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. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 15th. View Whirlpool's Dividend History.

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

Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 24th. The company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' 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%. Whirlpool's revenue was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.83 EPS. 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 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Whirlpool's shares. 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 28.0% 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 coverage about WHR stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog 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 -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very 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 many different of institutional and retail 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 $113.20.

Whirlpool has a market capitalization of $7.49 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]