NYSE:WHR - Whirlpool Stock Price, Price Target & More

Whirlpool trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WHR."

Whirlpool declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 18th will be paid a dividend of $1.15 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 17th. This is a positive change from Whirlpool's previous quarterly dividend of $1.10. View Whirlpool's Dividend History.

Whirlpool announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, July 27th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase $2,350,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 16.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) issued its earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The company reported $2.81 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.96 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $4.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.95 billion. Whirlpool had a net margin of 1.36% and a return on equity of 19.07%. Whirlpool's revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.50 EPS. View Whirlpool's Earnings History.

Whirlpool is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Whirlpool.

Whirlpool updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, April, 23rd. The company provided EPS guidance of $14.50-15.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $15.28.

9 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Whirlpool's shares. Their predictions range from $130.00 to $200.00. On average, they anticipate Whirlpool's share price to reach $176.1429 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Whirlpool.

Whirlpool saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,224,218 shares, an increase of 169.6% from the May 15th total of 3,421,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,930,366 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days. Currently, 13.3% of the company's shares are short sold.

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News coverage about WHR stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Whirlpool earned a coverage optimism score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company an impact score of 44.92 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Whirlpool's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.96%), Greenhaven Associates Inc. (4.09%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (2.90%), LSV Asset Management (2.39%), Newport Trust Co (1.91%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.72%). Company insiders that own Whirlpool stock include David T Szczupak, Esther F Berrozpe, Greg Creed, James W Peters, Jeff M Fettig, Joao Carlos Brega, Joseph T Liotine, Marc R Bitzer and William D Perez. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Whirlpool.

WHR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including OppenheimerFunds Inc., Atlantic Trust Group LLC, Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Federated Investors Inc. PA, Suntrust Banks Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH and Allianz Asset Management GmbH. View Insider Buying and Selling for Whirlpool.

WHR stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN, Roystone Capital Management LP, BlackRock Inc., Mackay Shields LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Levin Capital Strategies L.P., Tyvor Capital LLC and Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC. Company insiders that have bought Whirlpool stock in the last two years include Greg Creed and William D Perez. View Insider Buying and Selling for Whirlpool.

Shares of WHR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WHR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $147.00.

Whirlpool has a market capitalization of $10.76 billion and generates $21.25 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $350 million in net income (profit) each year or $13.74 on an earnings per share basis. Whirlpool employs 92,000 workers across the globe.

Whirlpool's mailing address is 2000 NORTH M-63, BENTON HARBOR MI, 49022. The company can be reached via phone at 269-923-5000 or via email at [email protected]