Whirlpool (WHR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WHR or HELE?

Whirlpool received 291 more outperform votes than Helen of Troy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.19% of users gave Whirlpool an outperform vote while only 57.60% of users gave Helen of Troy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Whirlpool	Outperform Votes 613 64.19%	Underperform Votes 342 35.81%
Helen of Troy	Outperform Votes 322 57.60%	Underperform Votes 237 42.40%

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

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

Is WHR or HELE more profitable?

Helen of Troy has a net margin of 7.35% 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
Whirlpool	3.19%	21.41%	3.65%
Helen of Troy	7.35%	9.31%	5.15%

Do analysts recommend WHR or HELE?

Whirlpool presently has a consensus price target of $106.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.00%. Helen of Troy has a consensus price target of $75.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. Given Helen of Troy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Helen of Troy is more favorable than Whirlpool.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Whirlpool	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Helen of Troy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to WHR or HELE?

In the previous week, Whirlpool had 2 more articles in the media than Helen of Troy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Whirlpool and 2 mentions for Helen of Troy. Helen of Troy's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Whirlpool's score of 1.11 indicating that Helen of Troy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, WHR or HELE?

Whirlpool has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WHR or HELE?

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
Whirlpool	$19.46B	0.31	$481M	$10.14	10.83
Helen of Troy	$1.93B	0.79	$168.59M	$5.98	11.17

Summary

Whirlpool beats Helen of Troy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.