Whirlpool Corp (WHR-N)

JPMorgan just upgraded it to a top pick. She doesn't doesn't know why it's a hated stock. She finds it cute. They have pricing power even with steel costs rising while their last report was impressive. They are buying back $2 billion more shares. They boast a high-single digit PE. For all these reasons, she really likes it.

It depends on the continued DIY trade by homeowners and the hot housing market. JPMorgan just downgraded it.

Sold her shares recently. They're trying to grow in Europe and Asia with acquisitions, but actually lost market share in Europe. Got hurt by deep US steel tariffs. Look elsewhere and cut your losses.

Has attracted him over the years, but has always shied away because it's messy. There seems to always be something introduced that throws them off their game. Whether it’s the US$ moving up or down because a lot of their business comes from outside of the US. They are in court a lot because of their appliances. Just last week, the US government put a tariff on any washing machine, regardless of where it was produced coming into the US. It looks attractive, but he just can't get comfortable enough with it.

It is a global franchise. It has gone through a tough period. Unit sales projection slipped. It is 10 times earnings and 9 times future earnings. The risk is taken out of this stock. There is a 10 year recycling of appliances. (Analysts’ target: $187.00).