Whirlpool (WHR) Competitors

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) and Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WHR or HELE?

Whirlpool received 289 more outperform votes than Helen of Troy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.96% of users gave Whirlpool an outperform vote while only 57.42% of users gave Helen of Troy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Whirlpool	Outperform Votes 614 63.96%	Underperform Votes 346 36.04%
Helen of Troy	Outperform Votes 325 57.42%	Underperform Votes 241 42.58%

Does the media prefer WHR or HELE?

In the previous week, Whirlpool had 22 more articles in the media than Helen of Troy. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Whirlpool and 27 mentions for Helen of Troy. Whirlpool's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Helen of Troy's score of 0.13 indicating that Whirlpool is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Whirlpool	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Helen of Troy	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WHR or HELE?

Helen of Troy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Whirlpool. Helen of Troy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Whirlpool, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Whirlpool	$15.74B	0.27	-$323M	$0.14	540.31
Helen of Troy	$1.91B	0.33	$168.59M	$5.39	5.12

Do analysts prefer WHR or HELE?

Whirlpool presently has a consensus price target of $101.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.52%. Helen of Troy has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 124.65%. Given Helen of Troy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Helen of Troy is more favorable than Whirlpool.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Whirlpool	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Helen of Troy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, WHR or HELE?

Whirlpool has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WHR or HELE more profitable?

Helen of Troy has a net margin of 6.05% compared to Whirlpool's net margin of -1.95%. Whirlpool's return on equity of 21.89% beat Helen of Troy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Whirlpool	-1.95%	21.89%	3.91%
Helen of Troy	6.05%	9.13%	5.08%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WHR or HELE?

90.8% of Whirlpool shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Whirlpool shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Helen of Troy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Whirlpool beats Helen of Troy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.