Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) Shares Sold by Atria Wealth Solutions Inc.

Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. trimmed its stake in shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) by 15.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,157 shares of the company’s stock after selling 975 shares during the quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Whirlpool were worth $590,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Whirlpool by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 8,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $900,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares during the period. Americana Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Americana Partners LLC now owns 9,482 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,085,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Whirlpool by 17.3% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Quantum Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Quantum Private Wealth LLC now owns 8,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,025,000 after acquiring an additional 370 shares during the period. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Whirlpool by 113.6% during the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 282 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. 90.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Whirlpool Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of WHR opened at $104.38 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $114.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $108.73. Whirlpool Co. has a twelve month low of $84.18 and a twelve month high of $135.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.78 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.81 and a beta of 1.43.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $4.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.26 by $0.31. Whirlpool had a positive return on equity of 21.89% and a negative net margin of 1.95%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $3.85 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that Whirlpool Co. will post 9.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Whirlpool Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $1.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. This represents a $7.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.71%. Whirlpool’s payout ratio is -119.45%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WHR has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Whirlpool from $125.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. StockNews.com upgraded Whirlpool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $106.00.

About Whirlpool

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.