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WLFC

WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP
Nasdaq· Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies· Inc. DE· CIK 0001018164 Industrials & Manufacturing
$38.81 −0.18 (−0.46%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $38.99
Market cap
$852.1M
Small cap
Consensus
Buy
88% Buy or better · 8 analysts
Median target
$75.50
+95% · range $71.00–80.00
Next earnings
Oct 29
in 3 days
1 year
−10.3%
from $43.26 · Oct 27
30 days
−25.8%
from $52.30
52-week range
$36.96–79.97
−51% from high · low Oct 20
Avg volume 20D
253.2K
shares / day
Short interest
1.73M
≈8.2% of shares · −10.7%
Days to cover
11.7
at average volume
Insider net
−$14.3M
1 buyer · 4 sellers · since Apr 1
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
SecBot read BULLISH 10 reports · 90 days
Balance 1 bearish · 3 bullish · 6 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 7/10 ·Next Earnings date, Oct 29, 2026
Strongest BULLISH Willis Lease Finance Corp entered into a $35 million private placement of 1,750,000 shares of 8.09% Series B…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    1 insider bought $4.3K. 4 insiders sold $14.3M.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 22 added (0 new), 4 trimmed or exited.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    7 of 8 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest −10.7% to 1.73M shares. 11.7 days to cover, ≈8.2% of shares.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    22% below its 50-day average. New closing low $36.96 on Oct 20.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
0
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
BlackRock, Inc.ADD301,276$68.9M
MORGAN STANLEYADD65,643$15.0M
UBS Group AGADD65,360$15.0M
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETSDOUBLED64,443$14.7M
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LPADD58,309$13.3M
NORTHERN TRUST CORPADD47,817$10.9M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED37,030$8.5M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCADD29,609$6.8M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

8 analysts
Buy 88% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy2Buy5Hold1Sell0Strong Sell0
12-month targets · 2 analysts

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +95%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Sep 8, 2026Deutsche Bank
INITIATE
INITIATEBuy
Aug 12, 2026Freedom Broker
UPGRADE
UPGRADEBuy

Insider ledger

Form 4
$4.3K
bought · 1 insider
$14.3M
sold · 4 insiders
DateInsiderTypeValue
Oct 1, 2026
Dameron Clifton
SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary
TAX W/H$67.9K
Sep 15, 2026
Flaherty Scott B.
EVP, CFO
SELL$445.9K
Sep 14, 2026
Flaherty Scott B.
EVP, CFO
SELL$1.0M
Sep 11, 2026
Flaherty Scott B.
EVP, CFO
SELL$167.4K
Sep 1, 2026
Willis Austin Chandler
President and CEO
SELL$808.6K
Aug 31, 2026
WILLIS CHARLES F IV
Executive Chairman
SELL$21.2K
Aug 26, 2026
WILLIS CHARLES F IV
Executive Chairman
SELL$859.8K
Aug 25, 2026
WILLIS CHARLES F IV
Executive Chairman
SELL$615.1K

Earnings setup

Estimates
Oct 29
reports in 3 days

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Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
1,728,380
shares short
-10.7%
vs prior settlement
11.7
days to cover
≈8.2%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 1, 2026 Insider
Dameron Clifton surrendered for taxes 1,420 shares
SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary @ $47.80 ($67.9K)
Sep 22, 2026 SEC
Willis Lease Finance Corp entered into a $35 million private placement of 1,750,000 shares of 8.09% Series B Preferred…
8-K — Impact 5/10
Sep 22, 2026 Other
Announcement of Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement
COCONUT CREEK, Fla., Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WL
Sep 15, 2026 Insider
Flaherty Scott B. sold 8,326 shares
EVP, CFO @ $53.56 ($445.9K)
Sep 14, 2026 Insider
Flaherty Scott B. sold 18,695 shares
EVP, CFO @ $54.57 ($1.0M)
Sep 3, 2026 SEC
Two top insiders at WLFC (CEO and Executive Chairman) sold a combined $830K in open-market transactions over two days…
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Aug 25, 2026 SEC
Willis Lease Finance Corp closed the acquisition of 12 commercial aircraft and 13 spare engines for an adjusted…
8-K — Impact 6/10
Aug 25, 2026 Press
Willis Lease Finance Corp. closed the acquisition of 12 commercial aircraft and 13 aircraft engines, expanding its…
Impact 4/10
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Oct 29, 2026
Earnings date
WLFC Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-10-29
Recent
Sep 22, 2026
Press release
Announcement of Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement
COCONUT CREEK, Fla., Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) (“WLFC” or the "Company"), the leading…
Aug 27, 2026
Press release
Willis Lease Finance Corporation to Expand Global Maintenance Services with New Willis Engine Repair Center in Malaysia
COCONUT CREEK, Fla., Aug. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) ("WLFC" or the "Company"), the leading lessor…
Aug 25, 2026
M&A
Willis Lease Finance Corporation Closes Transaction to Acquire Commercial Aircraft and Aircraft Engine Portfolio
Acquisition expands WLFC’s lease portfolio by an additional 12 aircraft and 13 engines Acquisition expands WLFC’s lease portfolio by an additional…
Aug 4, 2026
Earnings
Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Solid Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
COCONUT CREEK, Fla., Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) (“WLFC” or the “Company”), the leading lessor…
Aug 4, 2026
Earnings date
WLFC Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-04

SecBot reports

18 filings · 3 press releases · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 mixed · 10 neutral
All WLFC filing & press-release reports (21)