Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP) Competitors $2.07 +0.13 (+6.70%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.08 +0.01 (+0.68%) As of 04:29 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AP vs. EML, BOOM, PLL, NNBR, HURC, TBLT, PH, ITW, IR, and XYLShould you be buying Ampco-Pittsburgh stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ampco-Pittsburgh include Eastern (EML), DMC Global (BOOM), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), NN (NNBR), Hurco Companies (HURC), ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Ingersoll Rand (IR), and Xylem (XYL). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Ampco-Pittsburgh vs. Eastern DMC Global Piedmont Lithium NN Hurco Companies ToughBuilt Industries Parker-Hannifin Illinois Tool Works Ingersoll Rand Xylem Eastern (NASDAQ:EML) and Ampco-Pittsburgh (NYSE:AP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders believe in EML or AP? 77.0% of Eastern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Eastern shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.8% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held 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. Does the media favor EML or AP? In the previous week, Eastern had 6 more articles in the media than Ampco-Pittsburgh. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Eastern and 1 mentions for Ampco-Pittsburgh. Eastern's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Ampco-Pittsburgh's score of 0.00 indicating that Eastern is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Eastern 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ampco-Pittsburgh 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings & valuation, EML or AP? Eastern has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ampco-Pittsburgh. Eastern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ampco-Pittsburgh, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEastern$272.75M0.51$8.59M-$1.33-17.03Ampco-Pittsburgh$418.31M0.10-$39.93M$0.02103.50 Which has more volatility & risk, EML or AP? Eastern has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is EML or AP a better dividend stock? Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ampco-Pittsburgh pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.4%. Eastern pays out -33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ampco-Pittsburgh pays out 1,800.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is EML or AP more profitable? Eastern has a net margin of -2.26% compared to Ampco-Pittsburgh's net margin of -10.46%. Eastern's return on equity of 10.44% beat Ampco-Pittsburgh's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eastern-2.26% 10.44% 5.42% Ampco-Pittsburgh -10.46%-63.13%-7.95% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EML or AP? Ampco-Pittsburgh received 128 more outperform votes than Eastern when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.60% of users gave Eastern an outperform vote while only 57.69% of users gave Ampco-Pittsburgh an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEasternOutperform Votes18780.60% Underperform Votes4519.40%Ampco-PittsburghOutperform Votes31557.69% Underperform Votes23142.31% SummaryEastern beats Ampco-Pittsburgh on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Ampco-Pittsburgh News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AP 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 NYSE 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 AP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmpco-PittsburghPumps & pumping equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$41.60M$9.92B$6.47B$18.34BDividend YieldN/A1.68%3.59%4.13%P/E Ratio-0.9224.1919.6430.72Price / Sales0.102.6873.6225.96Price / CashN/A19.5626.8717.55Price / Book0.582.933.474.25Net Income-$39.93M$369.47M$796.18M$1.02B7 Day Performance10.11%6.06%0.10%1.25%1 Month Performance13.11%-6.04%-4.85%-7.12%1 Year Performance-10.78%-13.27%6.33%-3.08% Ampco-Pittsburgh Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APAmpco-Pittsburgh0.9295 of 5 stars$2.07+6.7%N/A-16.3%$41.60M$418.31M-0.921,480EMLEastern0.6017 of 5 stars$23.51-0.8%N/A-30.6%$144.02M$272.75M-22.831,190BOOMDMC Global2.8649 of 5 stars$6.63-5.6%$16.75+152.6%-64.8%$134.20M$642.85M-0.841,700Positive NewsPLLPiedmont Lithium2.367 of 5 stars$5.59-3.3%$20.63+269.0%-55.2%$122.67M$99.88M-1.6840News CoverageGap UpNNBRNN3.0199 of 5 stars$2.00-2.4%$6.00+200.0%-52.2%$99.74M$464.29M-1.833,170HURCHurco Companies1.3476 of 5 stars$13.91-1.3%N/A-27.1%$90.19M$187.94M-5.43740Positive NewsGap UpTBLTToughBuilt IndustriesN/A$1.80+2.9%N/AN/A$2.60M$89.62M0.00180PHParker-Hannifin4.7758 of 5 stars$531.20+2.7%$736.65+38.7%+0.8%$68.38B$19.91B21.9955,100Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeITWIllinois Tool Works4.5852 of 5 stars$221.56-1.8%$265.18+19.7%-12.5%$65.00B$15.90B18.9045,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIRIngersoll Rand4.435 of 5 stars$67.76-2.8%$105.09+55.1%-23.7%$27.31B$7.24B32.8917,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeXYLXylem4.6658 of 5 stars$103.65-0.9%$149.89+44.6%-16.1%$25.22B$8.56B28.3217,800Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Eastern Competitors DMC Global Competitors Piedmont Lithium Competitors NN Competitors Hurco Companies Competitors ToughBuilt Industries Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Illinois Tool Works Competitors Ingersoll Rand Competitors Xylem Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AP) was last updated on 4/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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