Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. Grows Position in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR)

Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR - Free Report) by 17,622.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 4,785 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,758 shares during the quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc.'s holdings in Whirlpool were worth $548,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WHR. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. purchased a new stake in Whirlpool during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Whirlpool during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Whirlpool by 79.1% during the fourth quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 274 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Whirlpool by 323.1% in the 4th 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. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC increased its stake in Whirlpool by 113.6% in the 4th quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 282 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.78% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on WHR. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Whirlpool from $125.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. StockNews.com raised Whirlpool from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $106.00.

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Whirlpool Price Performance

WHR traded down $7.53 on Thursday, hitting $77.75. 670,489 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,060,796. Whirlpool Co. has a fifty-two week low of $75.04 and a fifty-two week high of $135.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.31 billion, a P/E ratio of -13.28 and a beta of 1.31. The business's fifty day moving average is $95.35 and its 200 day moving average is $106.99.

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

Whirlpool Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -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.