Willdan Group (WLDN) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Group 1 - Willdan Group reported quarterly earnings of $1.5 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.72 per share, and showing a significant increase from $0.55 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of +108.33% [1] - The company achieved revenues of $94.97 million for the quarter ended June 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 13.80%, although this represents a decline from year-ago revenues of $141 million [2] - Willdan has consistently outperformed consensus EPS estimates over the last four quarters, achieving this four times [2] Group 2 - The stock has appreciated approximately 131.1% since the beginning of the year, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 7.9% [3] - The company's future stock performance will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the outlook for earnings estimates [4][6] - Current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.77 on revenues of $84.9 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $2.82 on revenues of $330.15 million [7] Group 3 - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the Business - Services sector is currently in the top 41% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable outlook for stocks within this industry [8] - The trend of estimate revisions for Willdan was mixed prior to the earnings release, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold) for the stock, indicating expected performance in line with the market [6]