CW Advisors LLC Has $5.15 Million Holdings in Whirlpool Corporation $WHR

CW Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) by 85.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 50,823 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,355 shares during the quarter. CW Advisors LLC owned 0.09% of Whirlpool worth $5,154,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Ransom Advisory Ltd bought a new stake in Whirlpool in the 1st quarter valued at $38,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Whirlpool during the second quarter valued at about $51,000. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 80.6% in the second quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 228 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its position in Whirlpool by 315.6% during the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 426 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Anderson Financial Strategies LLC increased its stake in Whirlpool by 35.3% during the first quarter. Anderson Financial Strategies LLC now owns 644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.78% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on WHR shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Whirlpool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “underperform” rating on shares of Whirlpool in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Whirlpool in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Whirlpool from $80.00 to $69.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Whirlpool from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $86.43.

Whirlpool Trading Down 4.7%

WHR opened at $76.17 on Friday. Whirlpool Corporation has a 1-year low of $65.35 and a 1-year high of $135.49. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $73.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.28 billion, a PE ratio of -22.67 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.33.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The company reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.68. Whirlpool had a negative net margin of 1.18% and a positive return on equity of 19.49%. The business had revenue of $4.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.92 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.43 earnings per share. Whirlpool’s revenue was up 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Whirlpool Corporation will post 9.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Whirlpool Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 21st. Whirlpool’s dividend payout ratio is -107.14%.

Whirlpool Company Profile

Whirlpool Corporation manufactures and markets home appliances and related products and services in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The company's principal products include refrigerators, freezers, ice makers, and refrigerator water filters; laundry appliances, and commercial laundry products and related laundry accessories; cooking and other small domestic appliances; and dishwasher appliances and related accessories, as well as mixers.