Whirlpool Rises On Unusually High Volume (WHR)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) is trading at unusually high volume Tuesday with 4.4 million shares changing hands. It is currently at four times its average daily volume and trading up $6.86 (+8%) at $93.17 as of 2:55 p.m. ET.

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Whirlpool has a market cap of $6.75 billion and is part of the consumer goods sector and consumer durables industry. Shares are up 83.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday.

Whirlpool Corporation engages in the manufacture and marketing of home appliances worldwide. Its principal products include laundry appliances, refrigerators and freezers, cooking appliances, dishwashers, mixers, and other portable household appliances. The company has a P/E ratio of 11.6, equal to the average consumer durables industry P/E ratio and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

TheStreet Ratings rates Whirlpool as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, notable return on equity, attractive valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and impressive record of earnings per share growth. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins. You can view the full Whirlpool Ratings Report.

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