William Blair Issues Pessimistic Forecast for WSC Earnings

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:WSC) – Equities research analysts at William Blair cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for WillScot Mobile Mini in a research note issued on Friday, February 21st. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now expects that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.40. The consensus estimate for WillScot Mobile Mini’s current full-year earnings is $1.77 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for WillScot Mobile Mini’s Q1 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q2 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS.

WSC has been the topic of several other reports. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of WillScot Mobile Mini from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $40.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on WillScot Mobile Mini from $42.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of WillScot Mobile Mini from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $46.00 to $35.00 in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on WillScot Mobile Mini from $44.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $44.22.

WillScot Mobile Mini Trading Down 2.8 %

Shares of WSC opened at $34.27 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $35.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.42. The stock has a market cap of $6.33 billion, a PE ratio of 228.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.41. WillScot Mobile Mini has a twelve month low of $32.57 and a twelve month high of $48.52.

WillScot Mobile Mini (NASDAQ:WSC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.01. WillScot Mobile Mini had a net margin of 1.17% and a return on equity of 24.67%. The company had revenue of $602.52 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $606.55 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in WillScot Mobile Mini by 34.4% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,314,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $345,020,000 after purchasing an additional 2,639,559 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of WillScot Mobile Mini by 13.6% in the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 5,555,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,831,000 after buying an additional 664,805 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of WillScot Mobile Mini by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,554,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,785,000 after acquiring an additional 595,063 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its stake in WillScot Mobile Mini by 20.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 5,307,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,544,000 after purchasing an additional 897,184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of WillScot Mobile Mini by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,832,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,641,000 after acquiring an additional 223,462 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.81% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other WillScot Mobile Mini news, insider Graeme Parkes sold 2,900 shares of WillScot Mobile Mini stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.01, for a total value of $107,329.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 72,818 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,694,994.18. The trade was a 3.83 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 3.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

WillScot Mobile Mini Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a — dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. WillScot Mobile Mini’s payout ratio is 186.67%.

WillScot Mobile Mini Company Profile

WillScot Holdings Corporation provides workspace and portable storage solutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates in two segments, Modular Solutions and Storage Solutions. Its modular solutions include panelized and stackable offices, single-wide modular space units, section modulars and redi-plex, classrooms, ground level offices, blast-resistant modules, clearspan structures, and other modular space; and portable storage solutions, such as portable and cold storage containers, as well as trailers.