First Dallas Securities Inc. Acquires 4,050 Shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR)

First Dallas Securities Inc. increased its holdings in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) by 99.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,125 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,050 shares during the period. First Dallas Securities Inc.’s holdings in Whirlpool were worth $930,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of WHR. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Whirlpool during the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Whirlpool by 216.0% in the fourth quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 316 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 216 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in Whirlpool by 545.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 355 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.78% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WHR has been the subject of a number of research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective 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. StockNews.com raised shares of Whirlpool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target 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. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Whirlpool from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Whirlpool from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $112.80.

Whirlpool Trading Down 5.6 %

Shares of NYSE:WHR opened at $99.16 on Tuesday. 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. The company’s 50 day moving average is $119.04 and its 200 day moving average is $108.31.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $4.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 period last year, the firm posted $3.85 EPS. Analysts expect that Whirlpool Co. will post 12.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.