Middleby (MIDD) Competitors $138.60 +0.58 (+0.42%) Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$138.57 -0.03 (-0.02%) As of 10/3/2025 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 Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) and T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk. Is MIDD or TROW 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 Middleby11.06% 14.14% 7.06% T. Rowe Price Group 28.72%19.77%15.04% Does the media refer more to MIDD or TROW? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 13 more articles in the media than Middleby. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 14 mentions for Middleby. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Middleby's score of 0.57 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Middleby 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive T. Rowe Price Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend MIDD or TROW? Middleby currently has a consensus target price of $160.71, indicating a potential upside of 15.96%. T. Rowe Price Group has a consensus target price of $104.08, indicating a potential upside of 0.78%. Given Middleby's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Middleby is more favorable than T. Rowe Price Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Middleby 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33T. Rowe Price Group 4 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MIDD or TROW? 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 RatioMiddleby$3.88B1.81$428.43M$7.8617.63T. Rowe Price Group$7.09B3.20$2.10B$8.9511.54 Do insiders & institutionals believe in MIDD or TROW? 98.6% of Middleby shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Middleby shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, MIDD or TROW? Middleby has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryT. Rowe Price Group beats Middleby on 9 of the 16 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. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$7.02B$13.32B$8.01B$10.58BDividend YieldN/A24.40%4.57%4.69%P/E Ratio17.6322.04305.6726.71Price / Sales1.815.441,355.80130.98Price / Cash11.6917.6328.3561.31Price / Book2.054.404.966.55Net Income$428.43M$519.51M$796.44M$277.50M7 Day Performance4.20%1.46%1.93%2.42%1 Month Performance-4.04%1.52%4.59%8.63%1 Year Performance3.06%25.82%30.20%31.60% Middleby Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MIDDMiddleby4.3088 of 5 stars$138.60+0.4%$160.71+16.0%+3.1%$7.02B$3.88B17.6310,616Analyst RevisionTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.3554 of 5 stars$105.29-0.7%$101.55-3.6%-4.8%$23.29B$7.09B11.768,158Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeBCBrunswick3.9731 of 5 stars$63.66+0.5%$66.75+4.9%-19.4%$4.14B$5.24B102.6815,000DOVDover4.8963 of 5 stars$170.26-0.6%$213.92+25.6%-11.8%$23.50B$7.75B10.2724,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.3703 of 5 stars$54.48-2.3%$75.45+38.5%-39.1%$6.69B$4.61B17.1311,000Dividend AnnouncementITTITT4.4161 of 5 stars$181.50+0.3%$188.11+3.6%+22.2%$14.12B$3.63B28.5411,700Analyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.2952 of 5 stars$261.07-0.3%$260.67-0.2%+0.7%$76.33B$15.90B22.8844,000Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastKMTKennametal3.1602 of 5 stars$21.14+0.7%$24.00+13.6%-13.7%$1.60B$1.97B17.618,124News CoverageMASMasco4.6022 of 5 stars$71.09-1.6%$74.60+4.9%-14.5%$15.12B$7.83B18.8618,000Positive NewsPNRPentair4.2594 of 5 stars$110.260.0%$114.36+3.7%+17.1%$18.08B$4.08B30.139,750Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTKRTimken4.4704 of 5 stars$76.92-0.7%$79.82+3.8%-8.7%$5.40B$4.57B17.4819,000News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T. 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