Middleby (MIDD) Competitors

Xylem (NYSE:XYL) and Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is XYL or MIDD more profitable?

Middleby has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Xylem's net margin of 9.85%. Middleby's return on equity of 14.66% beat Xylem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xylem	9.85%	9.61%	6.22%
Middleby	10.14%	14.66%	7.09%

Do analysts rate XYL or MIDD?

Xylem currently has a consensus target price of $152.10, suggesting a potential upside of 26.92%. Middleby has a consensus target price of $154.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.90%. Given Xylem's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Xylem is more favorable than Middleby.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xylem	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Middleby	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the media refer more to XYL or MIDD?

In the previous week, Xylem had 18 more articles in the media than Middleby. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Xylem and 3 mentions for Middleby. Middleby's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Xylem's score of 0.99 indicating that Middleby is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xylem	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Middleby	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, XYL or MIDD?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xylem	$7.36B	3.95	$609M	$3.42	35.04
Middleby	$4.04B	1.89	$400.88M	$7.25	19.59

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XYL or MIDD?

Xylem received 147 more outperform votes than Middleby when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.23% of users gave Xylem an outperform vote while only 59.35% of users gave Middleby an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xylem	Outperform Votes 528 63.23%	Underperform Votes 307 36.77%
Middleby	Outperform Votes 381 59.35%	Underperform Votes 261 40.65%

Which has more risk & volatility, XYL or MIDD?

Xylem has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middleby has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in XYL or MIDD?

88.0% of Xylem shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Middleby shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Xylem shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Middleby shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Xylem beats Middleby on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.