WLFC vs. RUSHA, HEES, DXPE, MRC, BXC, TITN, ACET, GWW, URI, and FAST
Should you be buying Willis Lease Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Willis Lease Finance include Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), DXP Enterprises (DXPE), MRC Global (MRC), BlueLinx (BXC), Titan Machinery (TITN), Adicet Bio (ACET), W.W. Grainger (GWW), United Rentals (URI), and Fastenal (FAST). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry.
Willis Lease Finance vs. Its Competitors
Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ:WLFC) and Rush Enterprises (NASDAQ:RUSHA) are both trading companies & distributors companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Rush Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Willis Lease Finance. Willis Lease Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rush Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Willis Lease Finance had 7 more articles in the media than Rush Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Willis Lease Finance and 4 mentions for Rush Enterprises. Rush Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Willis Lease Finance's score of 0.46 indicating that Rush Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Willis Lease Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Rush Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Willis Lease Finance pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rush Enterprises pays out 20.1% 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. Rush Enterprises has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Rush Enterprises is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
93.7% of Willis Lease Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.4% of Rush Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 53.9% of Willis Lease Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Rush Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Willis Lease Finance has a net margin of 17.21% compared to Rush Enterprises' net margin of 3.76%. Willis Lease Finance's return on equity of 19.69% beat Rush Enterprises' return on equity.
Rush Enterprises has a consensus price target of $61.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.84%. Given Rush Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rush Enterprises is more favorable than Willis Lease Finance.
Willis Lease Finance has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rush Enterprises has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Rush Enterprises beats Willis Lease Finance on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WLFC) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff