Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) Competitors $207.26 +8.12 (+4.08%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WLFC vs. KAMN, LAWS, ASLE, HDSN, MSM, RUSHA, HEES, MRC, DXPE, and BXCShould you be buying Willis Lease Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Willis Lease Finance include Kaman (KAMN), Lawson Products (LAWS), AerSale (ASLE), Hudson Technologies (HDSN), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), MRC Global (MRC), DXP Enterprises (DXPE), and BlueLinx (BXC). Willis Lease Finance vs. Kaman Lawson Products AerSale Hudson Technologies MSC Industrial Direct Rush Enterprises H&E Equipment Services MRC Global DXP Enterprises BlueLinx Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ:WLFC) and Kaman (NYSE:KAMN) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability and risk. Is WLFC or KAMN a better dividend stock? Willis Lease Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Kaman pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Willis Lease Finance pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kaman pays out 258.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is WLFC or KAMN more profitable? Willis Lease Finance has a net margin of 18.56% compared to Kaman's net margin of 1.12%. Willis Lease Finance's return on equity of 20.62% beat Kaman's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Willis Lease Finance18.56% 20.62% 3.49% Kaman 1.12%2.14%0.97% Do institutionals and insiders believe in WLFC or KAMN? 93.7% of Willis Lease Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of Kaman shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.0% of Willis Lease Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Kaman shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, WLFC or KAMN? Willis Lease Finance has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kaman has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WLFC or KAMN? Willis Lease Finance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kaman. Willis Lease Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kaman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWillis Lease Finance$418.55M3.27$43.78M$14.1114.69Kaman$775.85M1.68$7.95M$0.31148.35 Does the media refer more to WLFC or KAMN? In the previous week, Willis Lease Finance had 10 more articles in the media than Kaman. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Willis Lease Finance and 0 mentions for Kaman. Willis Lease Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Kaman's score of 0.00 indicating that Willis Lease Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Willis Lease Finance Positive Kaman Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WLFC or KAMN? Kaman received 127 more outperform votes than Willis Lease Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.78% of users gave Willis Lease Finance an outperform vote while only 60.25% of users gave Kaman an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWillis Lease FinanceOutperform Votes16762.78% Underperform Votes9937.22% KamanOutperform Votes29460.25% Underperform Votes19439.75% SummaryWillis Lease Finance beats Kaman on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Behind the Markets⭕ [URGENT] Buy Alert just triggeredMy absolute favorite stock just hit a critical "buy now" trigger price.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$1.32B$2.41B$309.81B$8.84BDividend Yield0.50%0.54%4.39%4.09%P/E Ratio14.69331.1517.8217.58Price / Sales3.271.5158.10158.43Price / Cash9.0029.0113.0136.33Price / Book2.642.352.126.50Net Income$43.78M$74.76M$570.30M$226.22M7 Day Performance4.59%4.47%0.76%3.76%1 Month Performance10.22%3.77%1.14%4.63%1 Year Performance352.63%65.90%15.09%29.20% Willis Lease Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLFCWillis Lease Finance2.3613 of 5 stars$207.26+4.1%N/A+352.6%$1.32B$418.55M14.69240KAMNKamanN/A$45.99flatN/AN/A$1.30B$775.85M148.353,031Analyst ForecastLAWSLawson ProductsN/AN/AN/AN/A$368.47M$417.73M25.751,840Gap DownASLEAerSale4.2107 of 5 stars$6.40+3.4%$9.00+40.6%-54.6%$340.54M$334.50M640.64707HDSNHudson Technologies4.8238 of 5 stars$6.01+1.7%$7.85+30.6%-52.6%$271.65M$289.02M9.28220MSMMSC Industrial Direct3.7419 of 5 stars$84.49+3.9%$90.20+6.8%-13.4%$4.72B$3.82B18.457,423Positive NewsRUSHARush Enterprises4.6136 of 5 stars$59.32+1.8%$69.00+16.3%+55.2%$4.69B$7.93B15.737,860Positive NewsHEESH&E Equipment Services4.1268 of 5 stars$56.68+2.6%$61.25+8.1%+29.9%$2.08B$1.47B14.032,765Dividend AnnouncementMRCMRC Global3.8675 of 5 stars$13.99+1.7%$16.33+16.8%+31.6%$1.19B$3.20B16.082,800Positive NewsDXPEDXP Enterprises3.1393 of 5 stars$69.08+1.4%$75.00+8.6%+129.4%$1.08B$1.68B17.551,723Positive NewsBXCBlueLinx1.6461 of 5 stars$123.43+1.8%$135.67+9.9%+45.2%$1.03B$3.14B35.262,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kaman Competitors Lawson Products Competitors AerSale Competitors Hudson Technologies Competitors MSC Industrial Direct Competitors Rush Enterprises Competitors H&E Equipment Services Competitors MRC Global Competitors DXP Enterprises Competitors BlueLinx 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 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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