Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) Shares Purchased by TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its position in shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) by 120.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 320 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Whirlpool were worth $37,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Savant Capital LLC increased its stake in Whirlpool by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 2,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in Whirlpool by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 664 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Whirlpool by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its stake in Whirlpool by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 15,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,752,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Michigan Retirement System increased its stake in Whirlpool by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 13,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,500,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. 90.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have weighed in on WHR shares. StockNews.com cut Whirlpool from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Whirlpool from $125.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Whirlpool from $109.00 to $89.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Whirlpool has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $101.00.

Whirlpool Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE WHR opened at $77.04 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.15 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $89.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $104.61. Whirlpool Co. has a 52 week low of $75.03 and a 52 week high of $135.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.72.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.67 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $3.62 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.67 billion. Whirlpool had a positive return on equity of 21.89% and a negative net margin of 1.95%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.78 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Whirlpool Co. will post 9.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Whirlpool Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be given a dividend of $1.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $7.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.09%. Whirlpool’s payout ratio is currently 5,000.00%.

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.