MADDEN SECURITIES Corp Buys 1,800 Shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR)

MADDEN SECURITIES Corp grew its stake in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) by 28.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 8,070 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,800 shares during the quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp’s holdings in Whirlpool were worth $924,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in WHR. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new position in Whirlpool in the second quarter worth about $747,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 51.5% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $442,000 after acquiring an additional 1,404 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its position in Whirlpool by 33.6% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $707,000 after acquiring an additional 1,661 shares during the last quarter. Viking Fund Management LLC boosted its stake in Whirlpool by 66.7% in the third quarter. Viking Fund Management LLC now owns 1,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Whirlpool by 7.5% in the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 10,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,145,000 after purchasing an additional 745 shares during the last quarter. 90.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Whirlpool Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WHR opened at $100.68 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $117.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $108.24. Whirlpool Co. has a 52-week low of $84.18 and a 52-week high of $135.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.72.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $4.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.26 by $0.31. Whirlpool had a negative net margin of 1.95% and a positive return on equity of 21.89%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.85 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Whirlpool Co. will post 9.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.