Aquatic Capital Management LLC Has $1.20 Million Holdings in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR)

Aquatic Capital Management LLC decreased its position in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR - Free Report) by 62.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,476 shares of the company's stock after selling 17,424 shares during the quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC's holdings in Whirlpool were worth $1,199,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of WHR. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. bought a new position in shares of Whirlpool during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Whirlpool during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Nemes Rush Group LLC grew its position in Whirlpool by 79.1% in the fourth quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 274 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Whirlpool by 323.1% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 275 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Whirlpool by 113.6% during the 4th quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 282 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.78% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group increased 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 cut shares of Whirlpool from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Whirlpool from $109.00 to $89.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $101.00.

Whirlpool Stock Up 2.8 %

NYSE:WHR traded up $2.13 on Friday, hitting $77.84. 1,233,213 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,054,628. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $87.05 and a 200-day moving average price of $103.85. Whirlpool Co. has a 1 year low of $73.72 and a 1 year high of $135.49. The company has a market cap of $4.33 billion, a PE ratio of -13.28 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.03. Whirlpool had a negative net margin of 1.95% and a positive return on equity of 21.89%. The business had revenue of $3.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.67 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.78 EPS. Whirlpool's revenue was down 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Whirlpool Co. will post 9.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Whirlpool Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $7.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.99%. Whirlpool's dividend payout ratio is 5,000.00%.

About Whirlpool

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.