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The price of Middleby Corp (NASDAQ: MIDD) closed at $119.5 in the last session, down -4.02% from day before closing price of $124.5. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. MIDD stock price reached its highest trading level at $125.49 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $118.88.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MIDD’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.18. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.10 and its Current Ratio is at 2.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.69.
On September 04, 2025, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $163.
Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on December 12, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $170 to $160.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 21 ’25 when GARDEN EDWARD P bought 137,000 shares for $148.03 per share. The transaction valued at 20,279,599 led to the insider holds 3,276,834 shares of the business.
GARDEN EDWARD P bought 37,473 shares of MIDD for $5,560,993 on May 14 ’25. The Director now owns 3,125,736 shares after completing the transaction at $148.40 per share. On May 15 ’25, another insider, GARDEN EDWARD P, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 13,477 shares for $149.23 each. As a result, the insider paid 2,011,127 and bolstered with 3,139,213 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MIDD now has a Market Capitalization of 6019364352 and an Enterprise Value of 7937478144. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.045 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.967.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MIDD is 1.39, which has changed by -0.121323526 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1476624 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MIDD has reached a high of $182.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $114.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.33%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MIDD traded on average about 725.82K shares per day over the past 3-months and 990280 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 50.37M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.60M. Insiders hold about 1.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.27% stake in the company. Shares short for MIDD as of 1761868800 were 2616909 with a Short Ratio of 3.61, compared to 1759190400 on 2289192. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2616909 and a Short% of Float of 6.460000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for MIDD, which recently paid a dividend on 2004-06-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2004-06-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-06-27 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 8.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Middleby Corp (MIDD).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.9, with high estimates of $1.96 and low estimates of $1.82.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.13 and $8.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.04. EPS for the following year is $9.53, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $10.35 and $8.66.
Revenue Estimates
According to 8 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.01B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.02B to a low estimate of $1B. As of. The current estimate, Middleby Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.01BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $932.98M. There is a high estimate of $952.8M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $908.8M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MIDD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.88B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.86B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.87B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.88BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.99B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.02B and the low estimate is $3.96B.
