Whirlpool (WHR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, WHR or HELE?

Whirlpool has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate WHR or HELE?

Whirlpool presently has a consensus target price of $101.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.13%. Helen of Troy has a consensus target price of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 98.34%. 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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WHR or HELE?

90.8% of Whirlpool shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Whirlpool shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Helen of Troy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 57.32% 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 57.32%	Underperform Votes 242 42.68%

Does the media prefer WHR or HELE?

In the previous week, Whirlpool and Whirlpool both had 8 articles in the media. Whirlpool's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Helen of Troy's score of 0.77 indicating that Whirlpool is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Whirlpool	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Helen of Troy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & 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	0.29	-$323M	$0.14	585.93
Helen of Troy	$1.91B	0.38	$168.59M	$5.39	5.80

Summary

Whirlpool and Helen of Troy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.