Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI Acquires 720 Shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR)

Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI raised its holdings in shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) by 0.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 104,597 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 720 shares during the quarter. Whirlpool makes up approximately 1.1% of Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI’s holdings in Whirlpool were worth $11,974,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in WHR. First Dallas Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of Whirlpool by 99.4% in the 4th quarter. First Dallas Securities Inc. now owns 8,125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $930,000 after buying an additional 4,050 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Whirlpool by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 440,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,099,000 after buying an additional 6,049 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Whirlpool by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,033,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,567,000 after buying an additional 18,936 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Whirlpool by 14.7% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,019,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,094,000 after buying an additional 258,871 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Whirlpool by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,650,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,591,000 after buying an additional 15,752 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.78% of the company’s stock.

Whirlpool Price Performance

Whirlpool stock opened at $99.55 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $117.68 and a 200-day moving average of $108.24. Whirlpool Co. 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 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a current ratio of 0.72.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $4.57 EPS 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 quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.85 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Whirlpool Co. will post 9.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WHR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on shares of Whirlpool from $76.00 to $74.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com raised shares of Whirlpool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Whirlpool from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Bank of America upped 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 target price on shares of Whirlpool from $125.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock 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 given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Whirlpool has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $112.80.

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.