Middleby (MIDD) Competitors $146.48 -0.89 (-0.60%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$146.48 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:09 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, MIDD or TROW? Middleby has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Does the media favor MIDD or TROW? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 12 more articles in the media than Middleby. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 10 mentions for Middleby. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Middleby's score of 0.51 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) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive T. Rowe Price Group 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$3.88B2.03$428.43M$8.0018.31T. Rowe Price Group$7.09B3.29$2.10B$8.8211.99 Do analysts prefer MIDD or TROW? Middleby currently has a consensus price target of $168.14, suggesting a potential upside of 14.79%. T. Rowe Price Group has a consensus price target of $96.64, suggesting a potential downside of 8.64%. Given Middleby's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MIDD or TROW? 98.6% of Middleby shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Middleby shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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$7.91B$12.90B$7.64B$9.41BDividend YieldN/A23.75%4.55%4.03%P/E Ratio18.3126.8724.5520.09Price / Sales2.034.95104.1799.01Price / Cash12.4316.4227.7358.27Price / Book2.173.844.435.65Net Income$428.43M$521.16M$797.00M$257.91M7 Day Performance-2.02%1.26%0.93%2.09%1 Month Performance3.31%9.50%6.28%11.13%1 Year Performance14.23%25.92%30.24%18.40% Middleby Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MIDDMiddleby3.6199 of 5 stars$146.48-0.6%$168.14+14.8%+11.0%$7.91B$3.88B18.3110,616News CoverageTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.7142 of 5 stars$98.90-1.2%$94.91-4.0%-9.9%$22.06B$7.09B11.218,158Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAVNTAvient4.7202 of 5 stars$33.14-3.7%$46.80+41.2%-28.8%$3.15B$3.24B12.949,200Positive NewsBCBrunswick4.6843 of 5 stars$58.21-2.1%$70.00+20.3%-27.0%$3.90B$5.24B48.1115,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementDCIDonaldson3.753 of 5 stars$70.12-1.6%$70.00-0.2%-4.8%$8.30B$3.59B23.5314,000DOVDover4.8227 of 5 stars$187.30-0.7%$206.50+10.3%+0.4%$25.86B$7.75B11.2824,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.0609 of 5 stars$52.48-1.8%$77.17+47.0%-27.0%$6.43B$4.61B13.5011,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.44 of 5 stars$158.84-1.4%$165.50+4.2%+13.0%$12.68B$3.63B25.2511,700ITWIllinois Tool Works4.6074 of 5 stars$254.70-1.5%$252.58-0.8%+1.5%$75.74B$15.90B22.4044,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPNRPentair4.5556 of 5 stars$105.05-1.7%$107.14+2.0%+30.5%$17.58B$4.08B27.149,750Upcoming EarningsTKRTimken4.1905 of 5 stars$75.55-1.5%$79.00+4.6%-8.9%$5.36B$4.57B16.2819,000News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T. 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