Mister Car Wash
About: Mister Car Wash Inc is a car wash brand offering express exterior and interior cleaning services. Express Exterior Locations offers express exterior cleaning services and Interior Cleaning Locations offers both express exterior and interior cleaning services. The company recognizes revenue in two main streams. It offers an Unlimited Wash Club (UWC) program to its customers. The UWC program entitles the customer to unlimited washes for a monthly fee, cancellable at any time. Second, revenue from the car wash and quick lube services.
Employees: 6,600
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Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
3,937% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.6M | Put options by funds: $337K
39% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 23
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.1B [Q3] → $2.34B (+$247M) [Q4]
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 192 [Q3] → 200 (+8) [Q4]
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 67
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 2 (+0) [Q4]
0.22% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.92% [Q3] → 99.71% (-0.22%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$8.50
17%
upside
Avg. target
$8.83
22%
upside
High target
$9
24%
upside
3 analyst ratings
1 positive
33%
2 neutral
67%
0 negative
0%
Morgan Stanley Simeon Gutman 58% 1-year accuracy 22 / 38 met price target | 24%upside $9 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 20 Feb 2025 |
UBS Michael Lasser 67% 1-year accuracy 26 / 39 met price target | 17%upside $8.50 | Neutral Maintained | 20 Feb 2025 |
Wells Fargo David Lantz 60% 1-year accuracy 3 / 5 met price target | 24%upside $9 | Overweight Maintained | 6 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about MCW published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 day ago
Mister Car Wash: Quarterly Results Demonstrate That Upside Is Warranted
Mister Car Wash, Inc. reported a 9.2% revenue increase in Q4 2024, driven by new locations and a 6% rise in comparable store sales. Despite a mixed bottom line, adjusted earnings per share exceeded expectations, and profitability metrics like operating cash flow and EBITDA improved year-over-year. The company's 2025 guidance is positive, with expected revenue growth and reduced capital expenditures, focusing on new locations and operational improvements.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 days ago
Mister Car Wash, Inc. (MCW) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Mister Car Wash, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCW ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 19, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Eddie Plank - Vice President-Investor Relations John Lai - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Jed Gold - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants John Heinbockel - Guggenheim Securities David Bellinger - Mizuho Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley Justin Kleber - Baird Michael Lasser - UBS Chris O'Cull - Stifel Phillip Blee - William Blair Peter Keith - Piper Sandler Tristan Thomas-Martin - BMO Capital Markets Robbie Ohmes - Bank of America Christian Carlino - JPMorgan Operator Good afternoon, and welcome to the Mister Car Wash Fourth Quarter 2024 Conference Call. At this time, all participants will be in a listen-only mode.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
Compared to Estimates, Mister Car Wash (MCW) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
The headline numbers for Mister Car Wash (MCW) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
Mister Car Wash (MCW) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
Mister Car Wash (MCW) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.09 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.07 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.07 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 days ago
Mister Car Wash Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results
TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mister Car Wash, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MCW), the nation's largest car wash brand, today announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024. “I am pleased with the strength of our fourth quarter and full year 2024 performance. Against a challenging consumer backdrop and increased competition, we delivered record revenue and EBITDA with our results improving as the year progressed. None of it would've been possible without the.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Mister Car Wash to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results on February 19, 2025
TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mister Car Wash, Inc. (the "Company" or "Mister"; Nasdaq: MCW), the nation's largest car wash brand, today announced that its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024 will be released after market close on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. On the same day, the Company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results. Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial 855-209-8.
Negative
Benzinga
3 weeks ago
Top 2 Consumer Stocks You May Want To Dump In January
As of Jan. 30, 2025, two stocks in the consumer discretionary sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
Mister Car Wash Announces Transfer of Stock Listing to Nasdaq
TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mister Car Wash, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: MCW), the nation's largest car wash brand, today announced that it will voluntarily transfer the listing of its common stock from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) to the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) effective December 31, 2024, after market close. The Company expects its common stock to begin trading on Nasdaq upon market open on January 2, 2025, and continue to trade under the ticker symbol "MCW". About.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Mister Car Wash (MCW)'s Technical Outlook is Bright After Key Golden Cross
From a technical perspective, Mister Car Wash, Inc. (MCW) is looking like an interesting pick, as it just reached a key level of support. MCW's 50-day simple moving average crossed above its 200-day simple moving average, which is known as a "golden cross" in the trading world.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 months ago
Wall Street Analysts Believe Mister Car Wash (MCW) Could Rally 25%: Here's is How to Trade
The mean of analysts' price targets for Mister Car Wash (MCW) points to a 25% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.
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