MIDD vs. TTEK, ATR, DCI, BERY, GPK, SITE, AA, RRX, RBC, and AGCO
Should you be buying Middleby stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middleby include Tetra Tech (TTEK), AptarGroup (ATR), Donaldson (DCI), Berry Global Group (BERY), Graphic Packaging (GPK), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Alcoa (AA), Regal Rexnord (RRX), RBC Bearings (RBC), and AGCO (AGCO). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
Middleby vs.
Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) and Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and media sentiment.
Middleby has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Tetra Tech's net margin of 7.83%. Tetra Tech's return on equity of 20.51% beat Middleby's return on equity.
Tetra Tech currently has a consensus price target of $185.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.93%. Middleby has a consensus price target of $169.63, indicating a potential upside of 25.31%. Given Tetra Tech's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Tetra Tech is more favorable than Middleby.
In the previous week, Tetra Tech had 1 more articles in the media than Middleby. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Tetra Tech and 13 mentions for Middleby. Tetra Tech's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Middleby's score of 0.31 indicating that Tetra Tech is being referred to more favorably in the media.
85.3% of Tetra Tech shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Middleby shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Tetra Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Middleby shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Tetra Tech has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middleby has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Middleby has higher revenue and earnings than Tetra Tech. Middleby is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tetra Tech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Tetra Tech received 104 more outperform votes than Middleby when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.54% of users gave Tetra Tech an outperform vote while only 58.92% of users gave Middleby an outperform vote.
Summary
Tetra Tech and Middleby tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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