Teza Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR - Free Report) by 55.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,379 shares of the company's stock after selling 10,507 shares during the period. Teza Capital Management LLC's holdings in Whirlpool were worth $959,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in WHR. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Whirlpool by 99.0% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 10,709 shares of the company's stock worth $1,226,000 after buying an additional 5,328 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Whirlpool by 54.0% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 636,937 shares of the company's stock worth $72,917,000 after buying an additional 223,232 shares in the last quarter. Delta Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Whirlpool in the 4th quarter worth about $343,000. First Dallas Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Whirlpool by 99.4% in the 4th quarter. First Dallas Securities Inc. now owns 8,125 shares of the company's stock worth $930,000 after buying an additional 4,050 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Whirlpool by 1,188.2% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,805 shares of the company's stock worth $550,000 after buying an additional 4,432 shares in the last quarter. 90.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Whirlpool Price Performance
WHR stock traded down $0.45 during trading on Friday, hitting $77.28. The stock had a trading volume of 785,393 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,039,854. The company's 50 day moving average price is $82.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $101.32. Whirlpool Co. has a 1-year low of $73.72 and a 1-year high of $135.49. The stock has a market cap of $4.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.19 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.72.
Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $1.70 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $3.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.67 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.78 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Whirlpool Co. will post 9.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Whirlpool Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th will be paid a $1.75 dividend. This represents a $7.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. Whirlpool's payout ratio is 5,000.00%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research firms recently commented on WHR. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Whirlpool from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, April 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Whirlpool from $109.00 to $89.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $101.00.
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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.
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