Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI Has $11.97 Million Stock Position in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR)

Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI boosted its position in shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) by 0.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 104,597 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 720 shares during the period. Whirlpool accounts for approximately 1.1% of Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Fishman Jay A Ltd. MI owned about 0.19% of Whirlpool worth $11,974,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of WHR. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. bought a new position in Whirlpool during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Whirlpool by 323.1% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Whirlpool during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Whirlpool by 216.0% during the fourth quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 56.4% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 319 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.78% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Whirlpool Price Performance

Shares of WHR opened at $99.55 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.44. Whirlpool Co. has a one year low of $84.18 and a one year high of $135.49. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $117.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $108.24.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $4.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.85 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Whirlpool Co. will post 9.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.