Legato Capital Management LLC grew its position in Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WLDN – Free Report) by 29.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 29,376 shares of the construction company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,707 shares during the period. Legato Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.20% of Willdan Group worth $3,045,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of WLDN. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its position in Willdan Group by 1,915.4% in the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 262 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management bought a new position in Willdan Group in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new position in Willdan Group in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Willdan Group in the 4th quarter worth about $47,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC bought a new position in Willdan Group in the 3rd quarter worth about $48,000. Institutional investors own 72.29% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CEO Michael A. Bieber sold 56,676 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were 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 directly owned 249,525 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,851,499.50. This represents a 18.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Steven A. Cohen sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.82, for a total transaction of $490,920.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 20,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,705,865.18. This represents a 22.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 72,667 shares of company stock valued at $6,606,974. Company insiders own 5.60% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
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Willdan Group Trading Up 3.2%
Shares of NASDAQ:WLDN opened at $93.55 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $80.76 and a 200-day moving average of $98.51. The firm has a market cap of $1.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.22 and a beta of 1.07. Willdan Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $50.01 and a twelve month high of $137.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.
Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The construction company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $92.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $92.17 million. Willdan Group had a net margin of 8.24% and a return on equity of 23.36%. Willdan Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.050 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Willdan Group, Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Willdan Group 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.
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