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Whirlpool Corp (NYSE: WHR) closed the day trading at $108.39 down -16.48% from the previous closing price of $129.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$16.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.73 million shares were traded. WHR stock price reached its highest trading level at $112.9966 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $104.0.
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 4.69 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.56. 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 5976591872 and an Enterprise Value of 14401031168. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.82 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.34.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WHR is 1.43, which has changed by 0.17511773 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21794415 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 $84.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.98%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WHR traded about 758.10K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WHR traded about 857030 shares per day. A total of 55.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.67M. Insiders hold about 2.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.26% stake in the company. Shares short for WHR as of 1736899200 were 5527766 with a Short Ratio of 7.29, compared to 1734048000 on 5617868. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5527766 and a Short% of Float of 11.48.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.34. The current Payout Ratio is 80.33% for WHR, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-11-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1731628800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1987-01-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 4.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Whirlpool Corp (WHR).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.29, with high estimates of $2.57 and low estimates of $1.91.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.0 and $9.18 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.23. EPS for the following year is $12.63, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $16.0 and $10.65.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $3.7B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.77B to a low estimate of $3.57B. As of the current estimate, Whirlpool Corp’s year-ago sales were $4.49BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.98B. There is a high estimate of $4.08B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.92B.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WHR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $16.06B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.7B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.81B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $16.61BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $16.54B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $17.47B and the low estimate is $15.92B.
