Middleby (MIDD) Competitors $149.50 -0.66 (-0.44%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$149.46 -0.04 (-0.03%) As of 07/11/2025 04:11 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, AVNT, BC, DCI, DOV, FBIN, ITT, ITW, PNR, and TKRShould you be buying Middleby stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middleby include T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Avient (AVNT), Brunswick (BC), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Pentair (PNR), and Timken (TKR). Middleby vs. Its Competitors T. Rowe Price Group Avient Brunswick Donaldson Dover Fortune Brands Innovations ITT Illinois Tool Works Pentair Timken Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) and T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings. Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$3.88B2.07$428.43M$8.0018.69T. Rowe Price Group$7.09B3.15$2.10B$8.8211.50 Do analysts prefer MIDD or TROW? Middleby currently has a consensus target price of $168.14, indicating a potential upside of 12.47%. T. Rowe Price Group has a consensus target price of $95.82, indicating a potential downside of 5.57%. 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 Middleby 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57T. Rowe Price Group 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Does the media prefer MIDD or TROW? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 12 more articles in the media than Middleby. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 6 mentions for Middleby. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Middleby's score of 1.05 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive T. Rowe Price Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, MIDD or TROW? Middleby has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is MIDD or TROW more profitable? T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 28.38% compared to Middleby's net margin of 11.26%. T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity of 20.17% beat Middleby's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Middleby11.26% 14.47% 7.20% T. Rowe Price Group 28.38%20.17%15.48% 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MIDD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$8.02B$12.83B$7.55B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A23.73%4.53%4.01%P/E Ratio18.6931.4025.1720.26Price / Sales2.075.00120.79166.10Price / Cash12.6116.2727.3657.67Price / Book2.213.844.405.49Net Income$428.43M$521.16M$791.63M$250.45M7 Day Performance0.54%-0.87%0.73%4.79%1 Month Performance5.89%8.79%5.36%9.59%1 Year Performance19.12%26.96%28.02%16.41% Middleby Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MIDDMiddleby3.6908 of 5 stars$149.50-0.4%$168.14+12.5%+19.1%$8.02B$3.88B18.6910,616Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.8291 of 5 stars$98.90-1.2%$94.91-4.0%-14.0%$22.06B$7.09B11.218,158Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAVNTAvient4.5202 of 5 stars$33.14-3.7%$46.80+41.2%-22.0%$3.15B$3.24B12.949,200News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGap DownBCBrunswick4.7107 of 5 stars$58.21-2.1%$70.00+20.3%-21.6%$3.90B$5.24B48.1115,000News CoverageDCIDonaldson3.9928 of 5 stars$70.12-1.6%$70.00-0.2%-2.3%$8.30B$3.59B23.5314,000News CoverageDOVDover4.4597 of 5 stars$187.30-0.7%$206.50+10.3%+2.5%$25.86B$7.75B11.2824,000Trending NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations3.9808 of 5 stars$52.48-1.8%$77.17+47.0%-23.4%$6.43B$4.61B13.5011,000Positive NewsITTITT4.4312 of 5 stars$158.84-1.4%$165.50+4.2%+17.0%$12.68B$3.63B25.2511,700News CoverageITWIllinois Tool Works4.6439 of 5 stars$254.70-1.5%$252.58-0.8%+5.6%$75.74B$15.90B22.4044,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPNRPentair4.5923 of 5 stars$105.05-1.7%$107.14+2.0%+35.2%$17.58B$4.08B27.149,750Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTKRTimken4.5144 of 5 stars$75.55-1.5%$79.00+4.6%-6.4%$5.36B$4.57B16.2819,000News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T. 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