Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $4.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.26 by $0.31, RTT News reports. Whirlpool had a net margin of 3.19% and a return on equity of 21.41%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $3.85 earnings per share. Whirlpool updated its FY 2025 guidance to 10.000-10.000 EPS.

Whirlpool Stock Performance

Shares of Whirlpool stock opened at $129.36 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $118.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $108.26. The company has a market cap of $7.13 billion, a PE ratio of 12.76 and a beta of 1.44. Whirlpool has a one year low of $84.18 and a one year high of $135.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.94.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WHR has been the subject of several research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Whirlpool from $125.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on Whirlpool from $76.00 to $74.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 25th. Bank of America raised their target price on Whirlpool from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Whirlpool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Whirlpool from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $112.80.

Whirlpool Company 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.