WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:WSC) Shares Acquired by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:WSC) by 1.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,919,430 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 47,158 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in WillScot Mobile Mini were worth $97,654,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of WillScot Mobile Mini by 93.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 1,113 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new position in WillScot Mobile Mini in the fourth quarter worth approximately $154,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in WillScot Mobile Mini during the fourth quarter worth approximately $174,000. FourThought Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in WillScot Mobile Mini during the fourth quarter worth approximately $216,000. Finally, Stephens Inc. AR raised its holdings in WillScot Mobile Mini by 23.0% during the fourth quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 6,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $219,000 after purchasing an additional 1,222 shares in the last quarter. 95.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other WillScot Mobile Mini news, COO Timothy D. Boswell bought 5,000 shares of WillScot Mobile Mini stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $29.14 per share, for a total transaction of $145,700.00. Following the acquisition, the chief operating officer now owns 34,156 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $995,305.84. The trade was a 17.15 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Erik Olsson sold 110,307 shares of WillScot Mobile Mini stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director now owns 626,306 shares in the company, valued at $18,908,178.14. The trade was a 14.97 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 3.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

WillScot Mobile Mini Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of WSC opened at $24.82 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.42, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.82. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.65. WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. has a 1-year low of $21.91 and a 1-year high of $43.80. The stock has a market cap of $4.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 165.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 1.25.

WillScot Mobile Mini (NASDAQ:WSC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $602.52 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $606.55 million. Equities analysts forecast that WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. will post 1.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

WillScot Mobile Mini Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a — dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a $0.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. WillScot Mobile Mini’s payout ratio is currently 186.67%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WSC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of WillScot Mobile Mini from $50.00 to $38.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Oppenheimer cut their target price on shares of WillScot Mobile Mini from $41.00 to $38.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 10th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of WillScot Mobile Mini from $40.00 to $34.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of WillScot Mobile Mini from $38.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $40.50.

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.