Whirlpool (WHR) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend HELE or WHR?

Helen of Troy presently has a consensus price target of $127.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.01%. Whirlpool has a consensus price target of $111.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.94%. Given Whirlpool's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Whirlpool	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	1.20	$168.59M	$7.06	14.31
Whirlpool	$19.46B	0.25	$481M	$7.26	12.14

Which has more volatility and risk, HELE or WHR?

Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whirlpool has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HELE or WHR more profitable?

Helen of Troy has a net margin of 8.41% compared to Helen of Troy's net margin of 2.07%. Helen of Troy's return on equity of 35.16% beat Whirlpool's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helen of Troy	8.41%	11.65%	6.28%
Whirlpool	2.07%	35.16%	4.91%

Does the media refer more to HELE or WHR?

In the previous week, Whirlpool had 4 more articles in the media than Helen of Troy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Whirlpool and 5 mentions for Helen of Troy. Whirlpool's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Helen of Troy's score of 1.29 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Whirlpool	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HELE or WHR?

Whirlpool received 294 more outperform votes than Helen of Troy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.53% of users gave Whirlpool an outperform vote while only 57.79% of users gave Helen of Troy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Helen of Troy	Outperform Votes 319 57.79%	Underperform Votes 233 42.21%
Whirlpool	Outperform Votes 613 64.53%	Underperform Votes 337 35.47%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HELE or WHR?

90.8% of Whirlpool shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Helen of Troy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Whirlpool shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Whirlpool beats Helen of Troy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.