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 ($6.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 53.8m as of 2024-08-02, 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 ≈ $122.73. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($42.1m notional), 15 hold puts ($121.8m).
Trends to Q2 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 371 |
| Q2 2024 | 358 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 190 | 132 |
| Q2 2024 | 174 | 184 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $14.5m | $61.3m | 4.25 |
| Q4 2023 | $33.2m | $109.1m | 3.29 |
| Q1 2024 | $29.6m | $149.5m | 5.05 |
| Q2 2024 | $42.1m | $121.8m | 2.89 |
Biggest buyers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +959.3k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Added | +846.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +274.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +235.7k |
| RIVULET CAPITAL, LLC | New | +220.0k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | Added | +201.6k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | Added | +187.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Added | +167.3k |
| Amundi | Added | +143.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +142.2k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Fiera Capital Corp | Reduced | -645.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -419.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Reduced | -343.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Sold out | -284.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -180.1k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | Sold out | -175.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -165.8k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -160.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -145.9k |
Biggest calls
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | New | $20.0m150.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.0m57.1k shares |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | New | $6.3m51.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $3.8m30.6k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $1.6m12.8k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $809.2k6.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $760.0k6.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $735.7k6.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $429.1k3.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $404.6k3.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Reduced | $52.3m426.4k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Unchanged | $33.3m250.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $13.1m106.5k shares |
| DLD Asset Management, LP | New | $6.1m50.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $4.9m40.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.7m38.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.9m31.7k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $1.3m10.4k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $723.4k5.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $613.0k5.0k 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 Q2 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $206.1k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $304.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-12 | Palisi Chapin Sarah Director | Sold | $19.3k150 shares |
| 2024-06-06 | MILLER JOHN R III Director | Sold | $252.6k2.0k shares |
| 2024-05-15 | Palisi Chapin Sarah Director | Sold | $32.2k235 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 3.09% of their portfolio | 6.4m $779.8m | Added +846.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.6m $683.3m | Reduced -419.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.1m $631.4m | Added +36.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $551.9m | Reduced -3.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.3m $528.4m | Added +235.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 2.9m $350.7m | Added +88.0k |
| EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. 2.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $239.1m | Reduced -48.3k |
| TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 5.56% of their portfolio | 1.8m $216.0m | Added +201.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $190.6m | Reduced -8.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $177.4m | Reduced -3.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $160.4m | Reduced -110.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $124.5m | Reduced -2.3m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 967.4k $118.6m | Added +959.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 964.1k $118.2m | Reduced -84.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 927.7k $113.8m | Added +23.4k |
| Sarasin & Partners LLP 1.01% of their portfolio | 925.9k $113.5m | Added +14.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 903.3k $110.8m | Added +274.5k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.13% of their portfolio | 893.3k $111.2m | Reduced -343.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 713.6k $87.5m | Added +167.3k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 675.5k $90.1m | Reduced -21.0k |
| PineStone Asset Management Inc. 0.68% of their portfolio | 519.8k $63.7m | Reduced -27.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 512.4k $62.8m | Added +81.1k |
| ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 510.1k $62.5m | Added +187.3k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 482.4k $59.1m | Added +125.7k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.18% of their portfolio | 476.5k $58.4m | Reduced -645.1k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 457.3k $56.1m | Added +53.8k |
| Boston Partners 0.07% of their portfolio | 429.9k $52.7m | Reduced -63.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 379.2k $46.5m | Added +36.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 341.7k $41.9m | Added +5.5k |
| Oldfield Partners LLP 7.59% of their portfolio | 327.6k $40.2m | Reduced -106.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 309.7k $38.0m | Reduced -145.9k |
| Aviso Financial Inc. 2.06% of their portfolio | 300.9k $36.9m | First filing |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 256.4k $31.4m | Added +11.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 238.0k $29.2m | Added +642 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.6k $27.9m | Added +72.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.0k $27.1m | Added +49.4k |
| RIVULET CAPITAL, LLC 1.87% of their portfolio | 220.0k $27.0m | New |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 217.0k $26.3m | Added +143.4k |
| Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Inc. 1.31% of their portfolio | 211.3k $26.2m | Added +61.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 191.7k $23.5m | Added +65.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 189.4k $23.2m | Added +4.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 178.4k $21.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.02% of their portfolio | 178.1k $21.8m | Added +56.8k |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 174.3k $21.4m | Added +22.1k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 157.8k $19.3m | Reduced -94.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 147.6k $18.1m | Added +142.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 147.1k $18.0m | Reduced -303 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.3k $16.8m | Added +45.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 127.9k $15.7m | Added +40.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 123.5k $15.1m | Added +34.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.3k $14.0m | Reduced -12.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.0k $13.7m | Reduced -4.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.5k $13.3m | Added +371 |
| DLD Asset Management, LP 3.11% of their portfolio | 108.3k $13.3m | New |
| Distillate Capital Partners LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 106.7k $13.1m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.4k $12.9m | Reduced -400 |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 96.5k $11.8m | Added +10.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.8k $11.6m | Reduced -16.3k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.9k $10.5m | Reduced -911 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.2k $10.1m | Added +377 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.3k $9.4m | Added +16.4k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.8k $8.7m | Added +3.4k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 1.88% of their portfolio | 70.4k $8.6m | Reduced -520 |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 68.0k $8.3m | First filing |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.2k $8.2m | Added +3.4k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 67.1k $8.2m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Canoe Financial LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 67.0k $10.8m | Unchanged |
| S&CO INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 66.6k $8.2m | Added +17.3k |
| Olstein Capital Management, L.P. 1.45% of their portfolio | 66.5k $8.2m | Added +28.5k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 66.4k $8.1m | Reduced -7.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.8k $7.8m | Added +41.0k |
| BURNEY CO/ 0.29% of their portfolio | 62.8k $7.7m | Reduced -1.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.0k $7.6m | Added +18.2k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 60.1k $7.4m | Added +3.8k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 0.28% of their portfolio | 57.6k $7.1m | Added +4.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.5k $6.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.0k $6.9m | Added +13.8k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 54.3k $6.7m | Added +9.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.3k $6.5m | Reduced -200 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.6k $6.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 52.2k $6.4m | Added +10.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.0k $6.4m | Added +1.9k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 50.0k $6.1m | Unchanged |
| Hunter Perkins Capital Management, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 50.0k $6.1m | Added +3.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.5k $6.1m | Added +985 |
| Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. 0.52% of their portfolio | 48.9k $6.0m | Added +360 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 48.2k $5.9m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.3k $5.8m | Added +37.0k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 44.9k $5.5m | Added +1.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.0k $5.2m | Reduced -1.5k |
| STONE RUN CAPITAL, LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 43.7k $5.4m | Reduced -12.4k |
| Southeast Asset Advisors, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 41.4k $5.1m | Added +5.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.7k $4.9m | Reduced -16.7k |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.5k $270 | New |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 34.1k $4.2m | Added +17.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.8k $4.1m | Added +20.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.8k $4.1m | Added +4.6k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 33.6k $4.1m | Added +1.2k |
| J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 33.2k $4.1m | First filing |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.7k $3.9m | Reduced -8.9k |