Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) Competitors

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 profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

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 Enterprises	4.52%	20.94%	6.77%
Willis Lease Finance	18.77%	21.75%	3.61%

Which has more risk & volatility, DXPE or WLFC?

DXP Enterprises has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willis Lease Finance has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DXP Enterprises	$1.80B	1.02	$70.49M	$5.24	22.32
Willis Lease Finance	$569.22M	1.88	$108.61M	$16.82	9.33

Does the media refer more to DXPE or WLFC?

In the previous week, Willis Lease Finance had 3 more articles in the media than DXP Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Willis Lease Finance and 10 mentions for DXP Enterprises. DXP Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Willis Lease Finance's score of 0.53 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Willis Lease Finance	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Willis Lease Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate DXPE or WLFC?

DXP Enterprises currently has a consensus price target of $95.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.78%. Given DXP Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	3.00
Willis Lease Finance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

DXP Enterprises and Willis Lease Finance tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.