MIDDLEBY CORP MIDD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 596278101 · ISIN US5962781010
American cooking and industrial process equipment company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryRefrigeration & Service Industry Machinery
- HeadquartersElgin, IL
- Founded1888
- Websitemiddleby.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($4.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 53.6m as of 2023-11-06, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $147.23. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($33.2m notional), 12 hold puts ($109.1m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 326 |
| Q4 2022 | 332 |
| Q1 2023 | 351 |
| Q2 2023 | 354 |
| Q3 2023 | 344 |
| Q4 2023 | 347 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 132 | 158 |
| Q1 2023 | 172 | 128 |
| Q2 2023 | 148 | 168 |
| Q3 2023 | 149 | 173 |
| Q4 2023 | 154 | 166 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $19.6m | $126.0m | 6.43 |
| Q2 2023 | $40.6m | $132.3m | 3.26 |
| Q3 2023 | $14.5m | $61.3m | 4.25 |
| Q4 2023 | $33.2m | $109.1m | 3.29 |
Biggest buyers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +4.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +959.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +407.0k |
| Oldfield Partners LLP | New | +351.5k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Added | +316.3k |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. | Added | +217.6k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Added | +198.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +129.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +111.5k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | Added | +104.6k |
Biggest sellers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -621.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -317.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -252.7k |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Reduced | -238.3k |
| FERNBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -198.8k |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Reduced | -198.2k |
| Amundi | Sold out | -146.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -133.9k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | Sold out | -121.2k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. | Reduced | -112.5k |
Biggest calls
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | New | $6.7m45.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.5m43.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.3m42.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.2m35.1k shares |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | New | $2.9m19.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.1m14.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $1.7m11.8k shares |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P | Added | $1.3m9.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $294.3k2.0k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Reduced | $235.5k1.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $60.0m408.0k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | New | $34.3m230.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.7m38.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $2.9m20.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.5m17.1k shares |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P | Added | $1.3m9.0k shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | $1.0m7.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $515.1k3.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $367.0k2.5k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Reduced | $235.5k1.6k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution +2.1 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 13.6% |
Garden Investment Management, L.P.
13D · may seek influence
+0.8 pts · filed 2026-01-06
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended as follows: On January 6, 2026, GIM entered into an amendment to the Cooperation Agreement with the Issuer (the "Cooperation Agreement Amendment"), pursuant to which and subject to the terms set forth therein (i) the Issuer agreed to include Edward P. Garden in the Issuer's slate of director nominees for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2026 Annual Meeting") and to recommend, support and solicit proxies for the election of Mr. Garden at the 2026 Annual Meeting, (ii) the Standstill Period (as defined in the Cooperation Agreement) was extended until the earlier of Mr. Garden ceasing to serve on the Board or 45 days prior to the advance notice deadline for the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, and (iii) GIM's voting commi… Full filing |
6.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (4.5%, 2026-10-13), VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC (4.8%, 2026-07-31), Select Equity Group, L.P. (3.3%, 2026-05-15), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27), WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (2.6%, 2026-02-10)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 1 | $101.3k | 1 | $460.9k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 3 | $1.5m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $149.0k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $230.0k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $47.2k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $195.4k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 1 | $100.3k | 2 | $732.6k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $20.3k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-11 | Palisi Chapin Sarah Director | Sold | $20.3k150 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.4m $936.4m | Added +4.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.1m $750.2m | Added +23.0k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 2.69% of their portfolio | 5.0m $729.1m | Added +316.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $656.1m | Reduced -15.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.0m $583.9m | Reduced -252.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.8m $406.6m | Added +59.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $304.0m | Added +959.0k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 2.52% of their portfolio | 2.0m $291.1m | Reduced -112.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.7m $251.6m | Added +198.9k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 6.27% of their portfolio | 1.6m $237.5m | Added +104.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $223.4m | Added +56.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $211.7m | Reduced -12.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $183.8m | Added +22.6k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.1m $159.0m | Reduced -238.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $155.0m | Reduced -621.6k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 1.48% of their portfolio | 913.4k $134.4m | Reduced -13.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 870.8k $128.2m | Added +27.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 709.5k $105.9m | Added +25.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 618.0k $91.0m | Added +13.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.10% of their portfolio | 505.9k $74.4m | Added +16.8k |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. 0.78% of their portfolio | 494.5k $72.8m | Added +217.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.20% of their portfolio | 483.2k $71.1m | Added +407.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 450.4k $66.3m | Added +111.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 447.0k $65.8m | Added +1.9k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 385.1k $56.7m | Reduced -89.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 385.1k $56.7m | Reduced -9.0k |
| Oldfield Partners LLP 7.10% of their portfolio | 351.5k $51.7m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 330.4k $48.6m | Added +8.0k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 297.5k $43.8m | Added +3.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 293.8k $43.2m | Added +129.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 274.2k $40.4m | Added +35.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 273.7k $40.3m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. 2.38% of their portfolio | 270.9k $39.9m | Added +7.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 270.2k $39.8m | Reduced -6.5k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 251.9k $37.1m | Added +9.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 234.7k $34.5m | Added +14.5k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 233.5k $34.4m | Added +60.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.07% of their portfolio | 203.7k $30.0m | Reduced -62.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 196.8k $29.0m | Reduced -941 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 184.0k $27.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. 0.21% of their portfolio | 173.5k $25.5m | Reduced -40.2k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 165.2k $24.3m | Reduced -18.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.04% of their portfolio | 159.7k $23.5m | Added +8.5k |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. 1.20% of their portfolio | 153.7k $22.6m | Added +53.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 153.6k $22.6m | Reduced -4.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 148.8k $21.9m | Reduced -48.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 143.2k $21.1m | Added +38.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 139.7k $20.6m | Reduced -37.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.8k $19.1m | Added +19.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 126.1k $18.6m | Reduced -22.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 126.0k $18.5m | Reduced -133.9k |
| CARDINAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC /CT 0.80% of their portfolio | 117.9k $17.3m | Added +56.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.1k $16.2m | Added +33.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.8k $16.0m | Added +26.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.6k $15.5m | Reduced -12.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 93.3k $13.7m | Reduced -18.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.7k $13.5m | Added +1.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.4k $13.4m | Reduced -43.9k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 2.31% of their portfolio | 82.7k $12.2m | Added +10.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.8k $11.9m | Reduced -580 |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 77.9k $11.5m | Added +13.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 73.0k $10.7m | New |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 72.4k $10.7m | Reduced -3.1k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 70.7k $10.4m | Reduced -50.8k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 68.4k $10.1m | Added +56.6k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 67.1k $9.9m | Added +207 |
| BURNEY CO/ 0.41% of their portfolio | 65.4k $9.6m | Reduced -4.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.3k $9.2m | Added +36.4k |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P 0.21% of their portfolio | 59.7k $8.8m | Added +1.4k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 57.0k $8.4m | Added +1.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.8k $8.4m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 55.8k $8.2m | Reduced -419 |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 54.9k $8.1m | Added +5.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.7k $7.9m | Added +5.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 53.3k $7.8m | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.3k $7.8m | Reduced -27.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.2k $7.8m | Reduced -8.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.8k $7.6m | Reduced -5.8k |
| STONE RUN CAPITAL, LLC 3.20% of their portfolio | 50.8k $7.5m | Added +8.5k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 50.0k $7.4m | Unchanged |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.9k $7.3m | Added +11.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.5k $7.3m | Reduced -7.4k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.3k $7.3m | Reduced -102 |
| Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. 0.78% of their portfolio | 48.5k $7.1m | Reduced -630 |
| Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC 1.49% of their portfolio | 48.5k $7.1m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.7k $7.0m | Added +1.5k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 46.3k $6.8m | Added +781 |
| Portman Square Capital LLP 1.14% of their portfolio | 44.5k $6.6m | Reduced -198.2k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 42.7k $6.3m | Reduced -106.6k |
| S&CO INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 42.5k $6.3m | New |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 41.9k $6.2m | Reduced -2.6k |
| CHARTWELL INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 41.4k $6.1m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.1k $5.9m | Reduced -22.9k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.9k $5.8m | Reduced -38.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.3k $5.6m | Reduced -8 |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.4k $5.5m | Reduced -1.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.2k $5.3m | Reduced -60.1k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 34.1k $5.0m | Reduced -1.4k |
| OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 33.9k $5.0m | Reduced -2.4k |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 33.1k $4.9m | Reduced -1.7k |