WHR vs. HELE, NC, IRBT, SN, AOS, COOK, VIOT, RAY, FWONA, and DKNG
Should you be buying Whirlpool stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Whirlpool include Helen of Troy (HELE), NACCO Industries (NC), iRobot (IRBT), SharkNinja (SN), A. O. Smith (AOS), Traeger (COOK), Viomi Technology (VIOT), Raytech (RAY), Formula One Group (FWONA), and DraftKings (DKNG).
Whirlpool vs.
Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) and Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, Whirlpool had 7 more articles in the media than Helen of Troy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Whirlpool and 9 mentions for Helen of Troy. Whirlpool's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Helen of Troy's score of 0.63 indicating that Whirlpool is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whirlpool has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Whirlpool received 290 more outperform votes than Helen of Troy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.09% of users gave Whirlpool an outperform vote while only 57.55% of users gave Helen of Troy an outperform vote.
90.8% of Whirlpool shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Helen of Troy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Whirlpool shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Helen of Troy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Whirlpool. 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.
Helen of Troy has a net margin of 6.05% compared to Whirlpool's net margin of -1.95%. Whirlpool's return on equity of 21.89% beat Helen of Troy's return on equity.
Helen of Troy presently has a consensus price target of $77.00, indicating a potential upside of 129.03%. Whirlpool has a consensus price target of $106.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.43%. Given Helen of Troy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Helen of Troy is more favorable than Whirlpool.
Summary
Whirlpool beats Helen of Troy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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