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    WillScot (WSC): Reassessing Valuation After FY25 Guidance Cut and Shift Toward Larger Enterprise Customers

    Simply Wall St·12/07/2025 19:13:13
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    WillScot Holdings (WSC) heads into the upcoming Bank of America Leveraged Finance Conference with investors focused on its recent FY25 guidance cut, softer core volumes, and an evolving shift toward larger enterprise and non construction customers.

    See our latest analysis for WillScot Holdings.

    That guidance reset has come against a tough backdrop, with the share price down 38 percent year to date and the 1 year total shareholder return off nearly 47 percent. At the same time, a 13 percent 1 month share price rebound hints that selling pressure may be easing rather than accelerating.

    If this kind of reset has you rethinking where growth and resilience might come from next, it could be worth exploring fast growing stocks with high insider ownership as potential fresh ideas beyond WillScot.

    With the stock trading at a hefty discount to analyst targets and intrinsic value estimates, yet facing sluggish growth and cloudy recovery prospects, is WillScot now a contrarian buying opportunity, or is the market correctly pricing in muted future growth?

    Most Popular Narrative: 15.9% Undervalued

    With WillScot trading at $20.61 versus a narrative fair value of $24.50, the story frames today’s price as leaving notable upside on the table.

    The analyst price target for WillScot Holdings has been trimmed modestly to about $24.50 from roughly $24.75, as analysts balance a slightly weaker revenue growth outlook and softer margins against signs of an investable bottom, mixed but stabilizing end market demand, and potential support from lower interest rates.

    Read the complete narrative.

    Want to see what is fueling this recovery case, even with slower growth baked in? The narrative leans on margin rebuilding and a re rated profit multiple. Curious which specific earnings path justifies that upside and how far sentiment really has shifted? Read on to unpack the full playbook behind this valuation.

    Result: Fair Value of $24.50 (UNDERVALUED)

    Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

    However, persistent weakness in local projects and elevated capital spending could delay margin expansion and free cash flow, which may undermine the recovery narrative.

    Find out about the key risks to this WillScot Holdings narrative.

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.