WLFCWillis Lease Finance Corporation

$38.96-11% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−35% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −35% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$12.3M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest8.2% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbehind 75% of the market
vs 200-day avgbottom 6% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How WLFC is trading

Willis Lease Finance Corporation is −11% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 27 points behind the market.

−11%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−35%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
35

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
51%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$24.07 – $79.81 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$38.96
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−26%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−11%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+214%
vs 50-day average$49.88
−22%
52-week high
$79.81
52-week low
$37.01
Annualised volatility
52%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$1.9M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−14%
2025−34%
2024+333%
2023−17%
2022+57%
2021+24%
2020−48%
2019+70%
2018+39%
2017−2.4%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan105 of 10+3.1%
Feb106 of 10+3.6%
Mar104 of 10−5.3%
Apr103 of 10−1.3%
May106 of 10+3.4%
Jun107 of 10+7.3%
Jul115 of 11+2.5%
Aug115 of 11+0.04%
Sep113 of 11−1.6%
Oct118 of 11+4.7%
Nov108 of 10+10%
Dec104 of 10+2.3%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.