Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) Competitors $149.03 +0.83 (+0.56%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$148.89 -0.14 (-0.09%) As of 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media refer more to DXPE or WLFC? In the previous week, Willis Lease Finance had 1 more articles in the media than DXP Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Willis Lease Finance and 6 mentions for DXP Enterprises. DXP Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Willis Lease Finance's score of 1.25 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Willis Lease Finance 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, DXPE or WLFC? DXP Enterprises has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willis Lease Finance has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DXPE or WLFC? 74.8% of DXP Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Willis Lease Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of DXP Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Willis Lease Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger 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$1.80B1.08$70.49M$5.2423.72Willis Lease Finance$569.22M1.78$108.61M$16.828.86 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 recommend DXPE or WLFC? DXP Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $95.00, suggesting a potential downside of 23.58%. Given DXP Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and 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) 1 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 SummaryDXP Enterprises and Willis Lease Finance tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.01B$7.16B$7.28B$9.93BDividend Yield0.69%1.80%949.22%4.52%P/E Ratio8.8627.3913.7626.68Price / Sales1.786.35450.40213.18Price / Cash4.446.377.8658.92Price / Book1.792.052.216.09Net Income$108.61M$360.72M$571.12M$266.14M7 Day Performance0.24%0.52%0.63%0.27%1 Month Performance-0.01%5.16%5.02%4.13%1 Year Performance47.36%11.52%13.74%23.92% Willis Lease Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLFCWillis Lease Finance3.6245 of 5 stars$149.03+0.6%N/A+43.4%$1.01B$569.22M8.86240News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeDXPEDXP Enterprises2.6864 of 5 stars$124.88+0.0%$95.00-23.9%+134.0%$1.96B$1.80B23.831,843Positive NewsMRCMRC Global1.6751 of 5 stars$15.08-1.7%$16.00+6.1%+20.9%$1.28B$3.01B-62.832,600Positive NewsBXCBlueLinx1.1495 of 5 stars$82.760.0%$91.00+10.0%-11.4%$651.99M$2.95B24.562,000Positive NewsTITNTitan Machinery2.6415 of 5 stars$20.00+1.6%$22.25+11.3%+49.3%$461.69M$2.70B-7.413,648ACETAdicet Bio2.161 of 5 stars$0.72-5.1%$6.00+733.3%-52.8%$59.94M$24.99M-0.5590URIUnited Rentals4.2766 of 5 stars$957.78+0.3%$842.86-12.0%+37.9%$61.53B$15.35B24.7727,900Positive NewsFASTFastenal4.4165 of 5 stars$49.66-1.0%$46.36-6.6%+53.4%$56.99B$7.55B47.7523,702Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownGWWW.W. Grainger4.6455 of 5 stars$1,014.020.0%$1,080.38+6.5%+7.9%$48.48B$17.17B25.7326,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWSOWatsco4.1206 of 5 stars$402.04+0.1%$484.17+20.4%-11.1%$16.32B$7.62B30.837,295Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionWCCWESCO International3.972 of 5 stars$220.09-2.4%$223.78+1.7%+41.9%$10.70B$21.82B17.2320,000Analyst ForecastInsider Trade 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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