Middleby (MIDD) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, MIDD or DOV?

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Middleby. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Middleby, 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
Middleby	$3.88B	1.99	$428.43M	$8.00	17.95
Dover	$7.75B	3.15	$2.70B	$16.60	10.71

Do analysts recommend MIDD or DOV?

Middleby presently has a consensus price target of $168.14, suggesting a potential upside of 17.07%. Dover has a consensus price target of $208.58, suggesting a potential upside of 17.37%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Middleby.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Middleby	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Does the media prefer MIDD or DOV?

In the previous week, Dover had 22 more articles in the media than Middleby. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Dover and 3 mentions for Middleby. Middleby's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Dover's score of 0.12 indicating that Middleby is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Middleby	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dover	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MIDD or DOV more profitable?

Dover has a net margin of 28.85% compared to Middleby's net margin of 11.26%. Dover's return on equity of 19.54% beat Middleby's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Middleby	11.26%	14.47%	7.20%
Dover	28.85%	19.54%	10.16%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MIDD or DOV?

98.6% of Middleby shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Middleby shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Dover shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MIDD or DOV?

Dover received 364 more outperform votes than Middleby when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.10% of users gave Dover an outperform vote while only 59.45% of users gave Middleby an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Middleby	Outperform Votes 390 59.45%	Underperform Votes 266 40.55%
Dover	Outperform Votes 754 61.10%	Underperform Votes 480 38.90%

Which has more risk and volatility, MIDD or DOV?

Middleby has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Dover beats Middleby on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.