.0 million-$330.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $313.9 million.

Willdan Group Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WLDN opened at $41.80 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $35.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $590.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.64 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.77. Willdan Group has a 1 year low of $23.83 and a 1 year high of $50.00.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on WLDN shares. StockNews.com cut shares of Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $56.00 price objective (up from $51.00) on shares of Willdan Group in a research note on Friday.

Insider Buying and Selling at Willdan Group

In other Willdan Group news, CFO Creighton K. Early sold 4,349 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.13, for a total value of $187,572.37. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 69,146 shares in the company, valued at $2,982,266.98. This trade represents a 5.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 9.80% of the company’s stock.

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.