Whirlpool (WHR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It markets and distributes its products primarily under the Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Hotpoint, Indesit, InSinkErator, Yummly, Affresh, Gladiator, Swash, everydrop, Ignis, Privileg, Eslabon de Lujo, and Acros brands. The company sells its products to retailers, distributors, dealers, builders, and other manufacturers, as well as directly to consumers. Whirlpool Corporation was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $113.34 to $115.75
• 50-Day Range: $99.28 to $124.48
• 52-Week Range: $84.18 to $126.30
• Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.29
• Dividend Yield: 6.11%
• Price Target: $106.50
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Whirlpool Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Whirlpool scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 136th out of 287 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Whirlpool has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Whirlpool has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -5.30%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Whirlpool are expected to decrease by -5.30% in the coming year, from $12.27 to $11.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Whirlpool is 11.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.35.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Whirlpool is 11.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.33.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Whirlpool has a P/B Ratio of 2.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.56% of the float of Whirlpool has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Whirlpool has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Whirlpool has recently decreased by 7.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Whirlpool is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Whirlpool does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Whirlpool is 69.03%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Whirlpool will have a dividend payout ratio of 60.24% next year. This indicates that Whirlpool will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.76

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.56% of the float of Whirlpool has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Whirlpool has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Whirlpool has recently decreased by 7.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.26

News Sentiment

Whirlpool has a news sentiment score of 1.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Whirlpool this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 29 people have searched for WHR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -9% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 9 people have added Whirlpool to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Whirlpool insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $626,880.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.05% of the stock of Whirlpool is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.78% of the stock of Whirlpool is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WHR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WHR shares performed this year?

Whirlpool's stock was trading at $121.77 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, WHR stock has decreased by 6.0% and is now trading at $114.51.
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How were Whirlpool's earnings last quarter?

Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The company reported $3.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.99 by $0.44. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 18.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Whirlpool have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Whirlpool: Yummly, ADC, Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric, Indesit Company, Maytag Corporation, Vitromatic S.A. de C.V., Polar S.A., and more.

Who are Whirlpool's major shareholders?

Whirlpool's top institutional shareholders include Primecap Management Co. CA (8.77%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (3.66%), State Street Corp (2.99%) and FMR LLC (2.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Marc R Bitzer, James W Peters, Juan Carlos Puente, Christopher S Conley and Gary T Dicamillo.
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How do I buy shares of Whirlpool?

Shares of WHR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Whirlpool own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Whirlpool investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Home Depot (HD), Tesla (TSLA), Intel (INTC) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend: 11/15/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/15/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Household appliances
• Sub-Industry: Household Appliances
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WHR
• CUSIP: 96332010
• CIK: 106640
• Web: www.whirlpoolcorp.com
• Phone: (269) 923-5000
• Fax: 269-923-3525
• Employees: 59,000
• Year Founded: 1911

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $106.50
• High Stock Price Target: $140.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $74.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $10.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.29
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.33
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $481 million
• Net Margins: 3.19%
• Pretax Margin: 2.04%
• Return on Equity: 21.41%
• Return on Assets: 3.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.94
• Current Ratio: 0.94
• Quick Ratio: 0.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.36
• Cash Flow: $21.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.38
• Book Value: $46.25 per share
• Price / Book: 2.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 55,140,000
• Free Float: 54,010,000
• Market Cap: $6.31 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.46