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WILLDAN GROUP INC (WLDN)

Industrials · Energy services and infrastructure engineering consulting · NASDAQ

Willdan Group is a specialized engineering and consulting firm helping utilities and public agencies modernize infrastructure, improve energy efficiency, and navigate the transition to a sustainable, electrified economy.

What WILLDAN GROUP INC does

Willdan Group provides professional, technical, and consulting services to utilities, government agencies, and private industry, specializing in energy solutions, efficiency, sustainability, and infrastructure. The company operates through two segments—Energy (85% of 2025 revenue) and Engineering and Consulting—delivering services including energy planning, efficiency audits, renewable energy design, construction management, and policy advisory across 22 states, Washington D.C., Alberta, and Puerto Rico. With roots dating to 1964 serving public agencies, Willdan has grown through organic expansion and acquisitions to serve a majority of the largest investor-owned electric utilities and over half of the largest municipal utilities in the U.S.

Themes: Energy efficiency and sustainability, Renewable energy transition, Electric vehicle infrastructure, AI data center power demand, Climate change adaptation, Government infrastructure modernization, Utility consulting and engineering, Greenhouse gas reduction, Water conservation, Municipal engineering and public services

Fundamentals

  • Price$85.56 as of 2026-08-21 close
  • Market cap$1.3B as of 2026-08-21
  • 1-year return-19.5% 2025-08-21 close $106.27 → 2026-08-21 close $85.56
  • P/E22.75 as of 2026-08-24
  • Net margin+8.2% as of 2026-08-24
  • Gross margin+38.2% as of 2026-08-24
  • ROE+19.4% as of 2026-08-24
  • Debt / equity0.16 as of 2026-08-24
  • Revenue growth (YoY)+14.9% as of 2026-08-24
  • Revenue CAGR (3y)+12.3% SEC XBRL
  • Beta1.20 as of 2026-08-24
  • Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)

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How WLDN compares in its sector

  • price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
  • net profit marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
  • operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
  • gross marginmiddle range 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
  • return on equitymiddle range 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
  • 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 426 covered Industrials peers
  • free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2026

Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.

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How WILLDAN GROUP INC looks technically

WILLDAN GROUP INC (WLDN) is trading 8.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 92 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 29, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 61, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago. It is 37.5% below its highest point of the past year.

Trend

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Distance from the 200-dayit is trading 8.0% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend-8.0%
50-day moving averageits average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $79.46$79.46
200-day moving averageits average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $92.98$92.98
Swing structureeach recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes nextlower highs and lower lows
Last swing turnits last significant turn was a swing high 14 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on14 sessions
Wave structureits recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 88.72. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C.possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings)
Since the 50/200 crossits 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 92 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal92 sessions
Trend strength (14-day ADX)a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 29, with buyers in control28.5

Momentum

3
14-day RSImomentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 61, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30)60.5
Position in its 14-day rangeit is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($72.81 to $88.72) — its "stochastic" reading is 80 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions.80.1
Since the MACD crossed zeroMACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish)24 sessions

Range

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52-week highits highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $137.00$137.00
From the 52-week highit is 37.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year)-37.5%
Above the 52-week lowit is 31.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year)+31.7%
Below the 52-week highit is 37.5% below its highest point of the past year37.5%
Since a 20-day breakoutit made a new 20-day high about 6 trading days ago6 sessions
Since a 55-day breakoutit made a new 55-day low about 18 trading days ago18 sessions
All-time highits highest closing price on record is $137.00 (set on 2026-01-28)$137.00
Given back of the 52-week moveover the past year its closes ranged ($66.91 to $134.94), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 27% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $108.95 to $111.13. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast.27.4%
From the all-time highit is 37.5% below its all-time high-37.5%
Nearest price levelit is trading 0.6% above a support level at $85.06 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-03-25, most recently on 2026-04-09. Since 2024-08-21 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 6 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go.-0.6%
All-time lowits lowest closing price on record is $1.04 (set on 2009-05-05)$1.04
Above the all-time lowit is 8114.3% above its all-time low+8,114%

Volatility

5
Band width vs its own 6 monthsday-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history70th percentile
Typical daily rangein a typical session it travels about $3.63 between its high and its low — about 4.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was$3.63
Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ)most of its recent trading has stayed between about $65.44 and $92.46 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles$65.44 – $78.95 – $92.46
Typical daily range (% of price)its price moves about 4.2% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price4.2%
Stretch from the 200-day averageit is trading 2.0 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (8.0% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale2.0 daily ranges below its 200-day average

Volume

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Volume vs its 30-day averagetrading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average1.33×

Analyst

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Change in the average price targetanalysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading0.0%
Change in the consensus ratingthe analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior readingunchanged

Candlestick patterns

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Since a doji2 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level2 sessions ago
Since a hammertoday, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the closetoday

Price gaps

3
Gap at the openit opened on 2026-08-21 1.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close+1.5%
Open gapit gapped 16.7% above the previous close 10 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 73.69 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed+16.7%
Gap filleda 2.3% gap down opened on 2026-06-22 has been "filled" 43 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it43 sessions ago

Price streaks

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Closing streakit closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run1 session down

Relative strength

4
vs market, 1 monthover the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 15.1 percentage points (the stock gained 17.5% while the market gained 2.3%)+15.1%
vs market, 3 monthsover the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 8.7 percentage points (the stock lost 5.6% while the market gained 3.1%)-8.7%
vs market, 6 monthsover the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 39.2 percentage points (the stock lost 28.1% while the market gained 11.1%)-39.2%
vs market, 12 monthsover the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 40.0 percentage points (the stock lost 19.5% while the market gained 20.5%)-40.0%

Signal agreement

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Bullish technical signals3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, MACD momentum is positive, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast3 of 9
Bearish technical signals4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast4 of 9

Trend (Ichimoku cloud)

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Vs the Ichimoku cloudtrading 3.1% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.9% of the share price.+3.1%

Volume-weighted price

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Vs this year’s average price paidthe price is 5% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $90.52 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP.-5.5%
Vs the average paid since it last reportedthe price is 2% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $83.67 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP.+2.3%

Price levels it has turned at before

WLDN last closed at $85.56 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 6 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.

LevelSideDistanceEvidence
$85.06Support0.6% below the last closeturned there twice · 2026-03-25 to 2026-04-09
$89.20Resistance4.3% above the last closeturned there three times · 2025-10-10 to 2026-08-07
$75.97Support11.2% below the last closeturned there twice · 2025-08-01 to 2026-04-13
$96.33Resistance12.6% above the last closeturned there twice · 2025-11-07 to 2025-12-03
$73.37Support14.3% below the last closeturned there twice · 2026-03-19 to 2026-03-31
$100.67Resistance17.7% above the last closeturned there three times · 2025-10-15 to 2026-06-04

A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.

Wave structure

Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.

This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $88.72.

This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.

On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $34.00 and $54.90 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.

Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $88.72.

This reading has stood for 6 trading days, since 2026-08-14.

Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.

An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.

Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.

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Analyst consensus

  • Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 2 analysts
  • Mean price target$137.50 range $130.00 – $145.00

Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.

Analyst EPS estimate for WLDN

  • Consensus EPS estimate$1.07 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-18

Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.

The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.

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Key risks (from latest filing)

["Heavy reliance on energy services (85% of 2025 revenue) and top ten clients (51% of contract revenue), creating concentration risk and exposure to commodity energy markets and client-specific budget fluctuations","Dependency on winning and renewing government and utility contracts through competitive bidding processes, with ability to realize backlog subject to project execution risks and market delays","Exposure to supply chain constraints, labor shortages, elevated interest rates, and inflation that could impair project margins and increase debt service costs"]

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What changed in the latest 10-Q

AI-assisted comparison of WLDN's 10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the prior one filed 2025-11-07.

Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)

  • Added:
    • Newer filing (2026-05-08) presents First Quarter results for periods ended April 3, 2026 and April 4, 2025
    • Newer filing includes statement: 'When removing the impact of the additional week in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, contract revenue increased 9.6%'
    • Newer filing mentions 'acquisition of Alternative Power Generation, Inc. ("APG")' as contributor to Energy segment revenue growth
    • Newer filing describes company as 'a technical services company focused on energy and infrastructure solutions' in opening paragraph
    • Newer filing lists specific services including 'energy planning and analytics, consulting, software, public finance, engineering, and program implementation'
    • Newer filing describes Energy segment services including 'turnkey energy and infrastructure projects' and 'utility-scale electrical engineering and construction management'
    • Newer filing describes Engineering & Consulting segment as serving 'municipality's engineering department' with services including 'fire plan and inspection'
    • Disaggregated revenue tables for three months ended April 3, 2026 and April 4, 2025 included in newer filing
  • Removed:
    • Older filing (2025-11-07) describes company as 'a provider of professional, technical and consulting services to utilities, private industry, and public agencies'
    • Older filing opening paragraph includes language: 'As resource and infrastructure needs undergo continuous change, we help organizations and their communities evolve and thrive'
    • Older filing describes Energy segment as providing 'specialized, innovative, comprehensive energy solutions' with detailed list of efficiency services
    • Older filing Energy segment description includes 'performance contracting, installation, alternative financing, measurement and verification services'
    • Older filing describes Engineering and Consulting segment with specific mention of 'geotechnical, material testing' and 'traffic, bridges, rail, port, water, mining' projects
    • Older filing states company 'also provide economic and financial consulting to public agencies' and clarifies 'do not provide underwriting services'
    • Older filing presents Third Quarter and Nine Months results for periods ended October 3, 2025 and September 27, 2024
    • Disaggregated revenue tables for three months and nine months ended October 3, 2025 and September 27, 2024 included in older filing
  • Reworded:
    • Company description changed from multi-sentence explanation of services to more concise 'technical services company focused on energy and infrastructure solutions'
    • Energy segment description substantially shortened and reorganized; removed detailed enumeration of specific service types (audit, surveys, benchmarking, financing techniques)
    • Engineering and Consulting segment description condensed; removed specific project types and explicit mention of financial advisory services details
    • Newer filing removes discussion of how company 'help[s] clients realize cost and energy savings by tailoring efficient and cost-effective solutions'
    • Newer filing removes explicit statement about providing 'economic and financial consulting to public agencies'
    • Segment descriptions in newer filing reorganized to highlight client types (utilities, governments, commercial customers) rather than detailed service methodologies
  • Notes:
    • The two filings report on different fiscal quarters (Q1 FY2026 vs. Q3 FY2025), so financial results are not directly comparable periods
    • Comparison involves MD&A sections from different reporting periods with different operational focuses and time horizons
    • Older filing includes nine-month cumulative data while newer filing focuses on quarterly results
    • Text appears to be truncated in newer filing MD&A section ('primarily due to increased demand for services pro' cuts off mid-sentence)

Risk Factors

  • Added:
    • Added bullet point: "our ability to realize the full amount of our backlog;" (newer filing, 2026-05-08)
    • Added line item: "Restricted cash $5,288" in current assets (newer filing, 2026-05-08)
  • Removed:
    • Removed reference to fiscal year 2024 energy services market percentage (older filing stated "84% of our consolidated revenue in fiscal year 2024"; newer filing updated to fiscal year 2025)
  • Reworded:
    • Energy services market revenue percentage updated from 84% in fiscal year 2024 to 85% in fiscal year 2025 (newer filing, 2026-05-08)
    • Top ten clients revenue percentage remained at 51% but fiscal year reference changed from 2024 to 2025 (newer filing, 2026-05-08)
    • Annual Report fiscal year end date changed from "December 27, 2024" to "January 2, 2026" in forward-looking statements section (newer filing, 2026-05-08)
    • Table of Contents page numbers changed: Item 1A Risk Factors moved from page 58 to page 43, Item 2 from 58 to 43, Item 3 from 59 to 44, Item 4 from 59 to 44, Item 5 from 59 to 44, Item 6 from 60 to 46 (newer filing, 2026-05-08)
  • Notes:
    • The two filings compare different interim periods (October 3, 2025 vs. April 3, 2026 balance sheet dates), which naturally account for some balance sheet changes
    • Forward-looking statements language and structure are substantially similar with only fiscal year/date updates

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Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.

  • Last 180 days0 buys · 5 sells ($6M) — 1 selling insider

Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-14. As of 2026-08-24.

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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.

Institutional ownership (13F)

5 institutional 13F filers reported holding WLDN as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).

  • Distinct 13F filers 5
  • Reported shares held 1,726,961
  • Reported value $132,216,118

reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".

Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Short interest (FINRA)

WLDN had 1,925,574 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).

WLDN had 12.6% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 8.99 days to cover at the same settlement.

  • Reported short interest (shares) 1,925,574
  • Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 12.6%
  • Prior settlement (shares) 1,907,811
  • Reported change 0.93%
  • Days to cover (reported) 8.99

Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What does WILLDAN GROUP INC (WLDN) do?

Willdan Group provides professional, technical, and consulting services to utilities, government agencies, and private industry, specializing in energy solutions, efficiency, sustainability, and infrastructure. The company operates through two segments—Energy (85% of 2025 revenue) and Engineering and Consulting—delivering services including energy planning, efficiency audits, renewable energy design, construction management, and policy advisory across 22 states, Washington D.C., Alberta, and…

What sector is WILLDAN GROUP INC (WLDN) in?

WILLDAN GROUP INC (WLDN) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Energy services and infrastructure engineering consulting. It trades on NASDAQ.

Who are WILLDAN GROUP INC's (WLDN) competitors?

Notable peers of WILLDAN GROUP INC (WLDN) include Jacobs Engineering, Wood Group, Black & Veatch, Arcadis and AECOM. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.

Is WILLDAN GROUP INC (WLDN) overbought or oversold right now?

WILLDAN GROUP INC (WLDN) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 61, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.

Where does stocks-llm's data on WLDN come from?

Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.

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Last updated 2026-08-21.

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