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 paid a dividend of $1.15 per share on Saturday, December 15th. This represents a $4.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 15th. View Whirlpool's Dividend History.

Whirlpool declared that its board has approved a share repurchase 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 reacquire up to 16.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 24th. The company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.76 by $0.79. The company had revenue of $5.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.34 billion. Whirlpool had a negative net margin of 2.95% and a positive return on equity of 23.93%. The firm's revenue was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior 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 Monday, January 28th 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 updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 24th. The company provided EPS guidance of $14.50-$14.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $13.99. Whirlpool also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $14.50-14.80 EPS.

12 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Whirlpool's stock. Their forecasts 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 17.0% 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.

Media headlines about WHR stock have trended negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Whirlpool earned a media sentiment score of -2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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Whirlpool's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Greenhaven Associates Inc. (4.44%), Trinity Street Asset Management LLP (0.48%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.11%), Cardinal Capital Management Inc. (0.09%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%) and Coastline Trust Co (0.01%). 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 Greenhaven Associates Inc., Cardinal Capital Management Inc., Coastline Trust Co, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Whirlpool.

WHR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Trinity Street Asset Management LLP, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Banced Corp. 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 $123.85.

Whirlpool has a market capitalization of $7.85 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]