WillScot (WSC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WillScot (NASDAQ: WSC) is a leading North American provider of modular space and portable storage solutions. The company designs, manufactures, leases and sells temporary and permanent modular buildings to serve sectors such as education, healthcare, construction, industrial and government. Its modular space offerings range from single‐unit office trailers and classrooms to complex multi‐unit configurations tailored to diverse project requirements.

In addition to modular structures, WillScot offers a broad portfolio of portable storage containers and related services, including site logistics, customization, delivery and installation. Customers can choose flexible rental or purchase options to accommodate fluctuating space needs, streamline project timelines and minimize capital outlay, while relying on the company’s end‐to‐end service platform.

Headquartered in Addison, Texas, WillScot operates a network of regional facilities across the United States and Canada. The company’s integrated logistics and service network supports efficient deployment, maintenance and relocation of assets, underpinned by a focus on safety, customer service and sustainable operational practices.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.77 to $28.18
• 50-Day Range: $17.39 to $28.13
• 52-Week Range: $14.91 to $31.88
• Volume: 1.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.90 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.09 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.00%
• Price Target: $25.88
• Consensus Rating: Hold

WillScot Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WillScot scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 474th out of 884 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

WillScot has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.18, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

WillScot has a consensus price target of $25.88, representing about 8.0% downside from its current price of $28.13.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WillScot has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WillScot are expected to grow by 20.00% in the coming year, from $1.10 to $1.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WillScot is -74.03, 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 -74.03, 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 1.63. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WillScot has a P/B Ratio of 5.95. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.63% 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 11.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WillScot has recently decreased by 7.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

WillScot pays a meaningful dividend of 1.02%, 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 21.21% next year. This indicates that WillScot will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.54

News Sentiment

WillScot has a news sentiment score of 1.54. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for WillScot this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for WSC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added WillScot to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, WillScot insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,205,113.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.10% 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

• Record date for 3/18 Dividend: 3/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/18 Dividend: 3/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/18/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Record date for 6/17 Dividend: 6/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/17 Dividend: 6/03/2026
• Today: 6/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REAL ESTATE OPS
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• 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: $25.88
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.18
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.38)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.57
• P/E Growth: 1.63
• Net Income: -$52.99 million
• Net Margins: -2.99%
• Pretax Margin: -3.23%
• Return on Equity: 20.65%
• Return on Assets: 3.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.00
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.28 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.23
• Cash Flow: $3.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.51
• Book Value: $4.73 per share
• Price / Book: 5.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 180,850,000
• Free Float: 175,248,000
• Market Cap: $5.09 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.34