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The Middleby (MIDD): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy5 Buy1 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 6 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 6 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $152, the highest $160, the lowest $145. The average is +41.4% from the last price of $108.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tami Zakaria★★★★★★★★★★#1154 · hits 59% · avg +10.8% | J.P. Morgan | $147 → $145−1.4% | Buy | +34.5% | Assigned | 08.10.26on TipRanks 07:10 | +0.6%next day −0.1% · 5 days +3.4% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Industrial - MachineryxAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $109 → $107−1.8% | Hold | −0.7% | Reiterated | 11.09.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Industrial - MachineryDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $106 → $107+0.9% | Hold | −0.7% | Reiterated | 11.09.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Industrial - MachineryOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $109 → $108−0.9% | Hold | +0.2% | Reiterated | 11.09.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Industrial - MachineryAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $105 | Hold | −2.6% | Reiterated | 11.09.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI Google Industrial - MachineryGemini 3.1Pro | TipRanks - Google | $110 → $111+0.9% | Hold | +3.0% | Reiterated | 11.09.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Industrial - MachineryPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $104 → $105+1.0% | Hold | −2.6% | Reiterated | 11.09.26on TipRanks 01:05 | — | |
| Brian McNamara★★★★★★★★★★#3937 · hits 54% · avg +2.4% | Canaccord Genuity | $157 → $160+1.9% | Buy | +48.5% | Reiterated | 01.09.26on TipRanks 07:10 | +1.4%next day +0.3% · 5 days −5.2% | ↗ |
| Ian Zaffino★★★★★★★★★★#1134 · hits 53% · avg +8.6% | Oppenheimer | $205 → $160−22.0% | Buy | +48.5% | Reiterated | 12.08.26on TipRanks 07:50 | −1.1%next day −2.3% · 5 days −5.0% | ↗ |
| Adam Seiden★★★★★★★★★★#622 · hits 61% · avg +11.3% | Barclays | $155 → $145−6.5% | Buy | +34.5% | Reiterated | 12.08.26on TipRanks 05:15 | −1.1%next day −2.3% · 5 days −5.0% | ↗ |
| Jeffrey Hammond★★★★★★★★★★#332 · hits 64% · avg +14.9% | KeyBanc | $152 | Buy | +41.0% | Reiterated | 12.08.26on TipRanks 02:15 | −1.1%next day −2.3% · 5 days −5.0% | ↗ |
| Ross Sparenblek★★★★★★★★★★#1555 · hits 64% · avg +15.6% | William Blair | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 11.08.26on TipRanks 18:45 | −1.1%next day −2.3% · 5 days −5.0% | ↗ |
| Stephen Volkmann★★★★★★★★★★#168 · hits 68% · avg +19.6% | Jefferies | $195 → $160−17.9% | Buy | +48.5% | Reiterated | 08.07.26on TipRanks 09:10 | −4.7%next day 0.0% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| Mircea Dobre★★★★★★★★★★#401 · hits 57% · avg +16.9% | Robert W. Baird | $197 → $205+4.1% | Buy | +90.2% | Reiterated | 08.05.26on TipRanks 09:05 | +3.2%next day −5.3% · 5 days −13.0% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering The Middleby
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 08.10.26: target $152 at a price of $105 (+44.8%); now: $152 at $108 (+41.4%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Hold | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 11.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.75 (from $1.69 to $1.86). Last quarter: $1.74.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $634M (from $630M to $642M). Last quarter: $876M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Industrials
About The Middleby
- CEO: Timothy FitzGerald
- Employees: 8,826
- 1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin, IL, 60120, US
- www.middleby.com
The Middleby Corporation is a global enterprise specializing in the design, production, marketing, distribution, and servicing of a comprehensive range of equipment for commercial foodservice, industrial food processing, and residential kitchens. Its operations extend across numerous international markets, including the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America. The company's offerings are segmented into three primary divisions: Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group: This segment provides an extensive array of professional kitchen solutions. Products include diverse oven types such as conveyor, combi, convection, and speed cooking models; cooking appliances like ranges, fryers, rethermalizers, and steam and induction cooking units; food warming and catering equipment; heated cabinets, charbroilers, and ventless cooking systems. It also covers kitchen ventilation, toasters, griddles, charcoal grills, professional mixers, custom stainless steel fabrication, refrigeration units (including blast chillers, cold rooms, and freezers), ice machines, and specialized beverage dispensing, home and professional craft brewing, and bottle filling and canning equipment, alongside innovative IoT solutions. Food Processing Equipment Group: This division caters to industrial-scale food production. It supplies machinery for batch, baking, proofing, and continuous processing ovens; advanced frying and automated thermal processing systems; equipment for tumbling, massaging, grinding, slicing, reduction, emulsion, mixing, forming, and blending. Further offerings include battering, breading, seeding, water cutting, food pressing, food suspension, filling, depositing, and comprehensive food safety, handling, freezing, defrosting, and packaging solutions. These systems are utilized by manufacturers producing diverse products such as hot dogs, dinner sausages, poultry, lunchmeat, muffins, cookies, and bread. Residential Kitchen Equipment Group: This segment foc
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