Middleby (MIDD) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer IR or MIDD?

Ingersoll Rand presently has a consensus target price of $104.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.20%. Middleby has a consensus target price of $178.83, indicating a potential upside of 7.04%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Middleby.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ingersoll Rand	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Middleby	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

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%

Which has better valuation and 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	4.66	$838.60M	$2.06	40.61
Middleby	$4.04B	2.23	$400.88M	$7.25	23.04

Which has more risk & volatility, IR or MIDD?

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middleby has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IR or MIDD?

Ingersoll Rand received 349 more outperform votes than Middleby when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.60% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 59.35% of users gave Middleby an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingersoll Rand	Outperform Votes 733 61.60%	Underperform Votes 457 38.40%
Middleby	Outperform Votes 384 59.35%	Underperform Votes 263 40.65%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Middleby shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer IR or MIDD?

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 23 more articles in the media than Middleby. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 14 mentions for Middleby. Middleby's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.26 indicating that Middleby is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingersoll Rand	13 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Middleby	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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