Middleby vs SPX Technologies
MIDD and SPXC side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MIDD and SPXC compare
SPX Technologies is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as Middleby ($7.8B against $6.1B).
On earnings, SPX Technologies is cheaper: it trades at 26.2× trailing earnings, against 159× for Middleby.
SPX Technologies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.2% versus 9.2% for Middleby).
SPX Technologies keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.5% compared with 1.2% at Middleby.
SPX Technologies scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 7 for Middleby), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MIDD | SPXC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.1B | $7.8B |
| Share price | $135.44 | $154.83 |
| Change, 1 year | 9.7% | −29.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −27.8% | 142% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.07 | 1.10 |
| Employees | 2,393 | 4,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 159× | 26.2× (better) |
| P/S | 1.9× (better) | 3.0× |
| P/B | 4.6× | 3.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.9× (better) | 16.1× |
| P/FCF | 16.5× (better) | 34.2× |
| FCF yield | 6.1% (better) | 2.9% |
| Fair value | $151.36 | $196.61 |
| Margin of safety | 10.5% | 21.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.2% | 20.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.0% | 15.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 33.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 26.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 18.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 38.5% | 39.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 18.8% (better) | 16.1% |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 11.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 11.5% (better) | 8.7% |
| Return on equity | 1.9% | 13.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 11.4% (better) | 10.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.31 | 0.55 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.32 | 2.18 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 11.5× |
| Current ratio | 2.00 (better) | 1.84 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.07 (better) | 3.09 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 14.7% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 14.7% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 105% | 94.6% |
| Held by insiders | 9.3% | 2.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $15.1M (better) | −$11.3M |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.7% | 3.4% |
Go deeper
- MIDD stock overview
- MIDD income statement
- MIDD valuation and score
- SPXC stock overview
- SPXC income statement
- SPXC valuation and score
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