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After finishing at $106.31 in the prior trading day, Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE: WHR) closed at $101.36, down -4.66%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.72 million shares were traded. WHR stock price reached its highest trading level at $104.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $100.64.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WHR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.58 and its Current Ratio is at 0.95. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.16.
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.
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 5789865472 and an Enterprise Value of 12995871744. As of this moment, Whirlpool’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.34. 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 2.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.674 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.479.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WHR is 1.43, which has changed by -0.29400295 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21656322 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WHR has reached a high of $152.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $84.18. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.15%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.50M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1105120 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 53.10M. Insiders hold about 2.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.52% stake in the company. Shares short for WHR as of 1719532800 were 5205499 with a Short Ratio of 3.46, compared to 1717113600 on 7099480. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5205499 and a Short% of Float of 10.93.
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 0.06584517The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.0. The current Payout Ratio is 80.33% for WHR, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-05-16 with an ex-dividend date of 1715817600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1987-01-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
