Reviewing Arçelik Anonim Sirketi (OTCMKTS:ACKAY) and Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR)

Whirlpool (NYSE:WHR) and Arçelik Anonim Sirketi (OTCMKTS:ACKAY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Whirlpool and Arçelik Anonim Sirketi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Whirlpool	1.17%	4.18%	0.82%
Arçelik Anonim Sirketi	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Whirlpool and Arçelik Anonim Sirketi”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Whirlpool	$15.52 billion	0.17	$318.00 million	$2.92	14.13
Arçelik Anonim Sirketi	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.47	2.21

Whirlpool has higher revenue and earnings than Arçelik Anonim Sirketi. Arçelik Anonim Sirketi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Whirlpool, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Whirlpool and Arçelik Anonim Sirketi, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Whirlpool	3	7	1	0	1.82
Arçelik Anonim Sirketi	0	0	0	0	0.00

Whirlpool presently has a consensus price target of $46.88, indicating a potential upside of 13.60%. Given Whirlpool’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Whirlpool is more favorable than Arçelik Anonim Sirketi.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.8% of Whirlpool shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Arçelik Anonim Sirketi shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Whirlpool shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Whirlpool beats Arçelik Anonim Sirketi on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. It markets and distributes its products primarily under the Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, JennAir, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Hotpoint, Indesit, InSinkErator, Yummly, Affresh, Gladiator, Swash, everydrop, Ignis, Privileg, Eslabon de Lujo, and Acros brands. The company sells its products to retailers, distributors, dealers, builders, and other manufacturers, as well as directly to consumers. Whirlpool Corporation was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

About Arçelik Anonim Sirketi

Arçelik Anonim Sirketi, together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, sells, after sales services, imports, and exports consumer durable goods and electronics in Turkey, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Africa, and internationally. It operates through White Goods, Consumer Electronics, and Other segments. It offers refrigerators, automatic and semi-automatic top-loading washing machines, chest and upright deep freezers, split air conditioners, microwave ovens, water coolers, dryers, dish washers, ovens, cookers, home appliances, furniture and kitchen gadgets, hoods, built-in cookers, laundry dryers, water dispensers, and coffee machines. The company also provides furnaces, aspirators, mini-midi ovens, warming drawers, water purifiers, combi boilers, kettles, room heaters, and fans; small home appliances comprising brooms, cooking utensils, personal care and hygiene products, and irons; consumer electronics, such as smart phones, laptops and tablets, POS cash registers, Hi-fi systems, portable sound systems, and 3D printers; and hermetic compressors and motor pumps. In addition, it offers televisions, computers, cash registers, and other electronic devices. The company provides its products under the Altus, Arctic, Blomberg, Dawlance, Arçelik, Beko, Defy, Elektrabregenz, Flavel, Grundig, Leisure, STINOL, and VoltasBeko brand names. Arçelik Anonim Sirketi was incorporated in 1955 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.