WillScot (WSC) Competitors $28.88 -0.02 (-0.08%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:48 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.88 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:08 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, RBA, GFL, TRU, KSPI, Z, ZG, ULS, QXO, and STNShould you be buying WillScot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WillScot include United Rentals (URI), RB Global (RBA), GFL Environmental (GFL), TransUnion (TRU), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (KSPI), Zillow Group (Z), Zillow Group (ZG), UL Solutions (ULS), QXO (QXO), and Stantec (STN). WillScot vs. Its Competitors United Rentals RB Global GFL Environmental TransUnion Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Zillow Group Zillow Group UL Solutions QXO Stantec WillScot (NASDAQ:WSC) and United Rentals (NYSE:URI) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$2.40B2.20$28.13M$0.09320.84United Rentals$15.35B3.32$2.58B$38.6220.31 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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. Does the media refer more to WSC or URI? In the previous week, United Rentals had 29 more articles in the media than WillScot. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for United Rentals and 3 mentions for WillScot. United Rentals' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat WillScot's score of 0.64 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive United Rentals 24 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk and volatility, WSC or URI? WillScot has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Rentals has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WSC or URI more profitable? United Rentals has a net margin of 16.38% compared to WillScot's net margin of 0.63%. United Rentals' return on equity of 33.11% beat WillScot's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WillScot0.63% 26.28% 4.68% United Rentals 16.38%33.11%10.11% Do analysts prefer WSC or URI? WillScot currently has a consensus target price of $40.63, indicating a potential upside of 40.69%. United Rentals has a consensus target price of $766.23, indicating a potential downside of 2.33%. Given WillScot's higher probable upside, 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50United Rentals 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is WSC or URI a better dividend stock? WillScot pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. United Rentals pays an annual dividend of $7.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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. United Rentals pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Rentals has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. SummaryUnited Rentals beats WillScot on 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WSC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$5.27B$6.34B$12.09B$9.04BDividend Yield0.97%4.50%5.53%4.02%P/E Ratio320.8829.9920.0320.25Price / Sales2.206.7725.69118.60Price / Cash7.5021.8821.6858.07Price / Book5.201.902.285.67Net Income$28.13M$112.75M$1.00B$249.21M7 Day Performance1.75%2.96%2.22%3.28%1 Month Performance5.16%4.95%4.60%5.56%1 Year Performance-19.43%26.44%538.59%21.13% WillScot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSCWillScot4.2639 of 5 stars$28.88-0.1%$40.63+40.7%-23.0%$5.27B$2.40B320.884,500URIUnited Rentals4.4259 of 5 stars$754.56+0.3%$766.23+1.5%+20.0%$49.05B$15.35B19.5424,600Positive NewsRBARB Global4.3101 of 5 stars$106.24+0.6%$114.50+7.8%+36.8%$19.67B$4.28B52.347,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGFLGFL Environmental4.5525 of 5 stars$50.53+1.6%$54.50+7.9%+23.2%$18.53B$5.62B10.3520,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionTRUTransUnion4.6098 of 5 stars$88.05+0.9%$109.69+24.6%+21.2%$17.18B$4.18B46.8413,400Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeKSPIJoint Stock Company Kaspi.kz4.2957 of 5 stars$84.89-1.5%$135.67+59.8%-36.8%$16.94B$4.82B8.159,637News CoveragePositive NewsZZillow Group3.6317 of 5 stars$70.10+0.5%$83.71+19.4%+58.2%$16.93B$2.31B-206.185,720ZGZillow Group4.3804 of 5 stars$68.49+0.4%$81.80+19.4%+58.7%$16.54B$2.24B-201.446,856Positive NewsULSUL Solutions2.5856 of 5 stars$72.77+0.8%$69.43-4.6%+64.4%$14.59B$2.87B43.5715,094QXOQXO3.6821 of 5 stars$21.54+3.9%$34.33+59.4%N/A$12.46B$55.95M-2.36195Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSTNStantec2.6304 of 5 stars$108.85-0.5%N/A+28.9%$12.42B$5.47B44.9832,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies United Rentals Competitors RB Global Competitors GFL Environmental Competitors TransUnion Competitors Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Competitors Zillow Group Competitors Zillow Group Competitors UL Solutions Competitors QXO 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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