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The price of WillScot Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: WSC) closed at $28.60 in the last session, down -4.43% from day before closing price of $29.92. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.83 million shares were traded. WSC stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.595 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.41.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WSC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 583.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.01. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 13 ’25 when Boswell Timothy D bought 5,000 shares for $29.14 per share. The transaction valued at 145,713 led to the insider holds 34,156 shares of the business.
Soultz Bradley Lee bought 10,000 shares of WSC for $287,400 on Mar 10 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 138,817 shares after completing the transaction at $28.74 per share. On Dec 11 ’24, another insider, Parkes Graeme, who serves as the Chief Information Officer of the company, sold 2,900 shares for $37.01 each. As a result, the insider received 107,336 and left with 72,818 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 5250245120 and an Enterprise Value of 9209608192. As of this moment, WillScot’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 191.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 11.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.844 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.179.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WSC is 1.22, which has changed by -0.37404245 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07903516 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WSC has reached a high of $47.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.75%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WSC traded on average about 2.66M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4320880 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 183.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 178.33M. Insiders hold about 2.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.01% stake in the company. Shares short for WSC as of 1740700800 were 14459782 with a Short Ratio of 5.44, compared to 1738281600 on 13499954. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14459782 and a Short% of Float of 8.129999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WSC is 0.07, which was 0.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
