14,925 Shares in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) Acquired by Landscape Capital Management L.L.C.

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 14,925 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,709,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 17,622.2% during the fourth quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 4,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $548,000 after purchasing an additional 4,758 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Whirlpool by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 937,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,374,000 after purchasing an additional 34,471 shares during the period. Nemes Rush Group LLC grew its holdings in Whirlpool by 79.1% during the 4th quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC increased its stake in Whirlpool by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in Whirlpool by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 78,427 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,978,000 after buying an additional 2,712 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.78% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WHR has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded Whirlpool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Whirlpool from $125.00 to $138.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $106.00.

Whirlpool Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE:WHR opened at $85.66 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.62 and a beta of 1.44. Whirlpool Co. has a 1-year low of $79.70 and a 1-year high of $135.49. The company’s fifty day moving average is $99.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $107.70. 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 results 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 positive return on equity of 21.89% and a negative net margin of 1.95%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.85 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Whirlpool Co. will post 9.52 EPS for the current year.

Whirlpool Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $1.75 per share. This represents a $7.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.17%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Whirlpool’s payout ratio is -119.45%.

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.