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After finishing at $27.80 in the prior trading day, WillScot Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: WSC) closed at $27.48, down -1.15%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.93 million shares were traded. WSC stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.23.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WSC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 560.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.23. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.87 and its Current Ratio is at 0.95. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.90 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.81.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Morgan Stanley on December 17, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $50 from $40 previously.
On October 31, 2024, Deutsche Bank Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $46 to $35.
Robert W. Baird Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on October 24, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $42.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 28 ’25 when GRAEME PARKES bought 16,047 shares for $28.46 per share.
Graeme Parkes bought 26,834 shares of WSC for $785,791 on Mar 27 ’25. On Mar 18 ’25, another insider, Olsson Erik, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 110,307 shares for $30.19 each. As a result, the insider received 3,329,992 and left with 626,306 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WSC now has a Market Capitalization of 5044641280 and an Enterprise Value of 9004004352. As of this moment, WillScot’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 184.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 10.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.758 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.863.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WSC is 1.25, which has changed by -0.3833034 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08089435 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WSC has reached a high of $45.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.55%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.31M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6115350 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 183.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 178.31M. Insiders hold about 2.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.01% stake in the company. Shares short for WSC as of 1741910400 were 14774541 with a Short Ratio of 4.47, compared to 1739491200 on 14481006. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14774541 and a Short% of Float of 8.3100006.
