Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for WHR in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
Whirlpool shares touched a new 52-week low this week, trading as low as $28.23 and last near $28.51 after a prior close of $28.83, continuing a decline flagged as the stock fell amid a broader market uptick. No new results, guidance or deal news accompanied the move, leaving price action itself as the main story.
WHR closed at $28.88, up 0.2%, but remains below both its 50-day average of $36.58 and its 200-day average of $52.04, with the 50-day also below the 200-day, underscoring a sustained downtrend; the stock is down 18% over one month, 25.3% over three months and 48.5% over six months. The GekkoIndex reads 70.4, placing it in the Buying zone, while the price sits 30.9% below the Gekko Fair Value of $41.78.
Whirlpool reports earnings on 26 October 2026 before the open, 14 days away and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; its last report on 3 August 2026 showed an EPS of -0.21 against a -0.06 estimate, producing a 19% reaction. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality over five years shows an average 20-day return of -1.7%, rising in 2 of those years. Analyst consensus from 8 firms shows 0 buy, 6 hold and 2 sell ratings, with a consensus target of $49.83.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Whirlpool scores 2 supportive, 0 mixed and 3 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive0 mixed3 headwinds
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $28.88 is below the 50-day ($36.58) and 200-day ($52.04) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart70.4, Buying
Reading 70.4 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex30.9% below
Price is 30.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 14 days
Reports on Oct 26, 2026, 14 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings−1.7% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −1.7% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Whirlpool closed at $28.88 on Oct 12, 2026, −61.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $28.18 to $94.82.
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Whirlpool designs and sells home appliances, offering products such as refrigerators, freezers, ice makers, water filters, washers and dryers, ovens, cooktops and other small kitchen equipment, dishwashers, and mixers. It markets these goods under a wide collection of brand names, including Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Amana, Hotpoint, Indesit, and several others sold across different regions.
The company runs its business across four geographic regions, covering North America, Europe along with the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, and Asia. It reaches buyers through retailers, distributors, independent dealers, builders, other appliance makers, and direct sales to households.
Whirlpool traces back to 1911 and is headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker WHR.
Whirlpool’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 70.4, in the Buying zone, up 1.2 points over five sessions.
Up 1.2 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 87 | −1.2% | −3.6% | ||
| Accumulation | 294 | −0.3% | −1.6% | ||
| Neutral | 269 | −0.8% | −3.0% | ||
| Distribution | 31 | −2.7% | −11.4% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average WHR share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →
Whirlpool trades 30.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $41.78, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Whirlpool shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$41.78
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
30.9% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 13.3% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Whirlpool, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for WHR in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in WHR were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Whirlpool has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
2of the funds Gekko tracks hold WHR.
Whirlpool reports on Oct 26, 2026, before the open (14 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 26, 2026
Expected before the open, 14 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | −$0.21 est −$0.06 | $3.52B est $3.55B | +19.0% |
| May 6, 2026 | −$0.56 est $1.11 | $3.27B est $3.44B | −11.0% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $1.10 est $1.54 | $4.10B est $4.27B | −7.8% |
| Oct 27, 2025 | $2.09 est $1.41 | $4.03B est $4.27B | +5.3% |
| Jul 28, 2025 | $1.34 est $1.54 | $3.77B est $3.97B | −15.0% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $1.70 est $1.76 | $3.62B est $3.89B | +2.1% |
| Jan 29, 2025 | $4.57 est $4.34 | $4.14B est $4.24B | −18.3% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $3.43 est $3.20 | $3.99B est $4.09B | +7.9% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Whirlpool is $49.83, +72.5% from the last close, from 8 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 8 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | Goldman Sachs | $41 | +42.0% |
| Oct 12 | Citi | $32 | +10.8% |
| Oct 7 | RBC Capital | $22 | −23.8% |
| Sep 11 | Bank of America Securities | $31 | +7.3% |
| Sep 11 | Wells Fargo | $39 | +35.0% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Whirlpool averaged −1.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.7% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −2.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −1.7% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +2.3% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, WHR’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.2%.
Whirlpool’s market cap is $1.87B, with a P/E ratio of 9.6 and revenue of $14.92B over the last twelve months.
2 headlines about Whirlpool from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
Whirlpool’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| SNSharkNinja | Neutral | 14.3% above |
| IMAXImax | Accumulation | 1.1% above |
| SONOSonos | Neutral | 12.1% above |
| SPBSpectrum Brands | Accumulation | 5.3% above |
| RRRichtech Robotics | Accumulation | 1.3% above |
| TBCHTurtle Beach | Neutral | 5.5% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Whirlpool’s market cap is $1.87B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $28.88, with 65.20M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 9.6.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Whirlpool is $49.83, +72.5% from the last close. Of the 8 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 2 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Whirlpool is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $28.88 is 30.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $41.78. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Whirlpool is expected to report on Oct 26, 2026, before the market opens (14 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.03 per share on revenue of $3.97B. Whirlpool beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 10.8% on average across the report.
Whirlpool’s 52-week high is $94.82 and its 52-week low is $28.18; it closed at $28.88 on Oct 12, 2026, −61.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $245.44 on Jan 5, 2022.
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