President and CEO, 10% Owner of Willis Lease Finance Corp. (wlfc) Charles F Iv Willis sells 15,003 shares of wlfc on 09/02/2010 at an average price of $9.77 a share.

Willis Lease Finance Corp. has a market cap of $89.9 million; its shares were traded at around $9.73 with a P/E ratio of 7.3 and P/S ratio of 0.6. Willis Lease Finance Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 11.1% over the past 10 years.

This is the annual revenues and earnings per share of WLFC over the last 10 years. For detailed 10-year financial data and charts, go to 10-Year Financials of WLFC.

CEO Recent Trades:

• Sell: President & CEO, 10% Owner Charles F Iv Willis sold 5,097 shares of WLFC stock on 08/31/2010 at the average price of 10. Charles F Iv Willis owns at least 2,796,584 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.7% since.


• Sell: President & CEO, 10% Owner Charles F Iv Willis sold 12,000 shares of WLFC stock on 03/18/2010 at the average price of 15.21. Charles F Iv Willis owns at least 2,321,158 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 36.03% since.

CFO Recent Trades:

• Sell: SVP, CFO Bradley Stewart Forsyth sold 3,111 shares of WLFC stock on 04/09/2010 at the average price of 14.61. Bradley Stewart Forsyth owns at least 79,247 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 33.4% since.


• Sell: SVP, CFO Bradley Stewart Forsyth sold 215 shares of WLFC stock on 03/31/2010 at the average price of 15.75. Bradley Stewart Forsyth owns at least 3,111 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 38.22% since.

This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of WLFC. For the complete insider trading history of WLFC, click here.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

• Buy: EVP, COO Jesse Van Crews bought 500 shares of WLFC stock on 07/30/2010 at the average price of 8.1. Jesse Van Crews owns at least 25,992 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 20.12% since.


• Sell: SVP, Technical Services Judith M Webber sold 6,865 shares of WLFC stock on 08/31/2010 at the average price of 10.08. Judith M Webber owns at least 40,860 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.47% since.


• Sell: Director Hans Jorg Hunziker sold 250 shares of WLFC stock on 08/18/2010 at the average price of 10.59. Hans Jorg Hunziker owns at least 11,953 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 8.12% since.


• Sell: Director Robert T Morris sold 2,926 shares of WLFC stock on 08/12/2010 at the average price of 10.4. Robert T Morris owns at least 5,577 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 6.44% since.


• Sell: Director Robert T Morris sold 1,000 shares of WLFC stock on 06/11/2010 at the average price of 10.75. Robert T Morris owns at least 8,503 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 9.49% since.

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