In a filing, Middleby Corp revealed its Director GARDEN EDWARD P acquired Company’s shares for reported $6.42 million on Dec 12 ’25. In the deal valued at $146.53 per share,43,838 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, GARDEN EDWARD P now holds 3,364,997 shares worth roughly $495.6 million.
Then, GARDEN EDWARD P bought 44,325 shares, generating $6,407,246 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $144.55, the Director now owns 3,321,159 shares.
Before that, GARDEN EDWARD P bought 14,740 shares. Middleby Corp shares valued at $2,165,601 were divested by the Director at a price of $146.92 per share. As a result of the transaction, GARDEN EDWARD P now holds 3,379,737 shares, worth roughly $497.77 million.
Jefferies upgraded its Middleby Corp [MIDD] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early November from “an Underweight” to “a Neutral”. Wolfe Research began covering MIDD with “an Outperform” recommendation on September 04, 2025. Jefferies revised its rating on December 12, 2024. It rated MIDD as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of MIDD
On Monday, Middleby Corp [NASDAQ:MIDD] saw its stock fall -0.32% to $147.28. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 14.89%. Middleby Corp shares have risen nearly 1.75% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 8.73% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $182.73 was reached on 02/25/25, a 52-week low of $110.82 was recorded on 11/20/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MIDD Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 145.79, which if violated will result in even more drops to 144.31. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 148.61. A further resistance level may holdings at 149.95.
How much short interest is there in Middleby Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Middleby Corp stocks on 2025-11-28, dropping by 45161.0 shares to a total of 2.57 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-10-31 was 2.62 million shares. There was a decline of -1.76%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on June 28, 2024 when Raymond James began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ rating.
