Mobile Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BEEP – Get Free Report) and WillScot (NASDAQ:WSC – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Mobile Infrastructure and WillScot’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mobile Infrastructure | -61.13% | -10.93% | -4.74% |
| WillScot | -2.99% | 20.06% | 3.28% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Mobile Infrastructure and WillScot”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mobile Infrastructure | $35.08 million | 2.13 | -$21.44 million | ($0.55) | -3.29 |
| WillScot | $2.28 billion | 2.23 | -$52.99 million | ($0.30) | -93.67 |
Mobile Infrastructure has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WillScot. WillScot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mobile Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Mobile Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WillScot has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Mobile Infrastructure and WillScot, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mobile Infrastructure | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| WillScot | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.18 |
Mobile Infrastructure presently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 259.12%. WillScot has a consensus price target of $24.38, indicating a potential downside of 13.26%. Given Mobile Infrastructure’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mobile Infrastructure is more favorable than WillScot.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
84.3% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of WillScot shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.7% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of WillScot shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
WillScot beats Mobile Infrastructure on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mobile Infrastructure
Mobile Infrastructure Corporation is a Maryland corporation. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of parking assets primarily located in the Midwest and Southwest. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned 43 parking facilities in 21 separate markets throughout the United States, with a total of 15,700 parking spaces and approximately 5.4 million square feet. The Company also owns approximately 0.2 million square feet of retail/commercial space adjacent to its parking facilities.
About WillScot
WillScot Holdings Corporation provides workspace and portable storage solutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates in two segments, Modular Solutions and Storage Solutions. Its modular solutions include panelized and stackable offices, single-wide modular space units, section modulars and redi-plex, classrooms, ground level offices, blast-resistant modules, clearspan structures, and other modular space; and portable storage solutions, such as portable and cold storage containers, as well as trailers. The company leases modular space and portable storage units to customers in the construction, commercial and industrial, retail and wholesale trade, energy and natural resources, education, government and institutions, and healthcare markets. The company offers its solutions primarily under the WillScot and Mobile Mini brand names. The company was formerly known as WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. and changed its name to WillScot Holdings Corporation in July 2024. WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
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