NYSE:WHR - Whirlpool Stock Price, News, Headlines & Rumors

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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.62%. 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 approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, July 27th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $2,350,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 16.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 23rd. The company reported $3.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.63 by $0.43. The company had revenue of $5.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.29 billion. Whirlpool had a negative net margin of 2.62% and a positive return on equity of 20.73%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.35 earnings per share. View Whirlpool's Earnings History.

Whirlpool is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October, 22nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Whirlpool.

Whirlpool updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, July, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $14.20-14.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $15.62.

11 brokers have issued twelve-month target prices for Whirlpool's shares. Their predictions range from $130.00 to $200.00. On average, they expect Whirlpool's share price to reach $174.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 37.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Whirlpool.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Whirlpool in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Whirlpool.

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News stories about WHR stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative news 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 coverage optimism score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company an impact score of 45.95 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for Whirlpool.

Whirlpool's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.34%), Greenhaven Associates Inc. (4.07%), LSV Asset Management (2.94%), Newport Trust Co (2.13%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.89%) and Iridian Asset Management LLC CT (1.33%). Company insiders that own Whirlpool stock include David T Szczupak, 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 Wells Fargo & Company MN, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Millennium Management LLC, FMR LLC, BlackRock Inc., Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC and State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D. View Insider Buying and Selling for Whirlpool.

WHR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Iridian Asset Management LLC CT, Hexavest Inc., LSV Asset Management, South Texas Money Management Ltd., ING Groep NV, Levin Capital Strategies L.P., Standard Life Aberdeen plc and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC. 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 $127.14.

Whirlpool has a market capitalization of $8.22 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.

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]