WLFCWillis Lease Finance Corporation

$222.52+55% 1Y

What is the market doing?

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The market is leaning against it: in a downtrend (−31% vs 200-day) and a crowded short (+27% of shares).

2 to watch, 1 neutral
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 9, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 13). Price is −31% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$12.3M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest27% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

A crowded short, settled Sep 15, 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 76% 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 +55% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 37 points ahead of the market.

+55%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
−31%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
13

RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought

Below its 52-week high
49%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$20.81 – $79.48 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$222.52
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
+20%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+55%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
+415%
vs 50-day average$55.03
−26%
52-week high
$79.48
52-week low
$38.21
Annualised volatility
53%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$1.9M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−9.1%
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+6.9%
Jul115 of 11+2.7%
Aug115 of 11+0.04%
Sep113 of 11−1.6%
Oct118 of 11+5.1%
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.