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Jefferies

$170 $160

Initiated Mkt Perform X

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Raymond James

Downgrades Neutral Underweight X

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JP Morgan

$145 $118

Initiated Buy X

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Canaccord Genuity

$171

Initiated Buy X

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The Benchmark Company

$190

Initiated Overweight X

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Barclays

$195

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CL King

Initiated Neutral X

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JP Morgan

$140

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Jefferies

$165

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CL King

$160

Initiated Hold X

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Jefferies

$135

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Robert W. Baird

Upgrades Neutral Buy X

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Buckingham Research

Upgrades Hold Gradually Accumulate X

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Wellington Shields

Initiated Neutral X

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Buckingham Research

$115

MIDD  The Middleby Corporation

The Middleby Corporation is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of commercial foodservice, food processing equipment and residential kitchen equipment. The Company operates in three segments: the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, the Food Processing Equipment Group and the Residential Kitchen Equipment Group. It is also engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing, distribution and service of a range of foodservice equipment used in commercial restaurants and institutional kitchens; food preparation, cooking, baking, chilling and packaging equipment for food processing operations, and kitchen equipment, including ranges, ovens, refrigerators, ventilation and dishwashers used in the residential market. It manufactured and assembled the equipment at 28 facilities in the United States, and 23 international manufacturing facilities as of December 31, 2016. Its brands include Anets, Beech, Blodgett, Blodgett Combi, Stewart Systems, Mercury, Rangemaster, Rayburn and Redfyre.