WillScot (WSC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WillScot (NASDAQ:WSC) is a North American provider of flexible workspace and portable storage solutions. The company supplies modular buildings, mobile offices, classrooms, commercial space and storage units for customers in construction, education, healthcare, government, retail and other industries.

WillScot’s services generally include the rental, sale, delivery, installation, relocation and servicing of modular buildings and portable storage products. Its offerings are designed to provide temporary, semi-permanent or expanded space for organizations managing construction projects, renovations, disaster recovery, workforce growth and other changing space requirements.

The company was formed through the combination of WillScot Corporation and Mobile Mini in 2020, bringing together modular workspace and portable storage operations. Following the integration of the two businesses, the company operated under the WillScot Mobile Mini name before adopting the WillScot name. It serves customers across the United States, Canada and Mexico, with a network of branches, sales locations and service operations.

WillScot is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. Its operations are supported by a fleet of modular buildings and portable storage units, along with logistics and field-service capabilities intended to provide customers with flexible space solutions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.85 to $16.55
• 50-Day Range: $16.19 to $24.37
• 52-Week Range: $14.91 to $29.77
• Volume: 2.77 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.41 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.76%
• Price Target: $24.86
• Consensus Rating: Hold

WillScot Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WillScot scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 267th out of 660 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

WillScot has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

WillScot has a consensus price target of $24.86, representing about 56.5% upside from its current price of $15.88.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WillScot has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WillScot are expected to grow by 13.27% in the coming year, from $1.13 to $1.28 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WillScot is -41.79, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WillScot is -41.79, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

WillScot has a PEG Ratio of 0.94. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WillScot has a P/B Ratio of 3.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.80% of the float of WillScot has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WillScot has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.28.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WillScot has recently increased by 6.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

WillScot pays a meaningful dividend of 1.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

WillScot does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, WillScot will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.88% next year. This indicates that WillScot will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

WillScot has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for WillScot this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for WSC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added WillScot to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WillScot insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.40% of the stock of WillScot is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.81% of the stock of WillScot is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/16 Dividend: 9/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/16 Dividend: 9/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/16/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WSC
• CIK: 1647088
• Web: www.willscot.com
• Phone: (480) 894-6311
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,700
• Year Founded: 2020

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for WillScot: $24.86
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +56.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.38)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.05
• P/E Growth: 0.94
• Net Income: -$52.99 million
• Net Margins: -3.00%
• Pretax Margin: -3.37%
• Return on Equity: 21.62%
• Return on Assets: 3.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.80
• Current Ratio: 0.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.28 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.26
• Cash Flow: $3.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.44
• Book Value: $4.73 per share
• Price / Book: 3.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 181,190,000
• Free Float: 175,031,000
• Market Cap: $2.88 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.40