NASDAQ: WLDN · Engineering & Construction

Willdan Group (WLDN) stock sentiment

Over the past week, Willdan Group (WLDN) racked up 9 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. That is too little tracked discussion to read a direction from, so the signal stays neutral. Wall Street is more constructive, with 2 of 2 analysts rating WLDN a buy.

Tracked discussion on WLDN is too thin this week to read a direction from, which is why it reads as a Hold.

Wall Street vs the crowd on WLDN

Wall Street’s 100% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 20% to Reddit at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Strong Buy
Buy 2
Hold 0
Sell 0
Avg target $137.50

2 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 2 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $137.50.

2 analysts100% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 51%
Spread 80 pts
Most bullish Reddit 100%
Most bearish News 20%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week WLDN carries too few tracked mentions to weigh any of them, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on WLDN

80pt spread
Wall St
100%
Reddit
100%
X
33%
News
20%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 51%

Analysts sit 49 points above the crowd average of 51%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 100% bullish while News sits at 20%, a 80-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why WLDN reads Hold

Hold 0.0
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 51.0% bullish, above the 50% neutral line.
+1.3
Trend
Momentum is balanced: 0 up, 0 down, 3 flat.
0.0
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 23.9, well below the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
1 bullish source and 2 bearish sources keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0
This window holds fewer than 10 tracked mentions, too small a sample to carry a buy or sell reading, so the contributions above are set aside and the score is held at zero.

Willdan Group (WLDN) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, Willdan Group (WLDN) buzz held subdued around 14.0 while the price drifted up 18.8% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 262K shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, WLDN gained 17.2%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 24.6 and was variable, swinging between 14.0 and 36.8. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 4 of the 8 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw WLDN this week

Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.

Reddit 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 29.1
Bullish 100%
Mentions 1
Trend Stable
2 subreddits · 30-day context7-day sentiment +0.5
Bullish 100%Neutral 0%Bearish 0%
r/ValueInvesting Bullish
Loudest Reddit venue in the 30-day context window with 3 mentions.

X 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 26.6
Bullish 33%
Mentions 3
Trend Stable
3 tweets7-day sentiment +0.0
Bullish 33%Neutral 67%Bearish 0%
@joinyellowbrick · 30-day context Neutral 0.13
“Added 75 new stock write-ups to the site (pt fin): (holding updates) - $CI, $, $NRO.PA, $SRAIL.SW, $PYP3.L, $ADBE - $TELY.TO - $WLDN - $ENH…”
♥ 4↻ 1👁 1K views

News 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 15.9
Bullish 20%
Mentions 5
Trend Stable
5 publishers · 30-day context7-day sentiment +0.1
Bullish 20%Neutral 80%Bearish 0%
MarketBeat · 30-day context Neutral 0
“Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Willdan Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday.” Led by MarketBeat and Marketbeat.

Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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Willdan Group (WLDN) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Aug 15, 2026.

Adanos signalHold
Analyst consensusStrong Buy (2 / 0 / 0)
Crowd bullish (7d)51%
Avg price target$137.50
Most bullish sourceReddit, 100%
Most bearish sourceNews, 20%
Sentiment spread80 pts
Mentions (7d)9
Market cap$1.32B
P/E · Forward P/E20.3 · 16.8
EPS · Beta$4.26 · 1.2
Revenue (TTM)$741.8M · 9% margin
IndustryEngineering & Construction

Willdan Group (WLDN) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Willdan Group (WLDN) a buy or sell right now?

Adanos will not call Willdan Group (WLDN) either way right now. The last 7 days carry 9 tracked mentions across 3 sources, under the 10-mention floor, so the signal sits at a neutral hold with 40/100 conviction. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about WLDN stock?

Reddit discussion around Willdan Group (WLDN) is fairly quiet with 1 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 2 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 100% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.

Is Willdan Group (WLDN) bullish or bearish right now?

There is not enough tracked discussion on Willdan Group (WLDN) to call it either way. The last 7 days carry 9 tracked mentions across 3 sources, under the 10-mention floor Adanos needs before it reads a direction. On the professional side, 2 of 2 analysts rate WLDN a buy.

What do analysts say about Willdan Group (WLDN)?

Of the 2 analysts covering Willdan Group (WLDN), 2 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $137.50. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 51% bullish.

What is the sentiment on WLDN stock?

Willdan Group (WLDN) does not carry enough tracked discussion this week to have a readable sentiment. 9 mentions across 3 sources is under the 10-mention floor, so the signal stays neutral at 40/100 conviction.

Why does WLDN carry a hold signal right now?

Not for a reason found in the sentiment itself. Willdan Group (WLDN) drew 9 tracked mentions in the last 7 days, too small a sample to read a direction from, so Adanos holds the signal neutral instead of calling a buy or sell off it.

What is driving Willdan Group (WLDN) sentiment right now?

News is the dominant discussion channel with 5 mentions (56% of total volume). X contributes 3 mentions and Reddit contributes 1 mention. There is too little of it to read a sentiment direction from.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for Willdan Group (WLDN)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. WLDN's hold signal at 40/100 conviction reflects a sample too thin to read a direction from. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this WLDN sentiment data?

The WLDN sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.

Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.

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