Quick Overview of Whirlpool

By Harris Dyer • Thursday, October 26 12:08 • Permanent Link

Whirlpool sank -16.3% today, compared to the S&P 500's day change of -1.0%. Today's losers may turn out to be tomorrow's winners, so be sure to check the stock's fundamentals before making an investment decision:

Whirlpool has moved -20.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 10.0%
WHR has an average analyst rating of hold and is -18.39% away from its mean target price of $128.9 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $-27.89
Whirlpool has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -3.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $17.35 and its forward P/E ratio is 6.1
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.8 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Whirlpool is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.33 and an average P/B of 3.12
WHR has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -42.0% and gross profit margins of 0.2%
The company has a free cash flow of $566.25 Million, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Whirlpool Corporation manufactures and markets home appliances and related products and services in 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. It markets and distributes its products primarily under the Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Hotpoint, Indesit, InSinkErator, Yummly, Affresh, Gladiator, Swash, everydrop, Speed Queen, Ignis, Privileg, Eslabon de Lujo, Acros, and Ariston brands. The company sells its products to retailers, distributors, dealers, builders, and other manufacturers, as well as directly to consumers. Whirlpool Corporation was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

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