- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
WSC
NASDAQ
Week ended 09 Oct 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp A · Industrials · Rental & Leasing Services
Latest close
17.07 USD
-1.3%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -24.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.3%, after a -8.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 20/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 23d.
Setup score
24
out of 100
Latest Close
17.07 USD
9 Oct 2026
1W Return
-1.3%
latest completed week
4W Return
-8.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-37.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
30.8%
16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.0x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
-1.3%
Latest completed week; four-week move -8.5%.
Indicator stack
17/29
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Options pressure
Bullish
20/100 conviction; expected move 0.0%.
News sentiment
50/100
7 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
23d
Next report is scheduled for 05 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -24.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.3%, after a -8.5% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
17 Apr
24 Apr
1 May
8 May
15 May
22 May
29 May
5 Jun
12 Jun
19 Jun
26 Jun
3 Jul
10 Jul
17 Jul
24 Jul
31 Jul
7 Aug
14 Aug
21 Aug
28 Aug
4 Sep
11 Sep
18 Sep
25 Sep
2 Oct
9 Oct
Up week
Down week
Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.1612-week average 0.61
12-week confirmation
Trend active5/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.16Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -8.5% over four weeks, -37.3% over 12 weeks, and -20.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.07Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-21.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-30.82Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-36.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Oct 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 92%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength58/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Value81/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Quality34/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Momentum17/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Growth21/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework52/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.9x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 7.8% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 48.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 20.2% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 23.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 7.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -2.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 50.6% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 3/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.6% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 1.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.7% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 4.3x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningBullish
WSC shows bullish options pressure with a 20/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.63, expected move of n/a, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction20/100
Expected move%
Put/call volume0.63
Insider activity11 / 9
11 acquisitions and 9 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.
1 positive · 5 neutral · 1 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings23dNext report is scheduled for 05 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-42.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
17 Apr
15 May
12 Jun
10 Jul
7 Aug
4 Sep
9 Oct
Weeks higher12 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+23.8%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-12.9%Week of 15 May.
Latest week-1.3%Week of 9 Oct.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains8
Flat weeks1
Modest losses5
Sharp losses8
Recent vol3.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.6% / -5.4%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-1.6%
Trend breadth37.0%
Trend37.0%active weekly trend signals
MD21.0%positive activity pressure
RS21.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Rental & Leasing Services
4-week rank11 / 18
Group average-5.4%
Trend breadth27.8%
Trend27.8%active weekly trend signals
MD5.6%positive activity pressure
RS11.1%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape27/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 27/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis30/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 5/12, activity pressure 3/12, relative leadership 2/12.
Activity pressure 0.16; No reversal markers Factors47/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 25; Small Cap Core rank 27 SVQF52/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 356.5 of 741 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options32/100Call activity leads. Options balance does not yet confirm the saved weekly stock trend.
2026-10-12 · Use with limits · Priced move Unavailable Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 7 relevant articles.
WillScot Elects Donald Slager to Board of Directors Insiders11 / 911 acquisitions and 9 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings23dNext report is scheduled for 05 Nov 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 | 17.07 USD | -1.3% | 22.71 USD | 30.53 USD | -1.07 | -30.82 | 12.9M | Off |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 17.30 USD | -4.8% | 22.74 USD | 30.69 USD | -1.09 | -30.29 | 14.8M | Off |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 18.17 USD | 0.0% | 22.80 USD | 30.84 USD | -0.99 | -26.82 | 18.5M | Off |
| 18 Sep 2026 | 18.17 USD | -2.6% | 22.91 USD | 30.98 USD | -1.04 | -24.84 | 12.9M | Off |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 18.66 USD | -6.6% | 23.06 USD | 31.13 USD | -0.88 | -22.64 | 6.5M | Off |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 19.98 USD | -4.1% | 23.16 USD | 31.28 USD | -0.65 | -18.24 | 17.1M | Off |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 20.83 USD | -5.6% | 23.23 USD | 31.41 USD | -0.56 | -15.11 | 10.0M | Off |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 22.06 USD | -6.8% | 23.20 USD | 31.55 USD | -0.39 | -10.35 | 17.7M | On |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 23.68 USD | -2.5% | 23.16 USD | 31.66 USD | -0.17 | -6.84 | 20.9M | On |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 24.28 USD | 0.4% | 23.12 USD | 31.77 USD | 0.08 | -3.87 | 13.9M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 24.19 USD | -8.7% | 23.03 USD | 31.88 USD | 0.33 | 0.18 | 12.1M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 26.50 USD | -2.7% | 22.87 USD | 32.00 USD | 0.62 | 9.73 | 11.3M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 27.22 USD | 3.8% | 22.64 USD | 32.13 USD | 0.87 | 9.93 | 7.8M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 26.24 USD | -1.6% | 22.36 USD | 32.26 USD | 1.03 | 0.75 | 8.9M | On |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.