Middleby (MIDD) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer IR or MIDD?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 16 more articles in the media than Middleby. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 10 mentions for Middleby. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Middleby's score of 0.76 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingersoll Rand	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Middleby	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, IR or MIDD?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middleby has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IR or MIDD?

Ingersoll Rand received 349 more outperform votes than Middleby when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.67% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 59.33% of users gave Middleby an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 737 61.67%	Underperform Votes 458 38.33%
Middleby	Outperform Votes 388 59.33%	Underperform Votes 266 40.67%

Which has better valuation & earnings, IR or MIDD?

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Middleby. Middleby is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, 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
Ingersoll Rand	$7.24B	4.06	$838.60M	$2.06	35.33
Middleby	$3.88B	1.79	$400.88M	$7.90	16.39

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IR or MIDD?

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Middleby shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Middleby shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate IR or MIDD?

Ingersoll Rand currently has a consensus price target of $100.36, indicating a potential upside of 37.89%. Middleby has a consensus price target of $179.43, indicating a potential upside of 38.57%. Given Middleby's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Middleby is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Middleby	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Is IR or MIDD more profitable?

Ingersoll Rand has a net margin of 11.59% compared to Middleby's net margin of 10.14%. Middleby's return on equity of 14.66% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingersoll Rand	11.59%	12.78%	7.45%
Middleby	10.14%	14.66%	7.09%

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Middleby on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.