Middleby (MIDD) Competitors $146.48 -0.89 (-0.60%) Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$146.48 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/18/2025 04:09 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MIDD vs. TROW, AVNT, BC, DCI, DOV, FBIN, ITT, ITW, PNR, and TKRShould you be buying Middleby stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middleby include T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Avient (AVNT), Brunswick (BC), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Pentair (PNR), and Timken (TKR). Middleby vs. Its Competitors T. Rowe Price Group Avient Brunswick Donaldson Dover Fortune Brands Innovations ITT Illinois Tool Works Pentair Timken T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) and Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TROW or MIDD? 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Middleby shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Middleby shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, TROW or MIDD? T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middleby has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor TROW or MIDD? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 16 more articles in the media than Middleby. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 9 mentions for Middleby. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Middleby's score of 0.39 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 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Middleby 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is TROW or MIDD more profitable? T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 28.38% compared to Middleby's net margin of 11.26%. T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity of 20.17% beat Middleby's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets T. Rowe Price Group28.38% 20.17% 15.48% Middleby 11.26%14.47%7.20% Do analysts rate TROW or MIDD? T. Rowe Price Group presently has a consensus target price of $96.64, indicating a potential downside of 8.64%. Middleby has a consensus target price of $168.14, indicating a potential upside of 14.79%. 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) 1.67Middleby 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Which has better earnings & valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioT. Rowe Price Group$7.09B3.29$2.10B$8.8211.99Middleby$3.88B2.03$428.43M$8.0018.31 SummaryT. Rowe Price Group beats Middleby on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Middleby News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MIDD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MIDD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MIDD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMiddlebyMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.91B$12.90B$7.61B$9.40BDividend YieldN/A23.75%4.55%4.03%P/E Ratio18.3129.0625.2619.79Price / Sales2.034.95103.8597.34Price / Cash12.4316.4227.7358.27Price / Book2.173.844.435.65Net Income$428.43M$521.16M$797.00M$257.91M7 Day Performance-2.02%1.26%3.12%3.35%1 Month Performance3.31%9.50%6.30%11.09%1 Year Performance15.40%24.69%30.01%18.99% Middleby Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MIDDMiddleby3.61 of 5 stars$146.48-0.6%$168.14+14.8%+14.2%$7.91B$3.88B18.3110,616News CoverageTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.7062 of 5 stars$98.90-1.2%$94.91-4.0%-9.3%$22.06B$7.09B11.218,158Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAVNTAvient4.7197 of 5 stars$33.14-3.7%$46.80+41.2%-28.6%$3.15B$3.24B12.949,200Positive NewsBCBrunswick4.681 of 5 stars$58.21-2.1%$70.00+20.3%-24.8%$3.90B$5.24B48.1115,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementDCIDonaldson3.7604 of 5 stars$70.12-1.6%$70.00-0.2%-3.9%$8.30B$3.59B23.5314,000DOVDover4.8096 of 5 stars$187.30-0.7%$206.50+10.3%+0.9%$25.86B$7.75B11.2824,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.0533 of 5 stars$52.48-1.8%$77.17+47.0%-27.1%$6.43B$4.61B13.5011,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.51 of 5 stars$158.84-1.4%$165.50+4.2%+15.0%$12.68B$3.63B25.2511,700ITWIllinois Tool Works4.6119 of 5 stars$254.70-1.5%$252.58-0.8%+2.4%$75.74B$15.90B22.4044,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPNRPentair4.6128 of 5 stars$105.05-1.7%$107.14+2.0%+32.8%$17.58B$4.08B27.149,750Upcoming EarningsTKRTimken4.2902 of 5 stars$75.55-1.5%$79.00+4.6%-6.5%$5.36B$4.57B16.2819,000News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T. 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