Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Buys New Stake in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR)

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 14,925 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,709,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. bought a new position in shares of Whirlpool in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Whirlpool during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Whirlpool by 323.1% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 275 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC boosted its holdings in Whirlpool by 79.1% in the fourth quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 274 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 113.6% in the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 282 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. 90.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Whirlpool from $125.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Whirlpool from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $106.00.

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Whirlpool Stock Performance

Whirlpool stock traded down $7.53 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $77.75. 670,489 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,060,796. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.44. Whirlpool Co. has a 12 month low of $75.04 and a 12 month high of $135.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.28 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a 50 day moving average of $95.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $106.99.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $4.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.26 by $0.31. Whirlpool had a negative net margin of 1.95% and a positive return on equity of 21.89%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.85 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that Whirlpool Co. will post 9.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Whirlpool Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, March 15th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $1.75 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $7.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.00%. Whirlpool's payout ratio is -119.45%.

Whirlpool Profile

Whirlpool Corporation manufactures and markets home appliances and related products and services in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The company's principal products include refrigerators, freezers, ice makers, and refrigerator water filters; laundry appliances, and commercial laundry products and related laundry accessories; cooking and other small domestic appliances; and dishwasher appliances and related accessories, as well as mixers.