Research Analysts Offer Predictions for WillScot Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• WillScot's Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate has been downgraded from $0.33 to $0.31 by William Blair, maintaining a "Market Perform" rating on the stock.
• Multiple analysts have revised their price targets for WillScot, with Morgan Stanley lowering it from $39.00 to $37.00, and Barclays reducing it significantly from $34.00 to $22.00.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share, resulting in a 1.3% annualized dividend yield, while maintaining a payout ratio of 46.67%.

WillScot Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:WSC - Free Report) - Research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for WillScot in a report issued on Wednesday, September 24th. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.31 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.33. William Blair has a "Market Perform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for WillScot's current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for WillScot's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.53 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of WillScot from $39.00 to $37.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. Barclays lowered their price objective on WillScot from $34.00 to $22.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, DA Davidson reduced their target price on WillScot from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $34.00.

WillScot Trading Down 2.4%

NASDAQ WSC opened at $21.42 on Thursday. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $25.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $26.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.55. The stock has a market cap of $3.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.13. WillScot has a 12 month low of $21.39 and a 12 month high of $42.15.

WillScot (NASDAQ:WSC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by ($0.09). WillScot had a net margin of 4.66% and a return on equity of 24.83%. The business had revenue of $589.08 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $587.07 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.39 EPS. WillScot's revenue for the quarter was down 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. WillScot has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WillScot

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WSC. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in WillScot by 273.2% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 933 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 683 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming bought a new stake in shares of WillScot in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of WillScot by 428.2% in the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,384 shares of the company's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,122 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of WillScot by 89.9% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,747 shares of the company's stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 827 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in WillScot by 45.1% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 2,130 shares of the company's stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 662 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.81% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other WillScot news, EVP Hezron T. Lopez sold 22,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.63, for a total value of $541,860.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 54,038 shares in the company, valued at $1,330,955.94. This represents a 28.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Bradley Lee Soultz acquired 3,000 shares of WillScot stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $25.35 per share, with a total value of $76,050.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer owned 126,817 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,214,810.95. This represents a 2.42% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 3.10% of the company's stock.

WillScot Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 3rd. WillScot's payout ratio is presently 46.67%.

About WillScot

WillScot Holdings Corporation provides workspace and portable storage solutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates in two segments, Modular Solutions and Storage Solutions. Its modular solutions include panelized and stackable offices, single-wide modular space units, section modulars and redi-plex, classrooms, ground level offices, blast-resistant modules, clearspan structures, and other modular space; and portable storage solutions, such as portable and cold storage containers, as well as trailers.

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