Eastern (EML) Competitors $30.24 +1.52 (+5.29%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends EML vs. GHM, FSTR, PLL, NNBR, BOOM, HURC, AP, TBLT, OFLX, and PHShould you be buying Eastern stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eastern include Graham (GHM), L.B. Foster (FSTR), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), NN (NNBR), DMC Global (BOOM), Hurco Companies (HURC), Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP), ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT), Omega Flex (OFLX), and Parker-Hannifin (PH). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Eastern vs. Graham L.B. Foster Piedmont Lithium NN DMC Global Hurco Companies Ampco-Pittsburgh ToughBuilt Industries Omega Flex Parker-Hannifin Eastern (NASDAQ:EML) and Graham (NYSE:GHM) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend EML or GHM? Graham has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential downside of 22.45%. Given Graham's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 Which has preferable valuation & 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$284.46M0.66$8.59M-$1.03-29.36Graham$196.40M2.50$4.56M$0.7163.56 Does the media favor EML or GHM? In the previous week, Eastern had 2 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Eastern and 6 mentions for Graham. Eastern's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Graham's score of 0.50 indicating that Eastern is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Eastern 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Graham 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is EML or GHM a better dividend stock? Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Graham pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Eastern pays out -42.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graham pays out 62.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Eastern is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, EML or GHM? Eastern has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EML or GHM? Graham received 85 more outperform votes than Eastern when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.00% of users gave Eastern an outperform vote while only 64.01% of users gave Graham an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEasternOutperform Votes18080.00% Underperform Votes4520.00% GrahamOutperform Votes26564.01% Underperform Votes14935.99% Is EML or GHM more profitable? Graham has a net margin of 3.95% 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 3.95%7.91%3.59% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EML or GHM? 77.0% of Eastern shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.0% of Eastern shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Graham shares are owned by 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 beats Graham on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$186.97M$3.47B$9.63B$9.31BDividend Yield1.52%2.37%2.02%4.06%P/E Ratio-29.3664.7721.2517.54Price / Sales0.661.415.32140.34Price / Cash9.6212.3219.2937.95Price / Book1.421.804.654.92Net Income$8.59M$88.51M$398.18M$225.78M7 Day Performance4.38%-1.45%-1.92%-1.58%1 Month Performance9.96%9.94%3.96%6.67%1 Year Performance43.59%14.59%26.70%22.48% Eastern Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMLEastern1.8498 of 5 stars$30.24+5.3%N/A+32.6%$186.97M$284.46M-29.361,199GHMGraham4.3439 of 5 stars$44.79+1.3%$35.00-21.9%+156.4%$487.76M$196.40M62.28490Gap DownFSTRL.B. Foster4.5246 of 5 stars$29.18+2.0%$25.00-14.3%+52.9%$316.02M$537.46M7.351,065Positive NewsPLLPiedmont Lithium3.8486 of 5 stars$10.77+1.9%$21.21+97.0%-67.0%$209.37M$39.82M-2.5840Gap DownNNBRNN3.2998 of 5 stars$3.95+0.8%$6.00+51.9%+26.8%$197.29M$470.31M-3.603,160News CoveragePositive NewsBOOMDMC Global2.8689 of 5 stars$7.29-1.5%$16.00+119.5%-60.5%$145.99M$664.51M-0.941,800Short Interest ↑News CoverageHURCHurco Companies1.6464 of 5 stars$19.00-2.3%N/A-5.3%$122.55M$198.99M-9.87740Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsAPAmpco-Pittsburgh0.5156 of 5 stars$2.01+0.5%N/A-25.6%$40.38M$422.34M-0.881,697TBLTToughBuilt IndustriesN/A$2.70-3.6%N/A-72.4%$1.70M$94.90M-0.01180Gap DownOFLXOmega Flex2.1303 of 5 stars$45.20-0.2%N/A-48.7%$0.00$111.46M25.53170Positive NewsPHParker-Hannifin4.596 of 5 stars$672.74+0.1%$709.65+5.5%+46.8%$86.60B$19.93B30.3461,120Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Graham Competitors L.B. Foster Competitors Piedmont Lithium Competitors NN Competitors DMC Global Competitors Hurco Companies Competitors Ampco-Pittsburgh Competitors ToughBuilt Industries Competitors Omega Flex Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:EML) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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