Advanced Oxygen Technologies (OTCMKTS:AOXY) versus WillScot (NASDAQ:WSC) Critical Review

Advanced Oxygen Technologies (OTCMKTS:AOXY) and WillScot (NASDAQ:WSC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Advanced Oxygen Technologies has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WillScot has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Advanced Oxygen Technologies and WillScot, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advanced Oxygen Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
WillScot	1	4	4	1	2.50

WillScot has a consensus price target of $26.63, indicating a potential upside of 40.13%. Given WillScot’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WillScot is more favorable than Advanced Oxygen Technologies.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Advanced Oxygen Technologies and WillScot”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Oxygen Technologies	$40,000.00	4.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
WillScot	$2.32 billion	1.49	$28.13 million	$1.21	15.70

WillScot has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Oxygen Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Advanced Oxygen Technologies and WillScot’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advanced Oxygen Technologies	13.33%	1.60%	0.91%
WillScot	9.64%	23.09%	3.93%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.8% of WillScot shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Advanced Oxygen Technologies 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

WillScot beats Advanced Oxygen Technologies on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Advanced Oxygen Technologies

Advanced Oxygen Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and leases a commercial real estate property in Vojens, Denmark. It also engages in the distribution and sale of cargo security straps and tie-downs. The company was formerly known as Aquanautic Corporation. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Randolph, Vermont.

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.