WSC short interest jump by 13.17%, reflecting negative sentiment

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. WillScot Holdings Corp shares valued at $3,276,355 were purchased by ERIK OLSSON on Jun 12 ’25. At $27.71 per share, ERIK OLSSON acquired 118,236 shares.

Also, Soultz Bradley Lee purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 267,900 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $26.79 each, the insider now holds 128,817 shares.

Before that, GRAEME PARKES had added 16,047 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $456,619, the Officer bought WillScot Holdings Corp shares for $28.46 each.

As published in a research note from William Blair on May 29, 2025, WillScot Holdings Corp [WSC] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of October 31, 2024, Deutsche Bank has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for WSC. Earlier on October 24, 2024, Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for WSC stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.

Analyzing WSC Stock Performance

On last trading session,, WillScot Holdings Corp [NASDAQ: WSC] plunged -1.60% to $27.76. The stock’s lowest price that day was $27.54, but it reached a high of $28.2074 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.09%. Over the course of the year, WillScot Holdings Corp shares have dropped approximately -17.01%.

Support And Resistance Levels for WillScot Holdings Corp (WSC)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.48 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is WillScot Holdings Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of WillScot Holdings Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 2.17 million shares to 16.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 14.3 million shares. A jump of 13.17% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 9.02 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 9.02.

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