William Blair Weighs in on Mister Car Wash Q1 Earnings

Mister Car Wash, Inc. (NYSE:MCW) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Mister Car Wash in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. William Blair analyst P. Blee expects that the company will post earnings of $0.10 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Mister Car Wash’s current full-year earnings is $0.33 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Mister Car Wash’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on MCW. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Mister Car Wash from $8.00 to $8.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Mister Car Wash from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Mister Car Wash from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Stephens started coverage on shares of Mister Car Wash in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $8.00 target price for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $8.57.

Mister Car Wash Price Performance

NYSE:MCW opened at $7.46 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.53 and a quick ratio of 0.24. The firm has a market cap of $2.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $7.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $7.16. Mister Car Wash has a 1-year low of $5.84 and a 1-year high of $8.55.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Joseph Duane Matheny sold 6,410 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.01, for a total value of $51,344.10. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 81,206 shares in the company, valued at $650,460.06. This represents a 7.32 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 111,456 shares of company stock worth $897,579. Company insiders own 70.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mister Car Wash

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Mister Car Wash by 54.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 117,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $763,000 after purchasing an additional 41,390 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Mister Car Wash by 41.1% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 2,511,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,349,000 after purchasing an additional 731,366 shares during the period. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Mister Car Wash by 281.2% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 179,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,165,000 after purchasing an additional 132,051 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Mister Car Wash by 6,003.1% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 3,631,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,639,000 after purchasing an additional 3,571,675 shares during the period. Finally, Verition Fund Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Mister Car Wash by 200.9% in the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 514,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,349,000 after purchasing an additional 343,512 shares during the period.

About Mister Car Wash

Mister Car Wash, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides conveyorized car wash services in the United States. It offers express exterior and interior cleaning services. The company serves individual retail and corporate customers. The company was formerly known as Hotshine Holdings, Inc and changed its name to Mister Car Wash, Inc in March 2021.