Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Sells 189 Shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR)

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC cut its holdings in shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,914 shares of the company’s stock after selling 189 shares during the quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in Whirlpool were worth $1,593,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WCM Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Whirlpool in the 4th quarter valued at about $452,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Whirlpool by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 2,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $318,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the period. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Whirlpool in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $267,000. Opinicus Capital Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Whirlpool by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Opinicus Capital Inc. now owns 3,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $380,000 after buying an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Whirlpool by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Centennial Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 3,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $388,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.78% of the company’s stock.

Whirlpool Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of WHR opened at $98.34 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $117.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $108.24. The company has a market cap of $5.42 billion, a P/E ratio of -16.78 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62. Whirlpool Co. has a twelve month low of $84.18 and a twelve month high of $135.49.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $4.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 period last year, the firm earned $3.85 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Whirlpool Co. will post 9.51 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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