Whirlpool Corporation $WHR Shares Sold by J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) by 32.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 12,618 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,004 shares during the quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Whirlpool were worth $992,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Whirlpool by 2,119.5% in the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 52,004 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,088,000 after acquiring an additional 49,661 shares in the last quarter. Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Whirlpool by 30.4% during the second quarter. Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC now owns 77,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,837,000 after acquiring an additional 18,000 shares during the period. Newport Trust Company LLC grew its position in Whirlpool by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Newport Trust Company LLC now owns 2,169,688 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,537,000 after purchasing an additional 112,579 shares during the last quarter. Griffin Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Whirlpool in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $372,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 4.7% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,221,838 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,189,000 after purchasing an additional 54,584 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.78% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on WHR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Whirlpool from $78.00 to $76.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Whirlpool from $82.00 to $75.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Whirlpool in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Whirlpool from $107.00 to $93.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Whirlpool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Whirlpool presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $85.43.

Whirlpool Price Performance

NYSE WHR opened at $86.52 on Monday. Whirlpool Corporation has a 1 year low of $65.35 and a 1 year high of $111.96. The business’s fifty day moving average is $79.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.40 and a current ratio of 0.76.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.54 by ($0.44). The company had revenue of $4.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.27 billion. Whirlpool had a return on equity of 12.98% and a net margin of 2.04%.The business’s revenue was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.57 earnings per share. Whirlpool has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.000-7.000 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Whirlpool Corporation will post 9.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Whirlpool Company Profile

Whirlpool Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, with a product portfolio that spans major categories such as laundry, refrigeration, cooking, dishwashing and small electrics. Headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan, the company designs, produces and distributes its appliances through a network of wholly owned manufacturing facilities, joint ventures and third-party partners. Whirlpool serves both retail and professional markets, offering products under its flagship Whirlpool brand as well as several well-known names including Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Brastemp and Consul.

In its laundry segment, Whirlpool provides top- and front-load washing machines, dryers and combination units designed to balance energy efficiency, capacity and convenience.