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

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

Whirlpool announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 18th will be given a dividend of $1.15 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $4.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.14%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 17th. This is a boost from Whirlpool's previous quarterly dividend of $1.10. View Whirlpool's Dividend History.

Whirlpool announced that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, July 27th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $2,350,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 16.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) issued its earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The company reported $2.81 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.96 by $0.15. The company earned $4.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.95 billion. Whirlpool had a return on equity of 19.07% and a net margin of 1.36%. The business's revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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 earnings per share guidance of $14.50-15.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $15.28.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Whirlpool's stock. Their predictions range from $130.00 to $200.00. On average, they expect Whirlpool's stock price to reach $176.1429 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Whirlpool.

Whirlpool saw a increase in short interest in 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 trading volume of 3,930,366 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days. Currently, 13.3% of the company's shares are sold short.

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News stories about WHR stock have been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Whirlpool earned a media sentiment score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company an impact score of 46.07 out of 100, meaning that recent media 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 bought 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 $146.41.

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]whirlpool.com.