Boston Partners Has $661,000 Stake in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR)

Boston Partners reduced its position in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR - Free Report) by 89.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,773 shares of the company's stock after selling 47,996 shares during the quarter. Boston Partners' holdings in Whirlpool were worth $661,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Whirlpool during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Whirlpool during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Finally, Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Whirlpool in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.78% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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Whirlpool Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of Whirlpool stock traded down $0.56 on Tuesday, hitting $95.08. 91,297 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,029,919. 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 one year low of $84.18 and a one year high of $135.49. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $106.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $108.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.27 billion, a PE ratio of -16.23 and a beta of 1.44.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $4.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.85 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Whirlpool Co. will post 9.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Whirlpool Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $1.75 dividend. This represents a $7.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Whirlpool's payout ratio is presently -119.45%.

Whirlpool Company 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.