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 paid a dividend of $1.15 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 17th. This is an increase from Whirlpool's previous quarterly dividend of $1.10. View Whirlpool's Dividend History.

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

Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 23rd. The company reported $2.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.96 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $4.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.95 billion. Whirlpool had a return on equity of 19.07% and a net margin of 1.36%. Whirlpool's revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.50 earnings per share. 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 issued an update on 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 estimate of $15.28.

9 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Whirlpool's shares. Their forecasts range from $130.00 to $200.00. On average, they expect Whirlpool's share price to reach $176.1429 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Whirlpool.

Whirlpool saw a increase in short interest in 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 trading volume of 3,930,366 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days. Approximately 13.3% of the company's shares are short sold. View Whirlpool's Current Options Chain.

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Headlines about WHR stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Whirlpool earned a news impact score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company an impact score of 47.05 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Whirlpool's stock is owned by a variety of 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 $144.39.

Whirlpool has a market capitalization of $10.41 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]