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Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Aug 5, 2026

WLFC

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizonimmediate Processed2mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $415K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The CEO's post-earnings sales are small relative to market cap and likely routine diversification. The CFO's tiny purchase is negligible. No strong directional signal from this cluster; monitor for any follow-on insider selling patterns.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Latest settled — T+20d ⚠ clustered
WLFC ▼ -12.95% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call -12.95% · α vs SPY -13.55% · entry $63.77 → $55.51
Next anchor: T+60d tomorrow
Latest observation: T+55 -19.28% FF3 residual α
Entry = T+0 close
Aug 5, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-4.49%
call -4.49% · α -5.10%
$60.91
settled 3mo ago
T+5d
-14.63%
call -14.63% · α -15.84%
$54.44
settled 3mo ago
T+20d
-12.95%
call -12.95% · α -13.55%
$55.51
settled 8w ago
T+60d
Pending
tomorrow

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Executive Summary

WLFC CEO Austin Chandler sold $1.1M in shares two days after a strong Q2 2026 earnings beat (EPS $1.31 vs $0.90 consensus), while CFO Scott Flaherty made a negligible $4K purchase. The selling represents only 0.07% of market cap, making it routine and non-material.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$1.1M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • CEO Austin Chandler sold 15,000 shares total at ~$73/share for $1.1M on Aug 3, 2026
  • CFO Scott Flaherty purchased 148 shares at $29.07 for $4,302 on Jul 31, 2026
  • Total cluster value of $1.1M is 0.07% of WLFC's $1.5B market cap
  • Q2 2026 earnings beat consensus by 45.6% on EPS and 10.9% on revenue, reported Aug 4

Financial Impact

CEO sold $1.1M worth of shares, CFO bought $4K; net selling of ~$1.1M, immaterial relative to market cap

insider ownershipdilution

Risk Factors

  • CEO selling after a strong earnings beat could signal peak valuation view, but dollar amount is too small to be material
  • Stock has been volatile historically; past neutral reports saw large positive moves, but this cluster does not provide a clear catalyst

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-1785999806254
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
1d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$38.70 $39.72▲ +2.64%▲ +2.08%$39.72 (+2.64%)
Sep 22, 2026
5w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 5/10
$54.89 $54.38▼ −0.93%▼ −0.21%$39.72 (−27.64%)
Sep 3, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$56.22 $57.43▲ +2.15%▲ +2.70%$39.72 (−29.35%)
Aug 25, 2026
9w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$54.62 $54.91▲ +0.53%▲ +0.51%$39.72 (−27.28%)
Aug 25, 2026
9w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$54.62 $54.91▲ +0.53%▲ +0.51%$39.72 (−27.28%)
Aug 24, 2026
9w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$54.62 $54.91▲ +0.53%▲ +0.51%$39.72 (−27.28%)
Aug 19, 2026
9w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$54.18 $54.37▼ −0.35%▲ +0.06%$39.72 (+26.69%)
Aug 6, 2026
11w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$63.92 $61.05▼ −4.49%▼ −5.10%$39.72 (−37.86%)
Aug 5, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$63.77 $60.91▼ −4.49%▼ −5.10%$39.72 (−37.71%)
Aug 4, 2026
12w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$70.62 $65.21▼ −7.66%▼ −7.46%$39.72 (−43.76%)
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US Market Status

Market Closed — Opens Thu (11h 52m)

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Report published Aug 6, 2026