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Eastern (EML) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$19.52 -0.18 (-0.91%)
As of 10:20 AM Eastern
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About Eastern Stock (NASDAQ:EML)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$19.15
$20.09
50-Day Range
$19.29
$29.08
52-Week Range
$19.12
$35.03
Volume
21,514 shs
Average Volume
21,744 shs
Market Capitalization
$119.59 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
2.25%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

The Eastern Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered solutions to industrial markets in the United States and internationally. The company offers turnkey returnable packaging solutions, which are used in the assembly processes of vehicles, aircraft, and durable goods, as well as in production processes of plastic packaging products, packaged consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals; designs and manufactures blow mold tools and injection blow mold tooling products, and 2-step stretch blow molds and related components for the stretch blow molding industry; and supplies blow molds and change parts to the food, beverage, healthcare, and chemical industries. It also provides rotary latches, compression latches, draw latches, hinges, camlocks, key switches, padlocks, and handles; and development and program management services for custom electromechanical and mechanical systems for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and customer applications. In addition, the company designs and manufactures proprietary vision technology for OEMs and aftermarket applications, as well as offers aftermarket components to the heavy- and medium-duty truck, motorhome, and bus markets. The Eastern Company was founded in 1858 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

Eastern Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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29th Percentile Overall Score

EML MarketRank™: 

Eastern scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 174th out of 180 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    There is not enough analysis data for Eastern.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Eastern is -18.76, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Eastern is -18.76, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Eastern has a P/B Ratio of 0.91. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Eastern's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.60% of the float of Eastern has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Eastern has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Eastern has recently decreased by 9.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Eastern pays a meaningful dividend of 2.26%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Eastern does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Read more about Eastern's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.60% of the float of Eastern has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Eastern has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Eastern has recently decreased by 9.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Eastern has a news sentiment score of 0.49. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Eastern this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Eastern to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Eastern insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    17.00% of the stock of Eastern is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.99% of the stock of Eastern is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Eastern's insider trading history.
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EML Stock News Headlines

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EML Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Eastern's stock was trading at $26.54 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, EML shares have decreased by 27.2% and is now trading at $19.3250.
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The Eastern Company (NASDAQ:EML) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 11th. The industrial products company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The industrial products company earned $66.70 million during the quarter. Eastern had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.44% and a negative net margin of 2.26%.
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Top institutional investors of Eastern include GAMMA Investing LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include Frederick D Disanto, Mark Anthony Hernandez and Charles W Henry.
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Shares of EML stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Eastern investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/14 Dividend
2/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/14 Dividend
2/14/2025
Last Earnings
3/11/2025
Dividend Payable
3/14/2025
Today
4/24/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Cutlery, handtools, & general hardware
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:EML
Employees
1,190
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$8.59 million
Pretax Margin
5.99%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$272.75 million
Cash Flow
$2.00 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.66
Book Value
$21.24 per share
Price / Book
0.91

Miscellaneous

Free Float
5,132,000
Market Cap
$118.17 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.89

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This page (NASDAQ:EML) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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