WLFC (Willis Lease Finance) Risk Assessment

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WLFC Willis Lease Finance Corp WLFC
93 GF Score
Price $54.91
GF Value $55.15
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Willis Lease Finance Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Willis Lease Finance is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

Willis Lease Finance  (NAS:WLFC) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Willis Lease Finance Risk Assessment Related Terms

WLFC vs PRG, LIME, VSTS: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Willis Lease Finance's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Willis Lease Finance Risk Assessment vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Willis Lease Finance's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Willis Lease Finance's Risk Assessment falls into.


WLFC
93GF Score
Willis Lease Finance Corp WLFC
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Is Willis Lease Finance (WLFC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Willis Lease Finance stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $54.91 is trading 0.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $55.15. GuruFocus considers Willis Lease Finance to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for WLFC:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: $55.15 vs. price of $54.91 (0.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 93/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the WLFC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Willis Lease Finance Business Description

Other Exchanges WIJ:Germany
Address 4700 Lyons Technology Parkway, Coconut Creek, FL, USA, 33073
Willis Lease Finance Corp, with its subsidiaries, is a lessor and servicer of commercial aircraft and aircraft engines. The company has two reportable business segments, which include Leasing and Related Operations and Spare Parts Sales. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Leasing and Related Operations segment, which involves acquiring and leasing, under operating leases, commercial aircraft, aircraft engines, and other aircraft equipment and the selective purchase and resale of commercial aircraft engines, aircraft equipment, and other related businesses. Geographically, the company derives maximum Lease rent revenue from the United States, followed by Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding India), India, South America, Canada, Central America, and the Middle East.
93GF Score

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$54.91
Price
$55.15
GF Value