Is The Middleby Corp. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 24 October 2025, the technical trend for The Middleby Corp. has changed from mildly bearish to bearish. The current stance is bearish with a weak strength indicated by the weekly and monthly MACD being bearish, along with bearish signals from Bollinger Bands and daily moving averages. The KST shows a mixed signal with a weekly bearish and monthly bullish stance, while Dow Theory indicates a mildly bearish weekly and mildly bullish monthly outlook. The stock has underperformed compared to the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a year-to-date return of -2.08% versus the S&P 500's 15.47%, and a one-year return of -3.95% compared to 16.90% for the benchmark.