Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.31 EPS

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

Whirlpool Trading Down 2.5 %

WHR traded down $3.35 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $129.36. 1,316,839 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 887,415. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $118.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $108.26. Whirlpool has a 1-year low of $84.18 and a 1-year high of $135.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.94. The company has a market cap of $7.13 billion, a PE ratio of 12.76 and a beta of 1.44.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WHR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Whirlpool from $125.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Bank of America upped their price target on Whirlpool from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 25th. StockNews.com raised Whirlpool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Whirlpool from $76.00 to $74.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Whirlpool from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Two 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. According to MarketBeat.com, Whirlpool currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target 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.