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After finishing at $129.49 in the prior trading day, Middleby Corp (NASDAQ: MIDD) closed at $127.48, down -1.55%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.14 million shares were traded. MIDD stock price reached its highest trading level at $130.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $125.57.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MIDD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.73. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.79 and its Current Ratio is at 2.81. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.67.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Jefferies on December 12, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $160 from $170 previously.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Neutral to Underweight on May 22, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $145 to $118.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 03 ’25 when Palisi Chapin Sarah sold 500 shares for $163.51 per share. The transaction valued at 81,755 led to the insider holds 6,111 shares of the business.
McCarthy Cathy L sold 500 shares of MIDD for $71,095 on Nov 07 ’24. The Director now owns 8,611 shares after completing the transaction at $142.19 per share. On Nov 07 ’24, another insider, McCarthy Cathy L, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 500 shares for $141.00 each.
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 6838817792 and an Enterprise Value of 8665590784. As of this moment, Middleby’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.77. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.236 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.321.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MIDD is 1.67, which has changed by -0.09595066 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.05279863 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 $118.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.44%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 943.60K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1570550 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 53.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 52.90M. Insiders hold about 1.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 111.16% stake in the company. Shares short for MIDD as of 1743379200 were 3009147 with a Short Ratio of 3.19, compared to 1740700800 on 3105346. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3009147 and a Short% of Float of 6.88.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for MIDD, which recently paid a dividend on 2004-06-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1086134400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-06-27 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.
