Middleby (MIDD) Competitors

T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) and Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do analysts prefer TROW or MIDD?

T. Rowe Price Group presently has a consensus target price of $101.09, suggesting a potential downside of 5.56%. Middleby has a consensus target price of $159.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.90%. Given Middleby's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Middleby is more favorable than T. Rowe Price Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
T. Rowe Price Group	4 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Middleby	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the media prefer TROW or MIDD?

In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 8 more articles in the media than Middleby. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 23 mentions for Middleby. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Middleby's score of 0.55 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
T. Rowe Price Group	21 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Middleby	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Middleby shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Middleby shares are held 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TROW or MIDD?

T. Rowe Price Group has higher revenue and earnings than Middleby. T. Rowe Price Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Middleby, 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
T. Rowe Price Group	$7.09B	3.32	$2.10B	$8.95	11.96
Middleby	$3.88B	1.73	$428.43M	$7.86	16.87

Which has more risk & volatility, TROW or MIDD?

T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middleby has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TROW or MIDD more profitable?

T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 28.72% compared to Middleby's net margin of 11.06%. T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity of 19.77% beat Middleby's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
T. Rowe Price Group	28.72%	19.77%	15.04%
Middleby	11.06%	14.14%	7.06%

Summary

T. Rowe Price Group beats Middleby on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.