WillScot (WSC) Competitors $23.62 +0.23 (+0.98%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.62 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WSC vs. URI, GFL, TRU, FTAI, ALLE, QXO, ICLR, MEDP, ULS, and STNShould you be buying WillScot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WillScot include United Rentals (URI), GFL Environmental (GFL), TransUnion (TRU), FTAI Aviation (FTAI), Allegion (ALLE), QXO (QXO), Icon (ICLR), Medpace (MEDP), UL Solutions (ULS), and Stantec (STN). WillScot vs. Its Competitors United Rentals GFL Environmental TransUnion FTAI Aviation Allegion QXO Icon Medpace UL Solutions Stantec WillScot (NASDAQ:WSC) and United Rentals (NYSE:URI) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals believe in WSC or URI? 95.8% of WillScot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of United Rentals shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of WillScot shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of United Rentals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, WSC or URI? WillScot has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Rentals has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WSC or URI more profitable? United Rentals has a net margin of 16.11% compared to WillScot's net margin of 4.66%. United Rentals' return on equity of 32.01% beat WillScot's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WillScot4.66% 24.83% 4.24% United Rentals 16.11%32.01%9.85% Does the media refer more to WSC or URI? In the previous week, United Rentals had 17 more articles in the media than WillScot. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for United Rentals and 11 mentions for WillScot. United Rentals' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat WillScot's score of 1.36 indicating that United Rentals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WillScot 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Rentals 24 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate WSC or URI? WillScot presently has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.41%. United Rentals has a consensus price target of $842.86, indicating a potential downside of 12.73%. Given WillScot's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe WillScot is more favorable than United Rentals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WillScot 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38United Rentals 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Is WSC or URI a better dividend stock? WillScot pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. United Rentals pays an annual dividend of $7.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. WillScot pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Rentals pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. United Rentals has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Which has better earnings and valuation, WSC or URI? United Rentals has higher revenue and earnings than WillScot. United Rentals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WillScot, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWillScot$2.40B1.80$28.13M$0.6039.37United Rentals$15.35B4.05$2.58B$38.6724.97 SummaryUnited Rentals beats WillScot on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WillScot News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WSC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWillScotREAL ESTATE OPS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.26B$6.42B$12.53B$9.91BDividend Yield1.20%3.75%5.43%4.49%P/E Ratio16.9523.18230.0626.65Price / Sales1.806.4831.08163.66Price / Cash6.0722.0819.0628.92Price / Book4.261.892.346.52Net Income$28.13M$105.94M$1.01B$266.21M7 Day Performance-3.83%0.11%0.11%-0.76%1 Month Performance-5.86%7.64%3.71%3.83%1 Year Performance-36.44%17.60%542.65%24.39% WillScot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSCWillScot4.7175 of 5 stars$23.62+1.0%$36.00+52.4%-37.2%$4.26B$2.40B16.954,500Positive NewsURIUnited Rentals4.2191 of 5 stars$940.59+1.1%$834.64-11.3%+34.7%$60.52B$15.35B24.3227,900Positive NewsGFLGFL Environmental4.1611 of 5 stars$49.51-3.0%$57.86+16.9%+17.0%$17.99B$5.62B7.8020,000Positive NewsTRUTransUnion4.9428 of 5 stars$89.48-1.7%$112.46+25.7%-9.0%$17.43B$4.36B44.7413,400Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeFTAIFTAI Aviation4.1417 of 5 stars$148.81+0.7%$182.83+22.9%+27.9%$15.26B$2.14B36.8340Positive NewsALLEAllegion4.7084 of 5 stars$170.03-1.3%$166.75-1.9%+22.3%$14.60B$3.88B23.6214,400Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementQXOQXO3.7369 of 5 stars$20.88+2.4%$34.22+63.9%+54.6%$14.06B$1.95B-2.29195News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeICLRIcon4.0099 of 5 stars$171.75-2.3%$218.38+27.2%-42.3%$13.87B$8.28B17.6741,900News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMEDPMedpace4.5383 of 5 stars$466.80+0.7%$406.60-12.9%+37.5%$13.11B$2.23B34.715,900News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeULSUL Solutions2.1029 of 5 stars$62.68-4.1%$70.86+13.1%+15.9%$12.59B$2.87B38.6915,094Positive NewsShort Interest ↑STNStantec3.2148 of 5 stars$108.28-2.3%N/A+34.1%$12.35B$5.47B39.5232,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies United Rentals Competitors GFL Environmental Competitors TransUnion Competitors FTAI Aviation Competitors Allegion Competitors QXO Competitors Icon Competitors Medpace Competitors UL Solutions Competitors Stantec Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WSC) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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