Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) Competitors $134.58 -0.55 (-0.41%) Closing price 10/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$134.42 -0.16 (-0.12%) As of 10/15/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WLFC vs. DXPE, MRC, BXC, TITN, ACET, URI, FAST, GWW, WSO, and WCCShould you be buying Willis Lease Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Willis Lease Finance include DXP Enterprises (DXPE), MRC Global (MRC), BlueLinx (BXC), Titan Machinery (TITN), Adicet Bio (ACET), United Rentals (URI), Fastenal (FAST), W.W. Grainger (GWW), Watsco (WSO), and WESCO International (WCC). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry. Willis Lease Finance vs. Its Competitors DXP Enterprises MRC Global BlueLinx Titan Machinery Adicet Bio United Rentals Fastenal W.W. Grainger Watsco WESCO International DXP Enterprises (NASDAQ:DXPE) and Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ:WLFC) are both small-cap trading companies & distributors companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DXPE or WLFC? Willis Lease Finance has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DXP Enterprises. Willis Lease Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DXP Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDXP Enterprises$1.80B1.04$70.49M$5.2422.85Willis Lease Finance$569.22M1.61$108.61M$16.828.00 Is DXPE or WLFC more profitable? Willis Lease Finance has a net margin of 18.77% compared to DXP Enterprises' net margin of 4.52%. Willis Lease Finance's return on equity of 21.75% beat DXP Enterprises' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DXP Enterprises4.52% 20.94% 6.77% Willis Lease Finance 18.77%21.75%3.61% Do analysts prefer DXPE or WLFC? DXP Enterprises presently has a consensus target price of $95.00, indicating a potential downside of 20.65%. Given DXP Enterprises' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DXP Enterprises is more favorable than Willis Lease Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DXP Enterprises 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Willis Lease Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, DXPE or WLFC? DXP Enterprises has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willis Lease Finance has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor DXPE or WLFC? In the previous week, Willis Lease Finance had 1 more articles in the media than DXP Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Willis Lease Finance and 3 mentions for DXP Enterprises. DXP Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Willis Lease Finance's score of 0.67 indicating that DXP Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DXP Enterprises 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Willis Lease Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in DXPE or WLFC? 74.8% of DXP Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Willis Lease Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of DXP Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Willis Lease Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryWillis Lease Finance beats DXP Enterprises on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WLFC 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 FinanceTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$920.19M$7.42B$7.19B$10.46BDividend Yield0.74%1.82%471.70%4.77%P/E Ratio8.0026.8615.0927.36Price / Sales1.619.09579.61135.57Price / Cash4.176.927.8261.86Price / Book1.622.272.456.81Net Income$108.61M$360.72M$558.45M$276.80M7 Day Performance0.54%0.04%-0.34%0.42%1 Month Performance-9.26%6.37%-1.11%7.86%1 Year Performance-28.82%-2.98%5.02%41.24% Willis Lease Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLFCWillis Lease Finance1.6338 of 5 stars$134.58-0.4%N/A-27.8%$920.19M$569.22M8.00240DXPEDXP Enterprises2.5818 of 5 stars$120.50+1.9%$95.00-21.2%+119.2%$1.86B$1.80B23.001,843MRCMRC Global3.1343 of 5 stars$13.32+0.6%$16.00+20.1%+4.3%$1.13B$3.01B-55.502,600BXCBlueLinx2.8208 of 5 stars$70.50-0.2%$91.00+29.1%-33.1%$557.28M$2.95B20.922,000TITNTitan Machinery3.4079 of 5 stars$15.35+0.5%$22.25+45.0%+9.0%$357.14M$2.70B-5.693,648Positive NewsACETAdicet Bio2.5293 of 5 stars$0.98+1.3%$5.67+478.6%-29.6%$80.52M$24.99M-0.7590URIUnited Rentals4.3725 of 5 stars$974.44+2.6%$956.13-1.9%+22.3%$61.13B$15.35B25.2027,900Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFASTFastenal4.6395 of 5 stars$42.33-7.5%$47.41+12.0%+9.8%$52.54B$7.55B40.7023,702Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeGWWW.W. Grainger4.5241 of 5 stars$935.80-1.2%$1,073.88+14.8%-11.9%$45.32B$17.17B23.7526,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWSOWatsco4.7017 of 5 stars$365.27-0.5%$472.50+29.4%-27.1%$14.88B$7.62B28.017,295Analyst ForecastGap DownWCCWESCO International3.8329 of 5 stars$213.08+2.3%$235.20+10.4%+26.7%$10.14B$21.82B16.6920,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DXP Enterprises Competitors MRC Global Competitors BlueLinx Competitors Titan Machinery Competitors Adicet Bio Competitors United Rentals Competitors Fastenal Competitors W.W. 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