WLDNWilldan Group, Inc.

$72.54-23% 1Y

What is the market doing?

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The market is leaning against it: in a downtrend (−18% vs 200-day) and heavily shorted (+12% of shares).

2 to watch, 1 neutral
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −18% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$5.9M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest12% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbehind 84% of the market
vs 200-day avgbehind 82% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How WLDN is trading

Willdan Group, Inc. is −23% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 39 points behind the market.

−23%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−18%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
44

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
46%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$30.00 – $134.94 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$72.54
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−9.0%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−23%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+117%
vs 50-day average$79.58
−8.8%
52-week high
$134.94
52-week low
$66.91
Annualised volatility
57%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$12M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−30%
2025+172%
2024+77%
2023+20%
2022−49%
2021−16%
2020+31%
2019−9.1%
2018+46%
2017+6.0%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan105 of 10+2.1%
Feb104 of 10−3.1%
Mar104 of 10+4.3%
Apr103 of 10−1.9%
May105 of 10+7.3%
Jun107 of 10+3.6%
Jul115 of 11+4.4%
Aug118 of 11+13%
Sep114 of 11−6.9%
Oct112 of 11−4.8%
Nov107 of 10+16%
Dec105 of 10−1.5%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.