Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Willis Lease Finance Corporation is an aviation services company that provides commercial aircraft engines, auxiliary power units and related equipment to airlines, aircraft operators and other aviation customers. The company’s leasing activities include short-term and long-term operating leases, as well as engine and equipment financing solutions designed to support fleet operations and maintenance planning.

In addition to leasing, Willis Lease Finance offers engine management, maintenance and asset management services. Its capabilities include engine repairs and overhauls, spare engine support, parts sales, engine module leasing and other technical services intended to help customers maintain aircraft availability and manage the cost of operating and maintaining propulsion equipment.

Founded in 1985, the company serves aviation customers internationally and manages a portfolio of commercial aircraft engines and related assets. Willis Lease Finance is headquartered in Coconut Creek, Florida. The company was founded by Charles F. Willis, who has served as its chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $50.58 to $51.95
• 50-Day Range: $50.74 to $72.64
• 52-Week Range: $38.00 to $81.54
• Volume: 42,275 shs
• Average Volume: 261,077 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.80
• Dividend Yield: 1.04%
• Price Target: $75.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Willis Lease Finance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Willis Lease Finance scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 215th out of 667 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Willis Lease Finance has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Willis Lease Finance has a consensus price target of $75.50, representing about 48.8% upside from its current price of $50.74.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Willis Lease Finance has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.94%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Willis Lease Finance are expected to grow by 1.94% in the coming year, from $5.15 to $5.25 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Willis Lease Finance is 12.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Willis Lease Finance is 12.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.24.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Willis Lease Finance has a PEG Ratio of 3.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Willis Lease Finance has a P/B Ratio of 1.57. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

19.62% of the float of Willis Lease Finance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Willis Lease Finance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.36, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Willis Lease Finance has recently increased by 0.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Willis Lease Finance pays a meaningful dividend of 1.02%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Willis Lease Finance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Willis Lease Finance is 13.28%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Willis Lease Finance will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.10% next year. This indicates that Willis Lease Finance will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.18

News Sentiment

Willis Lease Finance has a news sentiment score of 1.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Willis Lease Finance this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Willis Lease Finance to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Willis Lease Finance insiders have sold 306,705.83% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $4,302.00 in company stock and sold $13,198,787.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

53.32% of the stock of Willis Lease Finance is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.70% of the stock of Willis Lease Finance is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 8/21 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/21 Dividend: 8/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/21/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WLFC
• CIK: 1018164
• Web: www.wlfc.global
• Phone: (561) 349-9989
• Fax: 415-408-4701
• Employees: 475
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Willis Lease Finance: $75.50
• High Price Target: $80.00
• Low Price Target: $71.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.99
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.80
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.92
• P/E Growth: 3.07
• Net Income: $113.76 million
• Net Margins: 11.80%
• Pretax Margin: 17.77%
• Return on Equity: 14.11%
• Return on Assets: 2.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.27
• Current Ratio: 1.63
• Quick Ratio: 1.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $730.24 million
• Price / Sales: 1.48
• Cash Flow: $11.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.61
• Book Value: $32.39 per share
• Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 21,130,000
• Free Float: 9,864,000
• Market Cap: $1.08 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.72