WLFC vs. ASLE, DSX, CPLP, PANL, SMHI, PTSI, HSHP, SAVE, YELLQ, and OSG
Should you be buying Willis Lease Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Willis Lease Finance include AerSale (ASLE), Diana Shipping (DSX), Capital Product Partners (CPLP), Pangaea Logistics Solutions (PANL), SEACOR Marine (SMHI), P.A.M. Transportation Services (PTSI), Himalaya Shipping (HSHP), Spirit Airlines (SAVE), Yellow (YELLQ), and Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG).
AerSale (NASDAQ:ASLE) and Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ:WLFC) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Willis Lease Finance had 4 more articles in the media than AerSale. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Willis Lease Finance and 2 mentions for AerSale. AerSale's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Willis Lease Finance's score of -0.31 indicating that Willis Lease Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Willis Lease Finance has higher revenue and earnings than AerSale. AerSale 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.
Willis Lease Finance has a net margin of 10.46% compared to Willis Lease Finance's net margin of -1.66%. AerSale's return on equity of 10.34% beat Willis Lease Finance's return on equity.
69.5% of AerSale shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Willis Lease Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 50.6% of AerSale shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.0% of Willis Lease Finance shares are held 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.
AerSale has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willis Lease Finance has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Willis Lease Finance received 156 more outperform votes than AerSale when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.74% of users gave Willis Lease Finance an outperform vote while only 45.00% of users gave AerSale an outperform vote.
AerSale currently has a consensus price target of $18.33, suggesting a potential upside of 148.76%. Given Willis Lease Finance's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe AerSale is more favorable than Willis Lease Finance.
Summary
Willis Lease Finance beats AerSale on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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