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Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Aug 24, 2026

WLFC

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizondays Processed2mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $1.1M total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The dollar amount of insider selling is too small relative to market cap to be informative. The Chairman's pattern of multiple small sales over several days is consistent with planned diversification or 10b5-1 plan, not a bearish view. Monitor the next 10-Q for any fundamental changes, but this cluster alone does not warrant a trade.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Latest settled — T+20d ⚠ clustered
WLFC ▲ +0.22% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call +0.22% · α vs SPY -1.02% · entry $54.62 → $54.74
Next anchor: T+60d in 21d
Latest observation: T+42 -12.69% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 24, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+0.53%
call +0.53% · α +0.51%
$54.91
settled 2mo ago
T+5d
-1.10%
call -1.10% · α -0.56%
$54.02
settled 8w ago
T+20d
+0.22%
call +0.22% · α -1.02%
$54.74
settled 5w ago
T+60d
Pending
in 21d

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Executive Summary

Two WLFC insiders (Executive Chairman Charles F. Willis IV and SVP/GC Clifton Dameron) sold a combined $1.07M of stock in open-market transactions over a 7-day window ending August 20, 2026. The total sales represent less than 0.1% of the company's $1.1B market cap, making this a routine, immaterial cluster that does not signal a meaningful bearish view.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.1M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • Executive Chairman Willis sold 12 trades totaling ~$5.2M over the 7-day window (including prior days not in cluster), but the cluster-reported value is $1.07M for two insiders
  • SVP/GC Dameron sold 3,500 shares for $201K
  • Insider selling cluster value is 0.097% of market cap — well below the 0.1% materiality threshold
  • Recent 30d insider activity shows 10 sells totaling $4.0M, indicating ongoing routine selling

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of $1.07M represent less than 0.1% of $1.1B market cap — trivial, no financial impact

Risk Factors

  • Insider selling could accelerate if there is undisclosed negative news
  • The cluster is small — no immediate risk to stock price

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies
Analyst Consensus
0% bullish (6 analysts)

Investment Themes

Industrials & Manufacturing

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-WLFC-1787610492134
22 reports for WLFC
Performance horizon
57% Hit rate @ T+1 4 of 7 directional calls Went positive at some point 4 of 7 best @ T+60▲ +70.20%May 14, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for WLFC — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 26, 2026
today
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$38.54awaiting T+1—$38.70 (+0.42%)
Sep 22, 2026
4w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$54.89 $54.38▼ −0.93%▼ −0.21%$38.70 (−29.50%)
Sep 3, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$56.22 $57.43▲ +2.15%▲ +2.70%$38.70 (−31.16%)
Aug 25, 2026
8w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$54.62 $54.91▲ +0.53%▲ +0.51%$38.70 (−29.15%)
Aug 25, 2026
8w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$54.62 $54.91▲ +0.53%▲ +0.51%$38.70 (−29.15%)
Aug 24, 2026
9w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$54.62 $54.91▲ +0.53%▲ +0.51%$38.70 (−29.15%)
Aug 19, 2026
9w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$54.18 $54.37▼ −0.35%▲ +0.06%$38.70 (+28.57%)
Aug 6, 2026
11w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$63.92 $61.05▼ −4.49%▼ −5.10%$38.70 (−39.46%)
Aug 5, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$63.77 $60.91▼ −4.49%▼ −5.10%$38.70 (−39.31%)
Aug 4, 2026
11w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$70.62 $65.21▼ −7.66%▼ −7.46%$38.70 (−45.20%)
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Report published Aug 24, 2026