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WillScot (WSC)

Your signal

Sell12 / 100

Sell: 12 is at or below your Sell line of 40. Plays in (25%) scores 25 and lifts it; Off the high (−40% from its 1-year high) scores 0 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weightWSCPointsWeightAdds
Plays in25%254010.0
Off the high−40% from its 1-year high0300.0
Trend−21% vs 200-day8302.4
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Your signal is the one call Be The Puck makes on a stock, and you set it: weight the plays, analysts, P/E, growth, debt, trend and more, and move the Buy and Sell lines. Every page follows your choice. How the score works

All 18 factors for WSC
FactorWSCPointsWhat it is
Plays in25%25The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside+64% · 10 analysts · capped: below 200-day50How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating2.4 · buy30The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/Eloss0Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Forward P/E13.1×67Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG0.9470P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to sales1.4×80Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Price to book3.4×42Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Dividend yield1.6%43Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Earnings growth−162%1Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Revenue growth−3%8Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Profit margin−3%11Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Return on equity−8%11Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Debt to equity3.84×3Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-30.
Off the high−40% from its 1-year high0How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend−21% vs 200-day8How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum−19%17The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure7/10 · very high30The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on WSC

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Plays in25 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.
Crash exposureVery high7 of 10 on the storm testMayer Multiple0.79×Price ÷ its 200-day average (−21%). Higher than on 9% of days since 2016. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about WSC now.

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved WSC lately

No session in the last 30 moved it twice a normal day against the S&P 500; these were its largest, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Thu Sep 10−2.9% against the S&P 5001.1× a normal day

WSC −3.5%, the S&P 500 −0.6% that session; −5.6% against the S&P 500 over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on WSC was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for WSC starts Oct 3, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P 500 moved −0.6%. The 8 other Industrials & rentals stocks Be The Puck covers moved −2.0% on average: much of the move was shared with its group.

Fri Sep 4+3.0% against the S&P 5001.2× a normal day

WSC +2.7%, the S&P 500 −0.4% that session; −2.9% against the S&P 500 over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on WSC was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for WSC starts Oct 3, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P 500 moved −0.4%. The 8 other Industrials & rentals stocks Be The Puck covers moved +1.3% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Tue Sep 1−4.1% against the S&P 5001.6× a normal day

WSC −4.8%, the S&P 500 −0.7% that session; −3.5% against the S&P 500 over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on WSC was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for WSC starts Oct 3, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P 500 moved −0.7%. The 8 other Industrials & rentals stocks Be The Puck covers moved −2.4% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on WSC

All 100 plays, by family.

Calls right: how often the play's calls on WSC went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2015. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

PlayCallSinceNext moveCalls rightAnnual returnWorst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · dailyOUTAug 6, 2026 −32.8%Enter above $17.84 (+3.2%)22% 68/306+10.7% / +5.8%−35.6% / −71.5%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weeklyOUTAug 7, 2026 −28.8%Enter above $23.28 (+34.6%)25% 15/61+2.0% / +6.0%−69.9% / −71.5%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · dailyOUTAug 6, 2026 −32.8%Enter above $19.69 (+13.9%)19% 32/171+6.9% / +5.8%−62.8% / −71.5%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · dailyOUTJul 28, 2026 −32.5%Not on one close15% 10/66+2.8% / +6.1%−32.4% / −71.5%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTAug 21, 2026 −21.6%Enter above $22.85 (+32.2%)18% 6/33−0.2% / +5.9%−55.5% / −71.5%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTAug 7, 2026 −28.8%Enter above $23.65 (+36.8%)21% 8/38+2.8% / +6.0%−35.8% / −71.5%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-endOUTAug 31, 2026 −16.2%Enter above $21.92 (+26.8%)38% 5/13+5.6% / +6.0%−60.1% / −71.5%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · dailyOUTAug 25, 2026 −18.4%Enter above $22.03 (+27.4%)15% 12/81+3.6% / +6.0%−53.0% / −71.5%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · dailyOUTSep 25, 2026 −4.8%Not on one close27% 4/15−2.2% / +6.0%−69.0% / −71.5%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · dailyOUTAug 25, 2026 −18.4%Enter above $63.75 (+268.7%)10% 6/59+1.4% / +5.7%−50.4% / −71.5%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weeklyOUTJul 10, 2026 −33.9%Enter above $20.70 (+19.7%)27% 20/75+2.8% / +5.8%−73.9% / −71.5%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · dailyOUTAug 7, 2026 −28.8%Enter above $17.63 (+2.0%)22% 82/381+8.7% / +5.8%−37.2% / −71.5%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · dailyINSep 22, 2026 −5.8%Exit below $8.99 (−48.0%)26% 34/130+10.0% / +5.9%−59.0% / −71.5%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · dailyOUTAug 20, 2026 −21.1%Not on one close27% 3/11+4.0% / +6.1%−57.7% / −71.5%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · dailyOUTJul 29, 2026 −28.1%Enter above $45.45 (+162.9%)27% 21/78+3.8% / +6.0%−64.0% / −71.5%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · dailyOUTAug 7, 2026 −28.8%Not on one close35% 19/54+13.0% / +5.9%−47.5% / −71.5%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · dailyOUTJul 7, 2026 −32.4%Enter above $18.82 (+8.9%)29% 26/89+3.8% / +5.7%−69.8% / −71.5%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · dailyOUTJul 9, 2026 −32.7%Not on one close35% 62/175+1.2% / +5.7%−67.5% / −71.5%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · dailyOUTJul 29, 2026 −28.1%Enter above $18.24 (+5.5%)31% 91/291+6.7% / +5.6%−60.3% / −71.5%
AroonTushar S. Chande · dailyOUTJul 9, 2026 −32.7%Enter above $20.13 (+16.4%)36% 43/119+10.8% / +5.8%−63.1% / −71.5%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Exit below $16.50 (−4.6%)36% 84/235+10.3% / +5.7%−54.0% / −71.5%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTJul 1, 2026 −36.6%Enter above $18.54 (+7.2%)29% 28/95+4.0% / +5.8%−37.9% / −71.5%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · dailyOUTJul 20, 2026 −33.5%Enter above $26.66 (+54.2%)24% 26/110+2.3% / +5.9%−74.6% / −71.5%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weeklyOUTJul 2, 2026 −34.9%Enter above $17.75 (+2.7%)33% 36/110+5.0% / +5.7%−70.3% / −71.5%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTJul 8, 2026 −31.0%Enter above $19.96 (+15.4%)29% 38/129+4.9% / +5.9%−75.3% / −71.5%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · dailyOUTJul 1, 2026 −36.6%Not on one close35% 39/112+13.7% / +5.9%−49.7% / −71.5%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · dailyOUTJul 28, 2026 −32.5%Enter above $26.44 (+52.9%)27% 22/82+2.1% / +5.8%−76.7% / −71.5%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · dailyOUTAug 10, 2026 −24.9%Enter above $50.55 (+192.4%)28% 16/57+1.9% / +5.8%−67.7% / −71.5%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +1.3%Exit below $16.45 (−4.9%)36% 32/89+6.9% / +6.0%−51.9% / −71.5%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTJun 18, 2026 −39.8%Not on one close50% 13/26+5.1% / +5.9%−15.3% / −71.5%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · dailyOUTJul 8, 2026 −31.0%Enter above $18.80 (+8.7%)38% 20/52+6.5% / +5.7%−70.2% / −71.5%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTMay 15, 2026 −28.9%Enter above $27.33 (+58.1%)29% 18/62+2.9% / +5.9%−46.5% / −71.5%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTMay 15, 2026 −28.9%Enter above $27.39 (+58.4%)26% 12/46+2.0% / +5.9%−51.1% / −71.5%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTJul 8, 2026 −31.0%Not on one close32% 14/44+5.5% / +5.8%−36.3% / −71.5%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · dailyOUTJul 29, 2026 −28.1%Enter above $18.30 (+5.8%)37% 19/52+0.1% / +5.7%−53.4% / −71.5%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · dailyOUTMay 19, 2026 −23.9%Enter above $19.63 (+13.6%)31% 21/68+5.2% / +5.8%−28.5% / −71.5%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTMay 19, 2026 −23.9%Enter above $18.67 (+8.0%)28% 31/112+4.0% / +5.7%−46.9% / −71.5%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · dailyOUTJul 7, 2026 −32.4%Enter above $18.48 (+6.9%)29% 31/106−0.4% / +5.7%−76.2% / −71.5%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTJul 8, 2026 −31.0%Enter above $18.82 (+8.8%)28% 29/103+4.3% / +5.7%−72.4% / −71.5%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · dailyOUTJul 7, 2026 −32.4%Enter above $18.01 (+4.2%)33% 20/61+5.6% / +5.4%−72.6% / −71.5%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTJul 2, 2026 −34.9%Enter above $18.38 (+6.3%)22% 38/174+8.3% / +5.8%−64.9% / −71.5%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · dailyOUTMay 13, 2026 −32.8%Not on one close29% 24/82+4.2% / +5.7%−21.7% / −71.5%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 −23.1%Enter above $19.45 (+12.5%)42% 26/62+7.6% / +5.8%−16.8% / −71.5%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · dailyOUTSep 24, 2026 −2.6%Enter above $18.27 (+5.7%)36% 102/286+10.3% / +6.1%−40.6% / −71.5%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTJul 14, 2023 −62.5%Enter above $18.67 (+8.0%)25% 4/16+3.0% / +5.9%−11.0% / −71.5%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-endOUTJul 31, 2026 −28.5%Enter above $22.26 (+28.7%)33% 3/9+4.4% / +6.1%−70.4% / −71.5%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 +0.6%Not on one close36% 4/11+4.2% / +6.1%−68.0% / −71.5%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-endOUTAug 31, 2023 −57.0%Enter above $24.75 (+43.1%)25% 3/12+1.4% / +6.1%−73.8% / −71.5%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTMar 5, 2026 −13.3%Not on one close18% 12/67+6.9% / +5.8%−39.6% / −71.5%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-endOUTMay 31, 2023 −59.0%Enter above $27.52 (+59.2%)43% 3/7+4.6% / +6.0%−62.5% / −71.5%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weeklyOUTJul 31, 2026 −28.5%Enter above $24.40 (+41.1%)28% 9/32+8.9% / +6.0%−25.7% / −71.5%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · dailyINSep 18, 2026 −4.8%Exit below $14.61 (−15.5%)30% 65/220+6.3% / +5.9%−62.2% / −71.5%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · dailyOUTAug 7, 2026 −28.8%Enter above $17.41 (+0.7%)26% 93/356+10.5% / +5.9%−40.7% / −71.5%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · dailyINSep 23, 2026 −3.4%Exit below $11.88 (−31.3%)37% 56/153+10.2% / +5.9%−67.0% / −71.5%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 +0.6%Enter above $16.65 (−3.7%)25% 3/12+1.1% / +5.4%−64.3% / −71.5%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · dailyOUTJun 26, 2026 −39.9%Enter above $18.77 (+8.6%)26% 75/290+1.0% / +5.7%−43.9% / −71.5%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · dailyINSep 28, 2026 −3.2%Exit below $8.22 (−52.5%)36% 46/129+7.5% / +5.8%−67.1% / −71.5%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · dailyOUTJul 20, 2026 −33.5%Enter above $27.10 (+56.7%)24% 25/105+1.0% / +5.8%−78.5% / −71.5%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-endOUTJul 31, 2026 −28.5%Enter above $19.01 (+10.0%)30% 11/37−0.9% / +6.1%−67.4% / −71.5%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 +0.6%Not on one close27% 3/11+0.7% / +3.1%−60.1% / −71.5%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · dailyOUTMay 31, 2024 −55.2%Not on one close35% 6/17+0.3% / +6.1%−73.0% / −71.5%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · dailyINOct 2, 2026 −0.1%Exit below $14.82 (−14.3%)28% 48/174+13.3% / +5.9%−51.6% / −71.5%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINSep 4, 2026 −13.5%Not on one close57% 12/21−2.1% / +5.7%−69.3% / −71.5%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTAug 14, 2026 −27.0%Not on one close68% 111/164+6.5% / +6.0%−25.7% / −71.5%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Not on one close61% 107/176−4.8% / +6.0%−66.3% / −71.5%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · dailyINAug 10, 2026 −24.9%Sell above $17.56 (+1.6%)65% 64/99−4.3% / +5.7%−68.0% / −71.5%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · dailyINJul 9, 2026 −32.7%Not on one close58% 49/85−2.4% / +5.7%−59.4% / −71.5%
Williams %RLarry Williams · dailyINJul 10, 2026 −33.9%Not on one close58% 89/153+3.7% / +5.6%−59.3% / −71.5%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · dailyINAug 31, 2026 −16.2%Not on one close66% 23/35+5.0% / +5.7%−54.7% / −71.5%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · dailyINAug 22, 2016 +79.8%Sell above $53.24 (+207.9%)–+6.0% / +6.0%−71.5% / −71.5%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 −13.5%Buy below $15.16 (−12.3%)55% 11/20+1.0% / +5.9%−31.7% / −71.5%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINJul 27, 2026 −35.2%Not on one close47% 76/163+7.7% / +5.8%−43.3% / −71.5%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTSep 28, 2026 −3.2%Not on one close47% 104/222−2.9% / +5.8%−69.8% / −71.5%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · dailyOUTOct 1, 2026 +0.4%Buy below $17.29 (0.0%)54% 472/873+2.8% / +5.6%−49.2% / −71.5%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyINJul 7, 2026 −32.4%Sell above $18.18 (+5.1%)56% 23/41−2.3% / +6.0%−56.1% / −71.5%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Not on one close37% 182/494+11.7% / +5.9%−42.0% / −71.5%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-endINJul 31, 2026 −28.5%Sell above $17.53 (+1.4%)62% 40/64+6.9% / +5.7%−51.8% / −71.5%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · dailyOUTAug 6, 2026 −32.8%Not on one close25% 74/301+6.5% / +5.7%−43.3% / −71.5%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · dailyOUTJul 28, 2026 −32.5%Not on one close39% 43/110+7.5% / +5.7%−71.8% / −71.5%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · dailyINAug 28, 2026 −17.0%Not on one close53% 25/47+7.0% / +5.7%−69.3% / −71.5%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · dailyOUTDec 18, 2024 −48.4%Not on one close34% 20/59+1.5% / +6.0%−46.7% / −71.5%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · dailyOUTAug 6, 2026 −32.8%Enter above $17.50 (+1.2%)29% 84/290+10.6% / +5.8%−45.2% / −71.5%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · dailyOUTJul 6, 2026 −34.5%Enter above $19.56 (+13.1%)31% 59/189+2.5% / +6.1%−72.9% / −71.5%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · dailyINOct 9, 2026 +1.3%Exit below $17.29 (0.0%)35% 93/268+4.9% / +5.7%−71.1% / −71.5%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · dailyOUTAug 12, 2026 −21.3%Not on one close26% 15/58−5.0% / +6.0%−66.4% / −71.5%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · dailyINSep 8, 2026 −13.0%Not on one close34% 135/393+15.9% / +5.8%−34.7% / −71.5%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · dailyINJul 23, 2026 −35.4%Not on one close47% 25/53−2.5% / +5.7%−67.1% / −71.5%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · dailyOUTSep 17, 2025 −22.5%Not on one close41% 13/32+5.0% / +5.7%−28.4% / −71.5%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTApr 9, 2026 −6.8%Not on one close59% 13/22+4.8% / +5.7%−8.7% / −71.5%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 −23.1%Buys Oct 3048% 10/21+1.9% / +5.6%−60.8% / −71.5%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTMay 4, 2026 −20.5%Not on one close45% 10/22+0.4% / +5.9%−65.1% / −71.5%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · dailyOUTMay 18, 2026 −27.5%Window opens Oct 1648% 10/21+2.2% / +5.9%−69.2% / −71.5%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 −11.8%Buys Dec 2359% 13/22+3.8% / +5.6%−4.7% / −71.5%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 +1.3%Buys Oct 2946% 121/262−0.2% / +5.6%−64.5% / −71.5%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +0.6%Sells Jun 3040% 2/5+2.2% / +5.6%−51.8% / −71.5%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 −13.5%Buys Nov 2445% 93/206+5.6% / +5.6%−5.2% / −71.5%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-endINDec 30, 2022 −60.9%Not on one close38% 3/8−3.4% / +5.7%−73.1% / −71.5%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Sells Oct 1648% 545/1141+9.8% / +5.6%−75.2% / −71.5%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 −4.3%Buys Oct 2744% 76/172+1.4% / +5.6%−18.9% / −71.5%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · dailyINOct 2, 2026 −0.1%Sells Oct 1644% 119/270−0.3% / +5.6%−64.0% / −71.5%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmarkINNov 5, 2015Always in–+5.7%−71.5%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works
ExposureVery high7 of 10 points
  • Market swings3/3
  • Past crashes1/2
  • Debt3/3
  • Run-up0/2
  • It moves about 1.8× its index.
  • It fell about 1.3× as far as its index in past crashes.
  • It carries 4.4× as much debt as equity.
  • It operating profit covers interest only 0.8×.

Past crashes, peak to low

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high Nov 2020

WSC−60%
S&P 500−34%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to Jun 2022 · back to its old high Aug 2022

WSC−23%
S&P 500−25%
  • Beta1.76Moves about 1.8× as much as the S&P 500 week to week.
  • Downside capture503%In months the S&P 500 fell, this fell 503% as much on average.
  • Two-year change−51%
  • From 52-week high−40%
  • Debt to equity4.43×
  • Net debt / EBITDA6.4×Years of operating cash earnings it would take to pay off its debt.
  • Interest cover0.8×

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

The business behind the price

How to judge these numbers

Rental & Leasing Services · WillScot Holdings Corporation provides turnkey temporary space solutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company leases, sells, delivers, and installs modular space solutions and portable storage products. It offers modular space solutions, such as modular office complexes, mobile offices, classrooms, blast-resistant modules, clearspan structures, and sanitation solutions; and portable storage solutions, including portable storage and climate-controlled containers and trailers.

Size and valuation
Market cap$3.1BWhat the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)$2.3BTotal sales. The market values it at 1.4× sales.
P/E ration/aLost money over the last year, so there is no profit to divide by.
Forward P/E13.1×Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit.
Price to book3.4×Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.
Profit and growth
Profit margin−3.0%Spends more than it brings in.
Revenue growth−2.5%The last four quarters' sales against the four before.
Earnings growth−161.7%Same comparison for profit.
Return on equity−7.6%Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flow$249MCash left after running and investing in the business.
Balance sheet
Total equity$856MWhat it owns minus what it owes.
Total debt$3.8BLoans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
Cash$23.0MCash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity4.43×Above about 1.5× is heavily borrowed; above 3× is fragile in a downturn.
Interest cover0.8×Operating profit divided by interest. Under 2× means one bad year could make the interest hard to pay.
Wall Street
Average analyst target$28.3064% above the close, from 10 analysts (range $21.00 to $37.00).
Consensus ratingBuyAnalysts' average recommendation. Ratings lean positive: sell ratings are rare.
Dividend yield1.61%Yearly dividends as a share of the price.

P/E, price to sales and book, growth, margin and return on equity from the company's SEC filings for the quarter to 2026-06-30; other company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

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