How to buy Welbilt stock

Welbilt, Inc is a specialty industrial machinery business based in the US. Welbilt shares (WBT) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Welbilt employs 4,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.2 billion.

How to buy shares in Welbilt

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Welbilt. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: WBT. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Welbilt reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Welbilt, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Welbilt. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Welbilt share price

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Welbilt shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-03-03.

52-week range	USD$3.17 - USD$16.93
50-day moving average	USD$14.615
200-day moving average	USD$10.1194
Wall St. target price	USD$18.13
PE ratio	150.25
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.04

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Welbilt financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	9.26%
Gross profit TTM	USD$412.4 million
Return on assets TTM	3.1%
Return on equity TTM	-2.81%
Profit margin	-0.64%
Book value	$1.929
Market capitalisation	USD$2.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Welbilt shares

There are currently 5.9 million Welbilt shares held short by investors – that's known as Welbilt's "short interest". This figure is 3% down from 6.1 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Welbilt shares can be evaluated.

Welbilt's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Welbilt's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Welbilt shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Welbilt shares traded daily (recently around 1.2 million). Welbilt's SIR currently stands at 4.74. In other words for every 100,000 Welbilt shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4740 shares are currently held short.

However Welbilt's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Welbilt shares, or, against the total number of tradable Welbilt shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Welbilt's short interest could be expressed as 0.04% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Welbilt shares in existence, roughly 40 shares are currently held short) or 0.0418% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Welbilt shares, roughly 42 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Welbilt.

Find out more about how you can short Welbilt stock.

Welbilt share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Welbilt's shares have ranged in value from as little as $3.17 up to $16.93. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Welbilt's is 2.375. This would suggest that Welbilt's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Welbilt overview

Welbilt, Inc., designs, manufactures, and supplies foodservice equipment for commercial foodservice market worldwide. The company offers commercial upright and undercounter refrigerators and freezers, blast freezers and chillers, and cook-chill systems under the Delfield brand; and walk-in refrigerators, coolers and freezers, and prefabricated cooler and freezer panels under the Kolpak brand. It also provides traditional, combination, convection, conveyor, and rapid-cooking ovens, and range and grill products under the Convotherm, Garland, Lincoln, and Merrychef brands; fryers and frying systems under the Frymaster brand; and steam equipment under the Cleveland brand. In addition, the company offers cafeteria and buffet equipment stations, bins, boxes, warming cabinets, warmers, display and deli cases, and insulated and refrigerated salad and food bars under the Delfield, Merco, and other brand names; beverage dispensers, blended ice machines, ice/beverage dispensers, beer coolers, post-mix dispensing valves, backroom equipment, and support system components and related equipment; ice machines under the Manitowoc and other brand names; coffee equipment under the Crem brand name; and other beverage-related products under the Multiplex and Manitowoc brand names. Further, it provides after-market parts, and installation and start-up, and preventative maintenance services; spare parts supply for Welbilt products under the KitchenCare brand; designed kitchens under FitKitchen brand; and KitchenConnect, a cloud based-application. It supplies its products to full-service restaurants, quick-service restaurant chains, hotels, resorts, cruise ships, caterers, supermarkets, convenience stores, hospitals, schools, and other institutions through dealers and distributors. The company was formerly known as Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc. and changed its name to Welbilt, Inc. in February 2017. Welbilt, Inc. was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in New Port Richey, Florida.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Welbilt is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.449% of Welbilt shares are held by insiders and 86.554% by institutions.

• How many people work for Welbilt?

  Latest data suggests 4,400 work at Welbilt.

• When does the fiscal year end for Welbilt?

  Welbilt's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Welbilt based?

  Welbilt's address is: 2227 Welbilt Boulevard, New Port Richey, FL, United States, 34655

• What is Welbilt's ISIN number?

  Welbilt's international securities identification number is: US9490901041

• What is Welbilt's CUSIP number?

  Welbilt's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 563568104