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Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE: WHR) closed the day trading at $104.11 up 0.25% from the previous closing price of $103.85. In other words, the price has increased by $0.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.92 million shares were traded. WHR stock price reached its highest trading level at $105.53 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $103.425.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WHR, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.49. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.57 and its Current Ratio is at 0.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.97.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Loop Capital on February 22, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $140.
Goldman Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 11, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $170 to $160.
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 Jul 28 ’23 when Bitzer Marc R sold 20,000 shares for $143.18 per share. The transaction valued at 2,863,600 led to the insider holds 138,583 shares of the business.
Peters James W sold 6,000 shares of WHR for $858,720 on Jul 28 ’23. The EXEC VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO now owns 40,764 shares after completing the transaction at $143.12 per share. On May 26 ’23, another insider, Puente Juan Carlos, who serves as the EVP & PRES. WHIRLPOOL LAR of the company, sold 420 shares for $134.16 each. As a result, the insider received 56,347 and left with 17,699 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 5670049280 and an Enterprise Value of 12296961024. As of this moment, Whirlpool’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.632 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.326.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WHR has reached a high of $160.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $98.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.00%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WHR traded about 1.37M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WHR traded about 910360 shares per day. A total of 55.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 52.94M. Insiders hold about 2.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.09% stake in the company. Shares short for WHR as of 1711584000 were 7083999 with a Short Ratio of 5.17, compared to 1709164800 on 8126148. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7083999 and a Short% of Float of 14.92.
Dividends & Splits
WHR’s forward annual dividend rate is 7.00, up from 7.0 a year ago. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.81.
Earnings Estimates
At present, Danaher Corporation analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) in the stock market.
