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After finishing at $81.26 in the prior trading day, Whirlpool Corp (NYSE: WHR) closed at $80.22, down -1.28%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.21 million shares were traded. WHR stock price reached its highest trading level at $82.9563 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $79.425.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WHR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.48 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.44 and its Current Ratio is at 0.72. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.73 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.04.
On February 22, 2024, Loop Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $140.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 19 ’24 when Bitzer Marc R sold 10,000 shares for $110.09 per share. The transaction valued at 1,100,900 led to the insider holds 197,640 shares of the business.
Bitzer Marc R bought 10,000 shares of WHR for $1,096,400 on Nov 19 ’24. On Oct 28 ’24, another insider, Peters James W, who serves as the EVP, CFO AND ADMIN OFFICER of the company, sold 6,000 shares for $104.48 each. As a result, the insider received 626,864 and left with 41,570 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WHR now has a Market Capitalization of 4442896384 and an Enterprise Value of 10916809728. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.657 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.97.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WHR is 1.17, which has changed by -0.23998106 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07019031 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WHR has reached a high of $135.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $75.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.24%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.18M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1593920 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 55.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.91M. Insiders hold about 2.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.41% stake in the company. Shares short for WHR as of 1743379200 were 6129921 with a Short Ratio of 5.18, compared to 1740700800 on 6022007. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6129921 and a Short% of Float of 12.57.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WHR’s forward annual dividend rate was 7.0, compared to 7.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.08614324The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.48.
