Whirlpool (WHR) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HELE or WHR?

Whirlpool has higher revenue and earnings than Helen of Troy. 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
Helen of Troy	$1.93B	0.81	$168.59M	$6.38	10.78
Whirlpool	$18.49B	0.30	$481M	$7.26	14.20

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HELE or WHR?

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

Is HELE or WHR more profitable?

Helen of Troy has a net margin of 7.35% compared to Whirlpool's net margin of 2.89%. Whirlpool's return on equity of 27.67% beat Helen of Troy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helen of Troy	7.35%	9.31%	5.15%
Whirlpool	2.89%	27.67%	4.31%

Do analysts rate HELE or WHR?

Helen of Troy presently has a consensus price target of $75.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.01%. Whirlpool has a consensus price target of $103.75, indicating a potential upside of 0.67%. Given Helen of Troy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Helen of Troy is more favorable than Whirlpool.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helen of Troy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Whirlpool	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HELE or WHR?

Whirlpool received 291 more outperform votes than Helen of Troy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.39% of users gave Whirlpool an outperform vote while only 57.60% of users gave Helen of Troy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Helen of Troy	Outperform Votes 322 57.60%	Underperform Votes 237 42.40%
Whirlpool	Outperform Votes 613 64.39%	Underperform Votes 339 35.61%

Which has more risk & volatility, HELE or WHR?

Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whirlpool has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HELE or WHR?

In the previous week, Helen of Troy had 29 more articles in the media than Whirlpool. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Helen of Troy and 11 mentions for Whirlpool. Whirlpool's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Helen of Troy's score of 0.55 indicating that Whirlpool is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Helen of Troy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Whirlpool	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Whirlpool beats Helen of Troy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.