William Blair Has Pessimistic Outlook of WSC Q1 Earnings

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:WSC) – Equities researchers at William Blair lowered their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of WillScot Mobile Mini in a report issued on Thursday, May 29th. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now forecasts that the company will earn $0.37 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.38. William Blair has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of WillScot Mobile Mini from $38.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 10th. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of WillScot Mobile Mini from $40.00 to $34.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 4th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of WillScot Mobile Mini from $38.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered their price target on shares of WillScot Mobile Mini from $41.00 to $38.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 10th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, WillScot Mobile Mini presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $40.63.

WillScot Mobile Mini Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:WSC opened at $26.95 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.42. WillScot Mobile Mini has a fifty-two week low of $21.91 and a fifty-two week high of $43.80. The stock has a market cap of $4.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 179.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.28. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $26.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $32.04.

WillScot Mobile Mini (NASDAQ:WSC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.28 by ($0.04). WillScot Mobile Mini had a return on equity of 24.67% and a net margin of 1.17%. The company had revenue of $559.55 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $555.51 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.29 EPS. WillScot Mobile Mini’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

WillScot Mobile Mini Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 4th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.04%. WillScot Mobile Mini’s payout ratio is currently 311.11%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Erik Olsson sold 110,307 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.19, for a total transaction of $3,330,168.33. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 626,306 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,908,178.14. This trade represents a 14.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, COO Timothy D. Boswell bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $29.14 per share, with a total value of $145,700.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief operating officer now directly owns 34,156 shares in the company, valued at $995,305.84. This trade represents a 17.15% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 3.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of WillScot Mobile Mini

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WSC. Baillie Gifford & Co. acquired a new position in shares of WillScot Mobile Mini in the 1st quarter valued at $145,392,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of WillScot Mobile Mini in the 4th quarter valued at $97,734,000. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of WillScot Mobile Mini by 34.4% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of WillScot Mobile Mini by 11.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 18,338,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $509,811,000 after purchasing an additional 1,924,653 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van Berkom & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of WillScot Mobile Mini in the 4th quarter valued at $58,855,000. 95.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About WillScot Mobile Mini

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.