Middleby Corp’s recent filing unveils that its Director GARDEN EDWARD P acquired Company’s shares for reported $20.28 million on May 21 ’25. In the deal valued at $148.03 per share,137,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, GARDEN EDWARD P now holds 3,276,834 shares worth roughly $386.8 million.
Then, GARDEN EDWARD P bought 37,473 shares, generating $5,560,993 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $148.40, the Director now owns 3,125,736 shares.
Before that, GARDEN EDWARD P bought 13,477 shares. Middleby Corp shares valued at $2,011,127 were divested by the Director at a price of $149.23 per share. As a result of the transaction, GARDEN EDWARD P now holds 3,139,213 shares, worth roughly $370.55 million.
JP Morgan upgraded its Middleby Corp [MIDD] rating to a Neutral from a an Underweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wolfe Research’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early September with a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating. Jefferies also remained covering MIDD and has decreased its forecast on December 12, 2024 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Raymond James started covering the stock on June 28, 2024. It rated MIDD as “a Mkt perform”.
Price Performance Review of MIDD
On Friday, Middleby Corp [NASDAQ:MIDD] saw its stock fall -1.22% to $118.04. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -4.19%. Middleby Corp shares have fallen nearly -14.05% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -12.85% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $182.73 was reached on 02/25/25, a 52-week low of $114.57 was recorded on 11/06/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MIDD Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 116.99, which if violated will result in even more drops to 115.95. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 119.20. A further resistance level may holdings at 120.37.
How much short interest is there in Middleby Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Middleby Corp stocks on 2025-10-31, growing by 0.33 million shares to a total of 2.62 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-09-30 was 2.29 million shares. There was a rise of 12.52%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
