Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) Competitors $208.20 +3.37 (+1.65%) (As of 10:36 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WLFC vs. AL, RUSHA, MSM, HEES, DXPE, MRC, BXC, TITN, ACET, and GWWShould 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 Rush Enterprises MSC Industrial Direct H&E Equipment Services DXP Enterprises MRC Global BlueLinx Titan Machinery Adicet Bio W.W. Grainger Air Lease (NYSE:AL) and Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ:WLFC) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation. Do analysts rate AL or WLFC? Air Lease presently has a consensus price target of $57.60, suggesting a potential upside of 18.49%. Given Air Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Air Lease is more favorable than Willis Lease Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Air Lease 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Willis Lease Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is AL or WLFC more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Air Lease19.58% 8.92% 2.10% Willis Lease Finance 18.56%20.62%3.49% Which has more risk & volatility, AL or WLFC? Air Lease has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willis Lease Finance has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AL or WLFC? In the previous week, Willis Lease Finance had 1 more articles in the media than Air Lease. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Willis Lease Finance and 7 mentions for Air Lease. Willis Lease Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Air Lease's score of 0.49 indicating that Willis Lease Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Air Lease 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Willis Lease Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AL or WLFC a better dividend stock? Air Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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 13 consecutive years. Air Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AL or WLFC? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAir LeaseOutperform Votes58273.39% Underperform Votes21126.61% Willis Lease FinanceOutperform Votes16762.78% Underperform Votes9937.22% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AL or WLFC? 94.6% of Air Lease shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Willis Lease Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Air Lease shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 57.0% of Willis Lease Finance shares are held 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. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AL or WLFC? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAir Lease$2.74B1.98$614.62M$4.3911.07Willis Lease Finance$530.71M2.55$43.78M$14.1114.52 SummaryAir Lease beats Willis Lease Finance on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Behind the MarketsWhy Buffett, Griffin and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One InvestmentThis isn't just another investment. It might be the last retirement stock you'll ever need. But this window of opportunity is closing fast.Click here for the ticker >>> Get Willis Lease Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WLFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WLFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWillis Lease FinanceMachinery, equipment, & supplies IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.35B$2.15B$303.25B$9.15BDividend Yield0.50%0.56%4.51%4.30%P/E Ratio14.52311.0717.7817.11Price / Sales2.551.2855.83122.70Price / Cash9.4929.5013.0337.84Price / Book2.972.232.104.78Net Income$43.78M$74.76M$573.87M$225.43M7 Day Performance-4.07%-2.94%-1.02%-0.78%1 Month Performance-1.17%-11.79%-3.58%1.05%1 Year Performance325.13%41.20%0.16%15.79% Willis Lease Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLFCWillis Lease Finance3.4074 of 5 stars$208.20+1.6%N/A+325.1%$1.37B$530.71M14.76240ALAir Lease4.7816 of 5 stars$48.54-0.1%$57.60+18.7%+15.5%$5.41B$2.74B11.06150RUSHARush Enterprises4.7727 of 5 stars$54.19-0.5%$69.00+27.3%+14.2%$4.28B$7.82B14.377,860Positive NewsMSMMSC Industrial Direct3.8859 of 5 stars$75.96-1.1%$85.20+12.2%-26.7%$4.25B$3.82B16.597,423Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsHEESH&E Equipment Services4.7188 of 5 stars$49.02+0.5%$61.25+24.9%-5.2%$1.79B$1.52B12.442,765Positive NewsDXPEDXP Enterprises2.1522 of 5 stars$79.81+1.2%$75.00-6.0%+136.0%$1.25B$1.74B20.571,723News CoverageMRCMRC Global3.9662 of 5 stars$12.60+0.4%$16.33+29.6%+16.5%$1.07B$3.20B14.482,800BXCBlueLinx2.8936 of 5 stars$106.22-0.5%$135.67+27.7%-6.9%$890.23M$2.95B30.882,000Gap DownTITNTitan Machinery3.488 of 5 stars$13.59+3.0%$21.00+54.5%-52.2%$314.28M$2.79B10.143,604ACETAdicet Bio3.0595 of 5 stars$0.89-2.5%$7.50+745.5%-45.5%$73.09M$24.99M-0.5290GWWW.W. Grainger3.9125 of 5 stars$1,081.80-1.0%$1,140.56+5.4%+30.7%$52.68B$16.93B29.3326,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Air Lease Competitors Rush Enterprises Competitors MSC Industrial Direct Competitors H&E Equipment Services Competitors DXP Enterprises Competitors MRC Global Competitors BlueLinx Competitors Titan Machinery Competitors Adicet Bio Competitors W.W. Grainger Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WLFC) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"This looks and feels like 2000," says investing legendOur senior analyst Dan Ferris says a new surprise crisis could begin at any moment... and this time, he says i...Stansberry Research | SponsoredA.I. 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