The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Middleby Corp shares valued at $20,279,599 were purchased by GARDEN EDWARD P on May 21 ’25. At $148.03 per share, GARDEN EDWARD P acquired 137,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 3,276,834 shares worth approximately $488.77 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, GARDEN EDWARD P purchased 37,473 shares, netting a total of over 5,560,993 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $148.40 each, the insider now holds 3,125,736 shares.
Before that, GARDEN EDWARD P had added 13,477 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,011,127, the Director bought Middleby Corp shares for $149.23 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 13,477 shares, worth approximately $468.25 million.
As published in a research note from Jefferies on December 12, 2024, Middleby Corp [MIDD] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $160 from $170. Analysts at Raymond James started covering the stock with ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of May 22, 2024, JP Morgan has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Underweight” for MIDD. Earlier on November 17, 2022, Canaccord Genuity initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for MIDD stock.
Analyzing MIDD Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Middleby Corp [NASDAQ: MIDD] rose 1.24% to $149.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $145.2875, but it reached a high of $149.67 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.63%. Over the course of the year, Middleby Corp shares have jumped approximately 21.65%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $182.73 on 02/25/25 and a 52-week low of $121.70 on 04/21/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Middleby Corp (MIDD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 146.34, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 143.51. In the upper region, resistance lies at 150.83. The next price resistance is at 152.49. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.42 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Middleby Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Middleby Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.38 million shares to 3.7 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 3.32 million shares. A jump of 10.27% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.09 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.09.
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In terms of Middleby Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 165 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.99% from the previous closing price of $147.34. Analysts anticipate Middleby Corp stock to reach 190 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 159. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Middleby Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 26, 2022, The Benchmark Company assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $190.
