Advisory Alpha LLC Has $254,000 Stock Holdings in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR)

Advisory Alpha LLC grew its position in shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) by 4.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,215 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in Whirlpool were worth $254,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in WHR. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 323.1% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 275 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Whirlpool in the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 56.4% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 319 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 545.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 355 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 1,010.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 422 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 384 shares during the period. 90.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO James W. Peters sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.48, for a total transaction of $626,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 41,570 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,343,233.60. This represents a 12.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 2.05% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WHR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Bank of America boosted their price target on Whirlpool from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Whirlpool from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Whirlpool from $76.00 to $74.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Whirlpool from $125.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Whirlpool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $112.80.

Whirlpool Trading Up 0.5 %

NYSE WHR opened at $132.79 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $7.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.10 and a beta of 1.44. Whirlpool Co. has a 52 week low of $84.18 and a 52 week high of $134.54. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $117.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $107.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported $3.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.99 by $0.44. Whirlpool had a return on equity of 21.41% and a net margin of 3.19%. The business had revenue of $3.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.09 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $5.45 earnings per share. Whirlpool’s revenue was down 18.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that Whirlpool Co. will post 12.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Whirlpool Profile

Whirlpool Corporation manufactures and markets home appliances and related products and services in the North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The company's principal products include refrigerators, freezers, ice makers, and refrigerator water filters; laundry appliances, and commercial laundry products and related laundry accessories; cooking and other small domestic appliances; and dishwasher appliances and related accessories, as well as mixers.