WLDN - Latest News

Willdan Group, Inc. (WLDN), operates in Industrials / Engineering & Construction, trades on NASDAQ.

Market capitalization stands near $1.10B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 16.59. Beta to the broader market is 1.20.

The article list below shows the most recent WLDN headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.

Recent WLDN Headlines

Head-To-Head Survey: Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) versus Star Equity (NASDAQ:STRR)

defenseworld.net - Oct 12, 2026

Willdan Group (NASDAQ: WLDN - Get Free Report) and Star Equity (NASDAQ: STRR - Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is

Willdan Announces Date of Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call

businesswire.com - Oct 6, 2026

ANAHEIM, Calif. --(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $WLDN--Willdan Group, Inc.

Analyzing Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) & TIC Solutions (NYSE:TIC)

defenseworld.net - Oct 6, 2026

TIC Solutions (NYSE: TIC - Get Free Report) and Willdan Group (NASDAQ: WLDN - Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is

Willdan to Acquire Mantis Innovation, Strengthening Its Position in Energy Management and Infrastructure

businesswire.com - Sep 22, 2026

ANAHEIM, Calif. --(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $WLDN--Willdan Group, Inc.

5,961 Shares in Willdan Group, Inc. $WLDN Purchased by Jupiter Topco LLC

defenseworld.net - Sep 8, 2026

Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new stake in Willdan Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WLDN) during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing wi

How News Affects WLDN Options Pricing

Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track WLDN's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.

Frequently asked WLDN news questions

What is the latest WLDN news headline?

The most recent WLDN headline (Oct 12, 2026) is "Head-To-Head Survey: Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) versus Star Equity (NASDAQ:STRR)". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.

How fresh is the WLDN news on this page?

News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.

What WLDN news moves options pricing?

Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.

How can I track unusual WLDN options activity related to news?

Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.