Janus Henderson Group PLC Has $456,000 Stock Holdings in Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN

Janus Henderson Group PLC lessened its holdings in shares of Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN) by 79.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,961 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 22,399 shares during the quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in Willdan Group were worth $456,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Wasatch Advisors LP bought a new stake in Willdan Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $20,188,000. Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in shares of Willdan Group by 207.1% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 302,380 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $29,237,000 after purchasing an additional 203,912 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 11.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,201,517 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $124,549,000 after purchasing an additional 126,247 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Willdan Group by 89.2% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 237,697 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $24,640,000 after purchasing an additional 112,094 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV bought a new position in Willdan Group in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $9,742,000. Institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WLDN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Willdan Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Willdan Group in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Willdan Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $117.50.

Willdan Group Price Performance

WLDN stock opened at $82.31 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.32 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $81.07 and a 200-day moving average price of $89.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a current ratio of 1.68. Willdan Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $64.67 and a 52-week high of $137.00.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The construction company reported $2.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.77. The company had revenue of $231.03 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $102.27 million. Willdan Group had a net margin of 8.80% and a return on equity of 25.56%. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.000-5.150 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 4.12 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Willdan Group

In other news, CEO Michael A. Bieber sold 56,676 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.58, for a total value of $5,190,388.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 249,525 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,851,499.50. This represents a 18.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 5.60% of the company’s stock.

Willdan Group Company Profile

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.