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

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.700-2.850 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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 Up 3.5 %

Shares of WLDN stock traded up $1.10 on Thursday, reaching $32.22. 247,535 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 119,300. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.77. The company has a 50-day moving average of $35.70 and a 200-day moving average of $39.56. The company has a market cap of $455.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 1.37. Willdan Group has a one year low of $19.70 and a one year high of $50.00.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com cut Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

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.