Mister Car Wash (MCW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mister Car Wash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides conveyorized car wash services in the United States. It offers express exterior and interior cleaning services. The company serves individual retail and corporate customers. The company was formerly known as Hotshine Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Mister Car Wash, Inc. in March 2021. Mister Car Wash, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.46 to $7.81
• 50-Day Range: $6.81 to $8.49
• 52-Week Range: $5.84 to $8.60
• Volume: 816,007 shs
• Average Volume: 1.51 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.50 billion
• P/E Ratio: 35.05
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $8.46
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Mister Car Wash Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mister Car Wash scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 66th out of 86 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Mister Car Wash has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mister Car Wash has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.30%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mister Car Wash are expected to grow by 30.30% in the coming year, from $0.33 to $0.43 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mister Car Wash is 35.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mister Car Wash is 35.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 17.37.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Mister Car Wash has a PEG Ratio of 1.65. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mister Car Wash has a P/B Ratio of 2.51. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.21% of the float of Mister Car Wash has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mister Car Wash has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mister Car Wash has recently increased by 18.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Mister Car Wash does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Mister Car Wash does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.21% of the float of Mister Car Wash has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mister Car Wash has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mister Car Wash has recently increased by 18.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

Mister Car Wash has a news sentiment score of 0.99. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Mister Car Wash this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Mister Car Wash to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mister Car Wash insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,397,123.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

70.00% of the stock of Mister Car Wash is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

MCW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MCW shares performed this year?

Mister Car Wash's stock was trading at $7.29 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MCW stock has increased by 6.5% and is now trading at $7.7670.
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How were Mister Car Wash's earnings last quarter?

Mister Car Wash, Inc. (NYSE:MCW) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.01. Mister Car Wash's quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Mister Car Wash IPO?

Mister Car Wash (MCW) raised $600 million in an initial public offering on Friday, June 25th 2021. The company issued 37,500,000 shares at a price of $15.00-$17.00 per share.

Who are Mister Car Wash's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Mister Car Wash include Brown Advisory Inc. (4.09%), Avory & Company LLC (0.24%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.21%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.14%). Insiders that own company stock include John Lo-Minn Lai, Mayra Idali Chimienti, Joseph Duane Matheny, Jedidiah Marc Gold, Lisa Bossard Funk, Mary Lyn Porter, Markus Hartmann and Casey Penn Lindsay.
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How do I buy shares of Mister Car Wash?

Shares of MCW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Mister Car Wash own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mister Car Wash investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Today: 5/05/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks
• Industry: Automotive repair, services & parking
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MCW
• CIK: 1853513
• Web: mistercarwash.com
• Phone: 520-615-4000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,350
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $8.46
• High Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.54
• P/E Growth: 1.65
• Net Income: $80.13 million
• Net Margins: 7.06%
• Pretax Margin: 10.32%
• Return on Equity: 10.49%
• Return on Assets: 3.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.92
• Current Ratio: 0.53
• Quick Ratio: 0.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.02 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.48
• Cash Flow: $0.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.17
• Book Value: $3.10 per share
• Price / Book: 2.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 324,814,000
• Free Float: 96,675,000
• Market Cap: $2.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.58