Currently, Whirlpool Corporation [WHR] is trading at $129.46, up 0.53%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WHR shares have lost -3.57% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -14.02%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Whirlpool Corporation [NYSE: WHR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 20, 2022, when JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral. On October 26, 2022, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform and revised its price target to $119 on the stock. Credit Suisse started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $180 on April 05, 2022. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to a Underperform and reduced its price target to $190 on October 25, 2021. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to Sector Perform for this stock on October 23, 2020, and upped its price target to $183. In a note dated May 28, 2020, Credit Suisse initiated an Underperform rating and iterated a target price of $90 on this stock.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $124.43 and a high of $199.07 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $152.83 within the next 12 months. Whirlpool Corporation [NYSE: WHR] shares were valued at $129.46 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.05% based on the average WHR price forecast.
Analyzing the WHR fundamentals
Recent quarter sales for Whirlpool Corporation [NYSE:WHR] were 4.92 billion which represents -15.30% decline. Gross Margin for this corporation currently stands at +15.34% with Operating Margin at +6.11%, Pretax Margin comes in at -6.22%, and Net Margin reading is -7.70%.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 127.29 points at the first support level, and at 125.12 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 131.16, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 132.85.
Whirlpool Corporation [WHR] reported earnings per share of $3.89 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2022. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $3.25/share, meaning a difference of $0.64 and a surprise factor of 19.70%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2022 were $4.49 per share as compared to estimates of $5.34 per share, a difference of -$0.85 representing a surprise of -15.90%.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Whirlpool Corporation [NYSE:WHR] is 1.10. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.73, and the Cash Ratio is 0.33. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.40, the price to book ratio is 3.27.
Transactions by insiders
The next item on our agenda is insider trading, which has seen 1 insider purchases totaling 600 shares and 2 insider sales totaling 1,793 shares over the past 3 months. Recent insider trading involved Conley Christopher S, Vice President and Controller, that happened on Feb 14 when 1535.0 shares were sold.