WillScot (WSC) Competitors

WillScot (NASDAQ:WSC) and RB Global (NYSE:RBA) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, WSC or RBA?

WillScot has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RB Global has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, WSC or RBA?

RB Global has higher revenue and earnings than WillScot. RB Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WillScot, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WillScot	$2.40B	2.20	$28.13M	$0.09	320.84
RB Global	$4.28B	4.57	$413.10M	$2.03	52.08

Is WSC or RBA a better dividend stock?

WillScot pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. RB Global pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. WillScot pays out 311.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RB Global pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RB Global has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. RB Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is WSC or RBA more profitable?

RB Global has a net margin of 9.68% compared to WillScot's net margin of 0.63%. WillScot's return on equity of 26.28% beat RB Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WillScot	0.63%	26.28%	4.68%
RB Global	9.68%	8.03%	3.51%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WSC or RBA?

95.8% of WillScot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of RB Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of WillScot shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of RB Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend WSC or RBA?

WillScot presently has a consensus target price of $40.63, indicating a potential upside of 40.69%. RB Global has a consensus target price of $115.79, indicating a potential upside of 9.51%. Given WillScot's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WillScot is more favorable than RB Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WillScot	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
RB Global	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media favor WSC or RBA?

In the previous week, RB Global had 4 more articles in the media than WillScot. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for RB Global and 7 mentions for WillScot. RB Global's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat WillScot's score of 0.71 indicating that RB Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WillScot	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RB Global	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

RB Global beats WillScot on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.