Eastern (EML) Competitors $19.63 +0.12 (+0.62%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.63 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/17/2025 04:05 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EML vs. CMCO, GHM, OFLX, FSTR, PLL, BOOM, HURC, NNBR, AP, and TBLTShould you be buying Eastern stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eastern include Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Graham (GHM), Omega Flex (OFLX), L.B. Foster (FSTR), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), DMC Global (BOOM), Hurco Companies (HURC), NN (NNBR), Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP), and ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Eastern vs. Columbus McKinnon Graham Omega Flex L.B. Foster Piedmont Lithium DMC Global Hurco Companies NN Ampco-Pittsburgh ToughBuilt Industries Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) and Eastern (NASDAQ:EML) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, CMCO or EML? Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastern has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CMCO or EML? 96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Eastern shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of Eastern shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CMCO or EML? Columbus McKinnon received 101 more outperform votes than Eastern when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.60% of users gave Eastern an outperform vote while only 60.89% of users gave Columbus McKinnon an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformColumbus McKinnonOutperform Votes28860.89% Underperform Votes18539.11% EasternOutperform Votes18780.60% Underperform Votes4519.40% Is CMCO or EML a better dividend stock? Columbus McKinnon pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Columbus McKinnon pays out 84.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eastern pays out -33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastern is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is CMCO or EML more profitable? Columbus McKinnon has a net margin of 0.95% compared to Eastern's net margin of -2.26%. Eastern's return on equity of 10.44% beat Columbus McKinnon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Columbus McKinnon0.95% 8.64% 4.30% Eastern -2.26%10.44%5.42% Does the media prefer CMCO or EML? In the previous week, Eastern had 1 more articles in the media than Columbus McKinnon. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Eastern and 8 mentions for Columbus McKinnon. Eastern's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Columbus McKinnon's score of 0.60 indicating that Eastern is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Columbus McKinnon 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Eastern 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CMCO or EML? Columbus McKinnon presently has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 235.11%. Given Columbus McKinnon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than Eastern.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Columbus McKinnon 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Eastern 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CMCO or EML? Columbus McKinnon has higher revenue and earnings than Eastern. Eastern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbus McKinnon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColumbus McKinnon$981.64M0.38$46.62M$0.3339.79Eastern$272.75M0.44$8.59M-$1.33-14.76 SummaryColumbus McKinnon beats Eastern on 11 of the 20 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 IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$120.25M$2.78B$6.61B$7.34BDividend Yield1.94%3.09%3.60%4.30%P/E Ratio-19.0639.7920.2817.78Price / Sales0.441.1575.3197.74Price / Cash9.6611.3726.9934.64Price / Book0.921.633.563.97Net Income$8.59M$135.99M$800.18M$247.65M7 Day Performance-13.33%0.57%1.78%1.80%1 Month Performance-26.42%-9.51%-4.01%-6.98%1 Year Performance-33.21%-14.69%10.55%1.34% Eastern Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMLEastern1.7647 of 5 stars$19.63+0.6%N/A-33.2%$120.25M$272.75M-19.061,190CMCOColumbus McKinnon4.0043 of 5 stars$13.48+4.0%$44.00+226.4%-67.4%$385.70M$981.64M40.853,220GHMGraham4.3214 of 5 stars$29.77-0.6%$35.00+17.6%+5.8%$324.58M$199.62M35.87490News CoveragePositive NewsOFLXOmega Flex2.6496 of 5 stars$30.22-0.8%N/A-56.4%$305.04M$101.68M16.70170Short Interest ↓FSTRL.B. Foster4.4337 of 5 stars$19.92+0.8%$25.00+25.5%-19.2%$214.20M$530.77M5.12990Gap UpPLLPiedmont Lithium2.0457 of 5 stars$6.53+3.2%$20.63+215.8%-51.4%$143.29M$99.88M-1.9740News CoverageBOOMDMC Global2.754 of 5 stars$6.34-3.4%$16.75+164.2%-61.2%$130.29M$642.85M-0.801,700Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHURCHurco Companies1.2975 of 5 stars$14.99+5.5%N/A-26.1%$97.20M$187.94M-5.86740Short Interest ↓News CoverageNNBRNN0.3616 of 5 stars$1.80-4.8%$6.00+233.3%-56.3%$89.77M$464.29M-1.653,170News CoverageGap UpAPAmpco-Pittsburgh1.1939 of 5 stars$2.03-2.4%N/A-10.9%$40.79M$418.31M-0.901,480Gap UpTBLTToughBuilt IndustriesN/A$1.75flatN/A-27.1%$2.53M$89.62M0.00180 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Columbus McKinnon Competitors Graham Competitors Omega Flex Competitors L.B. 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