Eastern (EML) Competitors $28.19 -0.89 (-3.06%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.40 +0.21 (+0.74%) As of 02/21/2025 04:03 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends EML vs. GHM, OFLX, FSTR, BOOM, NNBR, PLL, HURC, AP, TBLT, and PHShould you be buying Eastern stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eastern include Graham (GHM), Omega Flex (OFLX), L.B. Foster (FSTR), DMC Global (BOOM), NN (NNBR), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Hurco Companies (HURC), Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP), ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT), and Parker-Hannifin (PH). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Eastern vs. Graham Omega Flex L.B. Foster DMC Global NN Piedmont Lithium Hurco Companies Ampco-Pittsburgh ToughBuilt Industries Parker-Hannifin Eastern (NASDAQ:EML) and Graham (NYSE:GHM) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EML or GHM? Graham received 79 more outperform votes than Eastern when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.60% of users gave Eastern an outperform vote while only 63.94% of users gave Graham an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEasternOutperform Votes18780.60% Underperform Votes4519.40%GrahamOutperform Votes26663.94% Underperform Votes15036.06% Is EML or GHM more profitable? Graham has a net margin of 4.60% compared to Eastern's net margin of -2.26%. Eastern's return on equity of 10.44% beat Graham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eastern-2.26% 10.44% 5.42% Graham 4.60%9.35%4.16% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EML or GHM? Eastern has higher revenue and earnings than Graham. Eastern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEastern$273.45M0.64$8.59M-$1.03-27.37Graham$185.53M1.97$4.56M$0.8340.35 Which has more volatility and risk, EML or GHM? Eastern has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend EML or GHM? Graham has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.51%. Given Graham's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Graham is more favorable than Eastern.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eastern 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Graham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to EML or GHM? In the previous week, Eastern had 7 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Eastern and 4 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of -0.06 beat Eastern's score of -0.13 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Eastern 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Graham 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in EML or GHM? 77.0% of Eastern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Eastern shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Graham shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryEastern and Graham tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Eastern News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EML and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EML vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEasternCutlery, handtools, & general hardware IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$179.81M$3.48B$9.22B$9.15BDividend Yield1.51%2.48%2.10%3.85%P/E Ratio-27.3729.1316.4719.00Price / Sales0.641.294.3376.30Price / Cash9.6611.3822.0934.83Price / Book1.331.884.414.62Net Income$8.59M$135.99M$424.79M$245.85M7 Day Performance0.46%-3.46%-2.86%-2.68%1 Month Performance2.06%-2.15%-5.49%-2.19%1 Year Performance14.59%8.67%29.46%12.84% Eastern Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMLEastern0.9726 of 5 stars$28.19-3.1%N/A+15.6%$179.81M$273.45M-27.371,199Analyst DowngradeGHMGraham3.1399 of 5 stars$38.97-1.8%$35.00-10.2%+45.2%$424.82M$185.53M54.94490Analyst UpgradeOFLXOmega Flex1.8534 of 5 stars$38.62+1.8%N/A-49.9%$389.63M$111.46M21.33170News CoverageFSTRL.B. Foster4.2074 of 5 stars$28.56+3.9%$25.00-12.5%+13.3%$307.52M$543.74M7.301,065Positive NewsBOOMDMC Global3.0569 of 5 stars$8.60+8.6%$16.00+86.0%-51.0%$171.76M$719.19M-1.091,800Analyst DowngradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeNNBRNN3.4699 of 5 stars$3.34+6.2%$6.00+79.9%-39.2%$166.58M$489.27M-3.063,160News CoveragePLLPiedmont Lithium1.7251 of 5 stars$8.23-1.0%$21.42+160.2%-43.2%$159.99M$39.82M-2.0140Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHURCHurco Companies0.9225 of 5 stars$22.33-0.6%N/A-16.7%$148.24M$186.58M-8.72740Insider TradeNews CoverageAPAmpco-Pittsburgh0.4735 of 5 stars$2.21+9.4%N/A-20.2%$44.41M$425.48M-0.981,697TBLTToughBuilt IndustriesN/A$2.35-0.4%N/A-35.3%$3.38M$76.27M0.00180Gap UpPHParker-Hannifin4.7288 of 5 stars$680.62-0.5%$729.18+7.1%+27.4%$87.63B$19.91B28.1861,120Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Graham Competitors Omega Flex Competitors L.B. 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