A share price of Whirlpool Corp [WHR] is currently trading at $120.67, up 2.25%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WHR shares have gain 4.89% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.59%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Loop Capital started tracking the stock with Buy rating on February 22, 2024, and set its price target to $140. On October 27, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral. Goldman upgraded its rating to a Buy and decreased its price target to $160 on April 11, 2023. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral. In a note dated October 26, 2022, BofA Securities downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $155 to $119.
Whirlpool Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $84.18 and $126.30. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $88 within the next 12 months. Whirlpool Corp [NYSE: WHR] shares were valued at $120.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -27.07% based on the average WHR price forecast.
Analyzing the WHR fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Whirlpool Corp [NYSE:WHR] were 17.56B which represents -18.96% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.15% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.41.
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 118.32 points at the first support level, and at 115.96 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 122.22, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 123.76.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Whirlpool Corp [NYSE:WHR] is 0.94. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.55, and the Cash Ratio is 0.18. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.38, the price to book ratio is 2.18 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.91.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Bitzer Marc R, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, that happened on Nov 19 ’24 when 10000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Bitzer Marc R completed a deal on Nov 19 ’24 to buy 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, CFO AND ADMIN OFFICER Peters James W sold 6000.0 shares on Oct 28 ’24.
