Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV Sells 180 Shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR)

Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV cut its stake in shares of Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) by 7.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,310 shares of the company’s stock after selling 180 shares during the period. Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV’s holdings in Whirlpool were worth $264,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Savant Capital LLC lifted its stake in Whirlpool by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 2,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in Whirlpool by 17.3% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Whirlpool by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its position in shares of Whirlpool by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 15,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,752,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Alpha LLC increased its position in shares of Whirlpool by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 2,215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $254,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. 90.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on WHR shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Whirlpool from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Whirlpool from $125.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Whirlpool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Whirlpool presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $106.00.

Whirlpool Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of WHR opened at $104.82 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $115.06 and a 200 day moving average of $108.50. Whirlpool Co. has a fifty-two week low of $84.18 and a fifty-two week high of $135.49. The firm has a market cap of $5.80 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.89 and a beta of 1.43. 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 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 positive return on equity of 21.89% and a negative net margin of 1.95%. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.85 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Whirlpool Co. will post 9.52 EPS for the current year.

Whirlpool Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, March 15th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a $1.75 dividend. This represents a $7.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Whirlpool’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -119.45%.

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.