WLFC vs. AL, RUSHA, MSM, HEES, DXPE, MRC, BXC, TITN, ACET, and GWW
Should you be buying Willis Lease Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Willis Lease Finance include Air Lease (AL), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), DXP Enterprises (DXPE), MRC Global (MRC), BlueLinx (BXC), Titan Machinery (TITN), Adicet Bio (ACET), and W.W. Grainger (GWW). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry.
Willis Lease Finance vs.
Air Lease (NYSE:AL) and Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ:WLFC) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.
Air Lease received 415 more outperform votes than Willis Lease Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.39% of users gave Air Lease an outperform vote while only 62.78% of users gave Willis Lease Finance an outperform vote.
Air Lease has a net margin of 19.58% compared to Willis Lease Finance's net margin of 18.56%. Willis Lease Finance's return on equity of 20.62% beat Air Lease's return on equity.
Air Lease has higher revenue and earnings than Willis Lease Finance. Air Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Willis Lease Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
94.6% of Air Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Willis Lease Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Air Lease shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 57.0% of Willis Lease Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Air Lease currently has a consensus price target of $57.60, indicating a potential upside of 21.69%. Given Air Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Air Lease is more favorable than Willis Lease Finance.
In the previous week, Air Lease had 4 more articles in the media than Willis Lease Finance. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Air Lease and 3 mentions for Willis Lease Finance. Willis Lease Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Air Lease's score of 0.24 indicating that Willis Lease Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Air Lease has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willis Lease Finance has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Air Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Willis Lease Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Air Lease pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Willis Lease Finance pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Air Lease has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Air Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Air Lease beats Willis Lease Finance on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WLFC) was last updated on 1/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
