$945.21K in average volume shows that Whirlpool Corp (WHR) is heading in the right direction

Whirlpool Corp (NYSE: WHR) on Tuesday, plunged -3.53% from the previous trading day, before settling in for the closing price of $104.80. Within the past 52 weeks, WHR’s price has moved between $84.18 and $135.49.

Over the past five-year period, the drop rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Consumer Cyclical sector was -4.46%. The company achieved an average annual earnings per share of -19.05%. With a float of $53.90 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $55.00 million.

Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 44000 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 15.53%, operating margin of 3.15%, and the pretax margin is -1.59%.

Whirlpool Corp (WHR) Insider Activity

Observing investor behavior towards Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry stocks is more important than anything else. The insider ownership of Whirlpool Corp is 2.68%, while institutional ownership is 85.26%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 19 ’24, was worth 1,100,900. In this transaction CHAIRMAN AND CEO of this company sold 10,000 shares at a rate of $110.09, taking the stock ownership to the 197,640 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 19 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 10,000 for $109.64, making the entire transaction worth $1,096,400.

Whirlpool Corp (WHR) Earnings and Forecasts

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.25 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -19.05% per share during the next fiscal year.

Whirlpool Corp (NYSE: WHR) Trading Performance Indicators

Whirlpool Corp (WHR) is currently performing well based on its current performance indicators. A quick ratio of 0.44 was reported for the most recent quarter. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.34. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 14.58.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -5.86, a number that is poised to hit 1.73 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 11.65 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Whirlpool Corp (WHR)

Compared to the last year’s volume of 1.14 million, its volume of 0.93 million showed lagged in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 69.35%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 3.64.

During the past 100 days, Whirlpool Corp’s (WHR) raw stochastic average was set at 9.31%, which indicates a significant decrease from 37.51% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 28.05% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 47.15% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $115.39, while its 200-day Moving Average is $104.43. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $103.67 in the near term. At $106.24, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $107.53. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $99.81, it is likely to go to the next support level at $98.52. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $95.95.

Whirlpool Corp (NYSE: WHR) Key Stats

Market capitalization of the company is 5.60 billion based on 55,383K outstanding shares. Right now, sales total 16,607 M and income totals -323,000 K. The company made 4,135 M in profit during its latest quarter, and -392,000 K in sales during its previous quarter.