Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of WHR vs.
Given this, some might be thinking that WHR is poised to top out in the near term.
At the closing bell, WHR is up about 0.7%, while DGX is off about 0.7% on the day Tuesday.
One such company is undoubtedly Whirlpool ( WHR) , a top manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances.
On Tuesday there was yet another sign of good things to come: Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) upped its earnings guidance for the year.
Whirlpool (nyse: WHR - news - people ) has announced it will exhibit a refrigerator with an embedded wi-fi frame.
However, with all due respect our methodology disagrees with Mr. Fettig as we have recently downgraded WHR to Overvalued from Fairly Valued.
From our perspective, the stock is currently trading near what we have termed the rationally expected high price based on historical valuations of WHR.
Whirlpool ( WHR - news - people )'s ability to weather the global sales slump, leading it to beat Wall Street's forecast.
In fact, debt to equity is now below 50%, the first time this can be said for WHR on a yearly basis since before the Great Recession began.
However, if you look at recent trends in the analyst estimate revision space, it does imply that WHR could actually have plenty of room to run instead.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, WHR and DGX collectively make up 1.57% of the iShares Morningstar Mid Value Index Fund ETF (JKI) which is higher by about 0.7% on the day Tuesday.
Recently, China's Haier Group made a run at established appliance maker Maytag (nyse: MYG - news - people ), which in August ended up in the hands of Whirlpool (nyse: WHR - news - people ).
Finally, consider homebuilding, which is taking off all across the country for the first time in over five years, creating a potential for positive opportunities associated with everything related to a home, from Home Depot (HD) and Owens Corning (OC), to Lennar (LEN) and Whirlpool (WHR).
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While most products are likely three to five years away, companies like Cisco, Whirlpool (nyse: WHR - news - people ) and home retailer Sears (nyse: S - news - people ) among others have formed an industry consortium called the Internet Home Alliance where all member companies can put their collective heads together.
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