Whirlpool (WHR) Competitors

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) and Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts prefer HELE or WHR?

Helen of Troy currently has a consensus target price of $77.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.49%. Whirlpool has a consensus target price of $112.80, suggesting a potential downside of 13.27%. Given Helen of Troy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Helen of Troy is more favorable than Whirlpool.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helen of Troy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Whirlpool	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, HELE or WHR?

Whirlpool has higher revenue and earnings than Helen of Troy. Whirlpool is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helen of Troy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Helen of Troy	$2.01B	0.73	$168.59M	$4.96	12.99
Whirlpool	$17.56B	0.41	$481M	$10.14	12.83

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HELE or WHR?

90.8% of Whirlpool shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Helen of Troy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Whirlpool shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is HELE or WHR more profitable?

Helen of Troy has a net margin of 6.05% compared to Whirlpool's net margin of 3.19%. Whirlpool's return on equity of 21.41% beat Helen of Troy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helen of Troy	6.05%	9.13%	5.08%
Whirlpool	3.19%	21.41%	3.65%

Does the media favor HELE or WHR?

In the previous week, Whirlpool had 11 more articles in the media than Helen of Troy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Whirlpool and 3 mentions for Helen of Troy. Helen of Troy's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Whirlpool's score of 0.55 indicating that Helen of Troy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Helen of Troy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Whirlpool	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, HELE or WHR?

Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whirlpool has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HELE or WHR?

Whirlpool received 292 more outperform votes than Helen of Troy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.16% of users gave Whirlpool an outperform vote while only 57.40% of users gave Helen of Troy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Helen of Troy	Outperform Votes 322 57.40%	Underperform Votes 239 42.60%
Whirlpool	Outperform Votes 614 64.16%	Underperform Votes 343 35.84%

Summary

Whirlpool beats Helen of Troy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.