PREVIEW: Whirlpool seen reporting Y/Y drop in EPS, rev

Q@ - Shares in home appliance provider Whirlpool WHR.N up 1.3% on Monday ahead of Q3 report due after market close with analyst estimates implying a Y/Y decline vs sequential increase

Wall Street analysts see WHR, which will hold its conference call on Tuesday, reporting adj EPS of $1.41 vs $3.43 year-ago on rev of $3.93 bln down from $3.99 bln year-ago, according to LSEG data

Estimates are above Q2 EPS of $1.34 and Q2 rev of $3.77 bln

In last 8 quarters WHR's rev beat Street view just 4 times while its EPS met or beat 6 times

In July, Whirlpool's shares had tumbled >13% after it slashed its full-year earnings forecast and dividend, blaming pressure from rivals loading up on imports ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs

BofA analysts in Q3 preview last week said WHR price objective discounted vs building products avg, sees near-term uncertainty on slowing discretionary demand, higher promotions, volatile environment in international markets but potential tailwinds from reduction in imported competition due to tariffs

WHR last traded at $74.26 vs median PT of $83.56, as per LSEG, which shows 12 analyst ratings: 2 'buy,' 7 'hold' and 3 'sell'

Down ~35% YTD vs a ~4% drop for S&P 400 consumer discretionary index .SPMDCD