NYSE:WHR - Whirlpool Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Whirlpool declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 16th will be given a dividend of $1.15 per share on Saturday, December 15th. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.13%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 15th. View Whirlpool's Dividend History.

Whirlpool declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, July 27th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $2,350,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 16.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 24th. The company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.76 by $0.79. The firm had revenue of $5.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.34 billion. Whirlpool had a negative net margin of 2.95% and a positive return on equity of 23.93%. Whirlpool's quarterly revenue was down 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.83 earnings per share. View Whirlpool's Earnings History.

Whirlpool is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Whirlpool.

Whirlpool will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, January 29th at 8:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Whirlpool issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $14.50-$14.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $13.99. Whirlpool also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $14.50-14.80 EPS.

12 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Whirlpool's shares. Their predictions range from $107.00 to $185.00. On average, they expect Whirlpool's share price to reach $144.8750 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 30.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Whirlpool.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Whirlpool in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Whirlpool.

News headlines about WHR stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Whirlpool earned a coverage optimism score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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Whirlpool's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Primecap Management Co. CA (11.99%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.63%), Vanguard Group Inc (10.63%), BlackRock Inc. (6.95%), Greenhaven Associates Inc. (4.46%) and LSV Asset Management (3.43%). Company insiders that own Whirlpool stock include Diane M Dietz, Esther F Berrozpe, Greg Creed, James W Peters, Jeff M Fettig, 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 Levin Capital Strategies L.P., BlackRock Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Capital Guardian Trust Co., King Luther Capital Management Corp, ING Groep NV, AQR Capital Management LLC and Deutsche Bank AG. View Insider Buying and Selling for Whirlpool.

WHR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Primecap Management Co. CA, LSV Asset Management, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Manitou Investment Management Ltd., Morgan Stanley, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Lyrical Asset Management LP and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA. Company insiders that have bought Whirlpool stock in the last two years include Diane M Dietz, 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 $111.47.

Whirlpool has a market capitalization of $7.22 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.

The official website for Whirlpool is http://www.whirlpoolcorp.com.

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]