Middleby Corp’s filing revealed that its Director Nerbonne Robert A acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.1 million on Dec 09 ’25. In the deal valued at $128.52 per share,780 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Nerbonne Robert A now holds 21,471 shares worth roughly $2.77 million.
Then, GARDEN EDWARD P bought 137,000 shares, generating $20,279,599 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $148.03, the Director now owns 3,276,834 shares.
Before that, GARDEN EDWARD P bought 37,473 shares. Middleby Corp shares valued at $5,560,993 were divested by the Director at a price of $148.40 per share. As a result of the transaction, GARDEN EDWARD P now holds 3,125,736 shares, worth roughly $403.22 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 Tuesday, Middleby Corp [NASDAQ:MIDD] saw its stock jump 0.63% to $129.0. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 10.01%. Middleby Corp shares have fallen nearly -8.98% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -4.76% 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 126.90, which if violated will result in even more drops to 124.80. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 131.05. A further resistance level may holdings at 133.10.
How much short interest is there in Middleby Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Middleby Corp stocks on 2025-11-14, growing by 0.24 million shares to a total of 2.61 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-10-15 was 2.37 million shares. There was a rise of 9.03%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
