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 (EPS) guidance of 2.700-2.850 for the period, compared to the consensus 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Willdan Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday.

Willdan Group Stock Performance

WLDN stock traded up $1.10 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $32.22. 247,535 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 119,300. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $455.11 million, a P/E ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 1.37. Willdan Group has a 12 month low of $19.70 and a 12 month high of $50.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Creighton K. Early sold 4,349 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.13, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 5.92 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 9.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.