Eastern (EML) Competitors $27.50 -0.65 (-2.31%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends EML vs. LCUT, SCX, GHM, FSTR, PLL, BOOM, NNBR, HURC, AP, and TBLTShould you be buying Eastern stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eastern include Lifetime Brands (LCUT), L.S. Starrett (SCX), Graham (GHM), L.B. Foster (FSTR), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), DMC Global (BOOM), NN (NNBR), Hurco Companies (HURC), Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP), and ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT). Eastern vs. Lifetime Brands L.S. Starrett Graham L.B. Foster Piedmont Lithium DMC Global NN Hurco Companies Ampco-Pittsburgh ToughBuilt Industries Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) and Eastern (NASDAQ:EML) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is LCUT or EML a better dividend stock? Lifetime Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Lifetime Brands pays out -17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastern pays out -42.7% 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. Does the media favor LCUT or EML? In the previous week, Lifetime Brands had 6 more articles in the media than Eastern. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Lifetime Brands and 8 mentions for Eastern. Eastern's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Lifetime Brands' score of -0.35 indicating that Eastern is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lifetime Brands 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Eastern 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, LCUT or EML? Eastern has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lifetime Brands. Eastern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lifetime Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLifetime Brands$686.68M0.18-$8.41M-$0.99-5.76Eastern$273.45M0.62$8.59M-$1.03-26.70 Do analysts rate LCUT or EML? Lifetime Brands presently has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 101.75%. Given Lifetime Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lifetime Brands is more favorable than Eastern.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lifetime Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Eastern 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LCUT or EML? Lifetime Brands received 56 more outperform votes than Eastern when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.00% of users gave Eastern an outperform vote while only 65.92% of users gave Lifetime Brands an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLifetime BrandsOutperform Votes23665.92% Underperform Votes12234.08% EasternOutperform Votes18080.00% Underperform Votes4520.00% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LCUT or EML? 40.6% of Lifetime Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Eastern shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.2% of Lifetime Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of Eastern shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is LCUT or EML more profitable? Eastern has a net margin of -2.26% compared to Lifetime Brands' net margin of -3.19%. Eastern's return on equity of 10.44% beat Lifetime Brands' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lifetime Brands-3.19% 3.13% 1.10% Eastern -2.26%10.44%5.42% Which has more risk and volatility, LCUT or EML? Lifetime Brands has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastern has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLifetime Brands beats Eastern on 11 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$170.04M$3.56B$9.53B$8.74BDividend Yield1.60%2.34%2.02%4.08%P/E Ratio-26.7054.9517.9013.55Price / Sales0.621.378.0487.67Price / Cash9.1412.1620.2235.24Price / Book1.431.794.165.93Net Income$8.59M$88.51M$414.52M$225.73M7 Day Performance-6.18%-2.05%-3.04%-1.34%1 Month Performance-19.97%-4.44%0.72%1.15%1 Year Performance51.10%23.74%28.89%24.02% Eastern Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMLEastern1.3497 of 5 stars$27.50-2.3%N/A+50.0%$170.04M$273.45M-26.701,199Short Interest ↓News CoverageLCUTLifetime Brands4.7572 of 5 stars$6.02-5.5%N/A-13.4%$133.40M$686.68M-6.081,230Analyst RevisionSCXL.S. StarrettN/A$16.18flatN/AN/A$121.56M$250.75M9.751,529Analyst ForecastGHMGraham4.0316 of 5 stars$39.07+17.0%N/A+129.0%$425.47M$185.53M55.03490Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeFSTRL.B. Foster4.5843 of 5 stars$21.72+6.4%N/A+32.5%$237.83M$543.74M5.581,065Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpPLLPiedmont Lithium2.4642 of 5 stars$11.46-5.4%N/A-57.4%$222.66M$66.45M-5.6240Analyst RevisionBOOMDMC Global3.6097 of 5 stars$9.27-2.4%N/A-49.5%$185.64M$664.51M-1.171,800Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓NNBRNN3.2304 of 5 stars$3.51-0.3%N/A+59.1%$175.31M$470.31M-3.223,160Positive NewsHURCHurco Companies1.6514 of 5 stars$22.17+0.8%N/A+6.1%$143.00M$227.81M-11.25740Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageAPAmpco-Pittsburgh1.2994 of 5 stars$1.99+3.6%N/A-37.4%$39.98M$422.34M-0.941,697Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpTBLTToughBuilt IndustriesN/A$2.70flatN/A-77.6%$1.70M$94.90M-0.01180 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lifetime Brands Competitors L.S. Starrett Competitors Graham Competitors L.B. 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