NYSE:WHRWhirlpool Stock Price, Forecast & News

$129.19

+3.64 (+2.90 %)

(As of 05/27/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$126.43

Now: $129.19▼

$130.35

50-Day Range

$92.49

MA: $108.28▼

$122.50

52-Week Range

$64.00

Now: $129.19▼

$163.64

Volume756,144 shs

Average Volume1.09 million shs

Market Capitalization$8.03 billion

P/E Ratio9.54

Dividend Yield3.82%

Beta1.98

Whirlpool Corporation manufactures and markets home appliances and related products. It operates through four segments: North America; Europe, Middle East and Africa; Latin America; and Asia. The company's principal products include refrigerators, freezers, ice makers, and refrigerator water filters; laundry appliances and related laundry accessories; cooking appliances and other small domestic appliances; and dishwasher appliances and related accessories. It also produces hermetic compressors for refrigeration systems. The company markets and distributes its products primarily under the Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Roper, Admiral, Affresh, Gladiator, Estate, Inglis, Speed Queen, Hotpoint, Bauknecht, Indesit, Ignis, Laden, Privileg, KIC, Consul, Brastemp, Acros, Ariston, Sanyo, Diqua, and Royalstar brands. It sells its products to retailers, distributors, dealers, builders, and other manufacturers. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.0 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Whirlpool has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $129.00, Whirlpool has a potential downside of 0.1% from its current price of $129.19.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Whirlpool has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.6 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Whirlpool has received 595 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Whirlpool has received 565 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Whirlpool has received 51.29% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Whirlpool and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe WHR will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe WHR will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

4.2 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Whirlpool is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Whirlpool has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Whirlpool is 30.00 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Whirlpool will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.84 % next year. This indicates that Whirlpool will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

4.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Whirlpool insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $107,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 1.20% of the stock of Whirlpool is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
98.03% of the stock of Whirlpool is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

3.8 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Whirlpool are expected to grow by 32.28% in the coming year, from $9.85 to $13.03 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Whirlpool is 9.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.79.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Whirlpool is 9.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.72.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Whirlpool has a PEG Ratio of 0.73. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Whirlpool has a P/B Ratio of 2.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

3.30 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Household appliances

Sub-IndustryHousehold Appliances

SectorConsumer Discretionary

Current SymbolNYSE:WHR

Previous Symbol

CUSIP96332010

CIK106640

Webwww.whirlpoolcorp.com

Phone269-923-5000

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.35

Current Ratio0.95

Quick Ratio0.66

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio9.54

Forward P/E Ratio13.12

P/E Growth0.73

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$20.42 billion

Price / Sales0.39

Cash Flow$27.55 per share

Price / Cash Flow4.69

Book Value$64.03 per share

Price / Book2.02

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$16.00

Net Income$1.18 billion

Net Margins4.33%

Return on Equity25.56%

Return on Assets5.25%

Miscellaneous

Employees77,000

Outstanding Shares62,163,000

Market Cap$8.03 billion

Next Earnings Date7/27/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Whirlpool's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Whirlpool's stock was trading at $110.49 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WHR shares have increased by 16.9% and is now trading at $129.19. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Whirlpool?

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Whirlpool in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Whirlpool.

When is Whirlpool's next earnings date?

Whirlpool is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July 27th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Whirlpool.

How were Whirlpool's earnings last quarter?

Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The company reported $2.82 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.82. The firm earned $4.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.30 billion. Whirlpool had a return on equity of 25.56% and a net margin of 4.33%. The firm's revenue was down 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.11 earnings per share. View Whirlpool's earnings history.

How often does Whirlpool pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Whirlpool?

Whirlpool announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 21st. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $1.20 per share on Monday, June 15th. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 14th. View Whirlpool's dividend history.

What guidance has Whirlpool issued on next quarter's earnings?

Whirlpool issued an update on its FY 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $16.744-17.765 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $18.36 billion.

What price target have analysts set for WHR?

10 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Whirlpool's shares. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $165.00. On average, they anticipate Whirlpool's share price to reach $129.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.1%. View analysts' price targets for Whirlpool.

Has Whirlpool been receiving favorable news coverage?

Headlines about WHR stock have trended negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Whirlpool earned a media sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutWhirlpool.

Are investors shorting Whirlpool?

Whirlpool saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,250,000 shares, an increase of 15.4% from the April 15th total of 6,280,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,190,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.1 days. Approximately 11.9% of the company's shares are sold short. View Whirlpool's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Whirlpool's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Whirlpool include A. O. Smith (AOS), Electrolux (ELUXY), iRobot (IRBT), Viomi Technology (VIOT), NACCO Industries (NC) and Blackridge Technology International (BRTI). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Whirlpool own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Whirlpool investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), CVS Health (CVS), NVIDIA (NVDA), Bank of America (BAC), Tesla (TSLA), Goldman Sachs Group (GS) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Who are Whirlpool's key executives?

Whirlpool's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Marc Robert Bitzer, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 54)
Mr. James W. Peters, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 49)
Mr. João Carlos Costa Brega, Exec. VP & Pres of Latin America (Age 55)
Mr. Joseph T. Liotine, Exec. VP & Pres of North America (Age 46)
Mr. Matthew M. Nochowitz, VP, Corp. Controller & Principal Accounting Officer (Age 46)

What is Whirlpool's stock symbol?

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

Who are Whirlpool's major shareholders?

Whirlpool's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Primecap Management Co. CA (11.68%), BlackRock Inc. (7.36%), State Street Corp (4.93%), Lyrical Asset Management LP (2.60%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.67%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.65%). Company insiders that own Whirlpool stock include Diane M Dietz, Gary T Dicamillo, James W Peters, Michael F Johnston and Shengpo Wu. View institutional ownership trends for Whirlpool.

Which institutional investors are selling Whirlpool stock?

WHR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Primecap Management Co. CA, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Wells Fargo & Company MN, Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, UBS Group AG, Lyrical Asset Management LP, Invesco Ltd., and Schroder Investment Management Group. Company insiders that have sold Whirlpool company stock in the last year include Gary T Dicamillo, James W Peters, and Michael F Johnston. View insider buying and selling activity for Whirlpool.

Which institutional investors are buying Whirlpool stock?

WHR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ACR Alpine Capital Research LLC, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc., Ziegler Capital Management LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc, and Advisor Group Holdings Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Whirlpool stock in the last two years include Diane M Dietz, and Shengpo Wu. View insider buying and selling activity for Whirlpool.

How do I buy shares of 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Whirlpool's stock price today?

One share of WHR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $129.19.

How big of a company is Whirlpool?

Whirlpool has a market capitalization of $8.03 billion and generates $20.42 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $1.18 billion in net income (profit) each year or $16.00 on an earnings per share basis. Whirlpool employs 77,000 workers across the globe.

What is Whirlpool's official website?

The official website for Whirlpool is www.whirlpoolcorp.com.

How can I contact Whirlpool?

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]

This page was last updated on 5/27/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff