Middleby (MIDD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Middleby Corporation is a manufacturer of commercial, residential and industrial foodservice equipment. The company serves restaurants, hotels, institutional kitchens, food retailers, food processors and consumers through a portfolio of equipment brands and product lines.

Its commercial foodservice products include ovens, ranges, fryers, griddles, cooking systems, refrigeration equipment, ventilation systems, beverage equipment and food-preparation solutions. Middleby also provides equipment for commercial dishwashing, baking and other specialized kitchen applications.

The company’s residential portfolio includes premium kitchen appliances such as ranges, ovens, refrigerators, ventilation products, outdoor cooking equipment and specialty appliances. Its industrial processing operations supply systems used in bakery, meat, poultry, prepared-food and other food-production applications.

Middleby traces its origins to 1888 and is headquartered in Elgin, Illinois. Through its brands and international operations, the company serves customers in North America and markets worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $103.24 to $104.78
• 50-Day Range: $102.69 to $138.78
• 52-Week Range: $102.14 to $180.13
• Volume: 751,117 shs
• Average Volume: 625,032 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.73 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $159.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Middleby Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Middleby scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 325th out of 666 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Middleby has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Middleby has a consensus price target of $159.50, representing about 52.8% upside from its current price of $104.38.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Middleby has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.39%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Middleby are expected to grow by 11.39% in the coming year, from $6.85 to $7.63 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Middleby is -11.26, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Middleby is -11.26, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Middleby has a P/B Ratio of 1.89. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.76% of the float of Middleby has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Middleby has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.34, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Middleby has recently increased by 19.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Middleby does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Middleby does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.21

News Sentiment

Middleby has a news sentiment score of -0.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Middleby this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for MIDD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Middleby to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Middleby insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.71% of the stock of Middleby is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.55% of the stock of Middleby is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/11/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MIDD
• CIK: 769520
• Web: www.middleby.com
• Phone: (847) 741-3300
• Fax: 847-741-0015
• Employees: 8,826
• Year Founded: 1888

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Middleby: $159.50
• High Price Target: $205.00
• Low Price Target: $145.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +52.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.44
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($9.26)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.27
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$277.73 million
• Net Margins: -13.22%
• Pretax Margin: 13.56%
• Return on Equity: 17.44%
• Return on Assets: 7.66%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.88
• Current Ratio: 1.99
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.20 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.48
• Cash Flow: $11.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.92
• Book Value: $55.12 per share
• Price / Book: 1.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,220,000
• Free Float: 40,831,000
• Market Cap: $4.73 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.32