Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.31 EPS

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $4.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.26 by $0.31, RTT News reports. Whirlpool had a net margin of 3.19% and a return on equity of 21.41%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.85 EPS. Whirlpool updated its FY 2025 guidance to 10.000-10.000 EPS.

Whirlpool Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WHR traded down $3.35 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $129.36. 1,324,455 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 889,048. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $118.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $108.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The company has a market cap of $7.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.76 and a beta of 1.44. Whirlpool has a 1 year low of $84.18 and a 1 year high of $135.49.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on WHR shares. Bank of America boosted their price target on Whirlpool from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on Whirlpool from $76.00 to $74.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Whirlpool from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 29th. 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 report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Whirlpool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Whirlpool presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $112.80.

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.