MIDD vs. SXI, TNC, MSA, AIT, SITE, AA, RBC, BERY, GTLS, and MLI
Should you be buying Middleby stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middleby include Standex International (SXI), Tennant (TNC), MSA Safety (MSA), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Alcoa (AA), RBC Bearings (RBC), Berry Global Group (BERY), Chart Industries (GTLS), and Mueller Industries (MLI). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) and Standex International (NYSE:SXI) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Standex International has a net margin of 10.11% compared to Middleby's net margin of 9.82%. Middleby's return on equity of 15.88% beat Standex International's return on equity.
In the previous week, Middleby had 4 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Middleby and 6 mentions for Standex International. Standex International's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Middleby's score of 0.55 indicating that Standex International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Middleby has higher revenue and earnings than Standex International. Middleby is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Middleby has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standex International has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
98.6% of Middleby shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Standex International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Middleby shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Standex International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Middleby currently has a consensus price target of $156.14, suggesting a potential upside of 17.33%. Standex International has a consensus price target of $191.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.20%. Given Middleby's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Middleby is more favorable than Standex International.
Middleby received 100 more outperform votes than Standex International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.45% of users gave Standex International an outperform vote while only 59.14% of users gave Middleby an outperform vote.
Summary
Middleby beats Standex International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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