Middleby (MIDD) Competitors $134.03 +0.28 (+0.21%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$134.00 -0.03 (-0.03%) As of 04:10 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, BC, DOV, FBIN, ITT, ITW, KMT, MAS, PNR, and TKRShould you be buying Middleby stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middleby include T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Brunswick (BC), Dover (DOV), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Kennametal (KMT), Masco (MAS), Pentair (PNR), and Timken (TKR). Middleby vs. Its Competitors T. Rowe Price Group Brunswick Dover Fortune Brands Innovations ITT Illinois Tool Works Kennametal Masco Pentair Timken T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) and Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is TROW or MIDD more profitable? T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 28.72% compared to Middleby's net margin of 11.06%. T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity of 19.77% beat Middleby's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets T. Rowe Price Group28.72% 19.77% 15.04% Middleby 11.06%14.14%7.06% Do analysts recommend TROW or MIDD? T. Rowe Price Group currently has a consensus target price of $106.92, suggesting a potential upside of 3.66%. Middleby has a consensus target price of $162.86, suggesting a potential upside of 21.51%. 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) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.94Middleby 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Do institutionals & 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 insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Middleby shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, TROW or MIDD? T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middleby has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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$7.10B3.19$2.10B$8.9511.53Middleby$3.88B1.75$428.43M$7.8617.05 Does the media favor TROW or MIDD? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 38 more articles in the media than Middleby. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 8 mentions for Middleby. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Middleby's score of 0.60 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 20 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Middleby 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryT. Rowe Price Group beats Middleby on 10 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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$6.79B$13.26B$7.83B$10.46BDividend YieldN/A24.43%4.60%4.78%P/E Ratio17.0522.08296.5127.20Price / Sales1.756.891,260.06177.33Price / Cash11.3017.5528.1661.86Price / Book1.984.364.856.65Net Income$428.43M$498.10M$790.12M$276.79M7 Day Performance1.00%0.10%-0.65%-1.51%1 Month Performance-0.49%2.23%3.23%5.45%1 Year Performance-3.17%20.59%27.50%36.24% Middleby Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MIDDMiddleby4.3866 of 5 stars$134.03+0.2%$162.86+21.5%-3.0%$6.79B$3.88B17.0510,616Analyst ForecastTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.3382 of 5 stars$105.69+2.3%$104.83-0.8%-3.4%$22.69B$7.09B11.818,158Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBCBrunswick4.0942 of 5 stars$64.70-2.5%$67.00+3.6%-24.2%$4.33B$5.24B104.3515,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastDOVDover4.974 of 5 stars$166.540.0%$212.42+27.5%-15.0%$22.85B$7.75B10.0424,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5194 of 5 stars$51.78-2.1%$75.45+45.7%-44.0%$6.35B$4.61B16.2811,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.7655 of 5 stars$181.06-0.1%$190.89+5.4%+14.3%$14.13B$3.63B28.4711,700Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionITWIllinois Tool Works4.2738 of 5 stars$258.76-0.5%$261.58+1.1%-5.4%$75.79B$15.90B22.6844,000Positive NewsKMTKennametal3.6402 of 5 stars$21.96+0.4%$24.00+9.3%-12.8%$1.66B$1.97B18.308,124Analyst UpgradeMASMasco4.7308 of 5 stars$68.82-2.2%$74.60+8.4%-20.6%$14.74B$7.83B18.2518,000Positive NewsPNRPentair4.6115 of 5 stars$112.05-0.2%$114.93+2.6%+12.0%$18.40B$4.08B30.619,750Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTKRTimken4.3178 of 5 stars$76.85+0.4%$80.73+5.0%-12.1%$5.33B$4.57B17.4719,000Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T. 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