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Eastern (EML) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$21.18 +0.01 (+0.05%)
Closing price 10/24/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$21.26 +0.09 (+0.40%)
As of 10/24/2025 05:11 PM Eastern
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About Eastern Stock (NASDAQ:EML)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$21.08
$22.23
50-Day Range
$21.17
$26.77
52-Week Range
$19.06
$35.03
Volume
7,086 shs
Average Volume
9,240 shs
Market Capitalization
$129.20 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
2.08%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Sell

Company Overview

Eastern Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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15th Percentile Overall Score

EML MarketRank™: 

Eastern scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 171st out of 184 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Eastern is -16.05, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Eastern is -16.05, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Eastern has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Eastern's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.68% of the float of Eastern has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Eastern has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Eastern has recently increased by 13.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Eastern pays a meaningful dividend of 2.08%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Eastern does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Read more about Eastern's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.68% of the float of Eastern has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Eastern has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Eastern has recently increased by 13.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Eastern has a news sentiment score of -0.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Eastern this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Eastern insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $166,533.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    17.00% of the stock of Eastern is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.99% of the stock of Eastern is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Eastern's insider trading history.
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EML Stock News Headlines

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Eastern Bankshares Q3 2025 Earnings Transcript
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EML Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Eastern's stock was trading at $26.54 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EML shares have decreased by 20.2% and is now trading at $21.18.

Eastern Company (The) (NASDAQ:EML) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 16th. The industrial products company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter. The industrial products company earned $71.64 million during the quarter. Eastern had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.44% and a negative net margin of 3.06%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of EML stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Eastern investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/16/2023
Record date for 9/15 Dividend
8/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend
8/15/2025
Dividend Payable
9/15/2025
Today
10/25/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
PROTECTION - SFTY
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:EML
CIK
31107
Employees
1,246
Year Founded
1858

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($1.32)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$8.53 million
Net Margins
-3.06%
Pretax Margin
5.19%
Return on Equity
10.44%
Return on Assets
5.38%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.28
Current Ratio
2.67
Quick Ratio
1.33

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$272.75 million
Price / Sales
0.47
Cash Flow
$3.09 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.85
Book Value
$19.52 per share
Price / Book
1.09

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
6,100,000
Free Float
5,061,000
Market Cap
$129.20 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.96

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This page (NASDAQ:EML) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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