WSC’s short interest surges to 14.27 million shares

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. WillScot Holdings Corp shares valued at $76,050 were purchased by Soultz Bradley Lee on Aug 05 ’25. At $25.35 per share, Soultz Bradley Lee acquired 3,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 126,817 shares worth approximately $3.13 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Soultz Bradley Lee purchased 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 49,700 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $24.85 each, the insider now holds 418,376 shares.

Before that, Zarcone Dominick P had added 10,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $261,876, the Director bought WillScot Holdings Corp shares for $26.19 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $0.38 million.

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 -3.69% to $24.65. The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.57, but it reached a high of $25.24 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.10%. Over the course of the year, WillScot Holdings Corp shares have dropped approximately -27.77%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $39.60 on 01/22/25 and a 52-week low of $21.91 on 04/04/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for WillScot Holdings Corp (WSC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 24.39, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 24.14. In the upper region, resistance lies at 25.07. The next price resistance is at 25.50. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 35.82 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 2025-07-31 jumping by 55341.0 shares to 14.27 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 14.21 million shares. A jump of 0.39% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.18 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.18.

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In terms of WillScot Holdings Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 38 in the next 12 months, up nearly 48.5% from the previous closing price of $25.59. Analysts anticipate WillScot Holdings Corp stock to reach 38 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 38. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked WillScot Holdings Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 19, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $44.

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