Lion Street Advisors LLC Has $990,000 Stock Holdings in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR)

Lion Street Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Whirlpool Co. (NYSE:WHR) by 31.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,645 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,070 shares during the period. Lion Street Advisors LLC’s holdings in Whirlpool were worth $990,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. bought a new position in Whirlpool in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Whirlpool by 323.1% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 275 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares during the last quarter. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Whirlpool during the 4th quarter valued at about $34,000. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Whirlpool by 216.0% in the fourth quarter. HHM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of Whirlpool by 56.4% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 319 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. 90.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WHR has been the subject of several analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective 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. raised their price objective on Whirlpool from $103.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Whirlpool from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Whirlpool from $101.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted 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 analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $112.80.

Whirlpool Price Performance

WHR opened at $100.52 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $5.54 billion, a P/E ratio of -17.15 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 Co. has a fifty-two week low of $84.18 and a fifty-two week high of $135.49. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $118.66 and a 200 day moving average of $108.27.

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $4.57 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 in the prior year, the business earned $3.85 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Whirlpool Co. will post 12.87 EPS for the current year.

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.