Eastern (EML) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Eastern Company (NASDAQ: EML) is a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products. Its offerings include locks, latches, access-control hardware, keys, enclosure hardware and other components used in commercial, industrial, transportation and infrastructure applications.

The company serves original equipment manufacturers, distributors and other industrial customers through product lines designed for security, equipment access, vehicle applications and specialized manufacturing needs. Its products are used in markets such as transportation, construction, utility, industrial equipment and commercial hardware.

Founded in 1858, The Eastern Company has expanded through a portfolio of operating businesses and serves customers in North America and international markets. The company is headquartered in Connecticut.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.28 to $25.38
• 50-Day Range: $23.65 to $27.96
• 52-Week Range: $17.61 to $29.91
• Volume: 10,943 shs
• Average Volume: 19,839 shs
• Market Capitalization: $146.17 million
• P/E Ratio: 18.12
• Dividend Yield: 1.81%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Eastern Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Eastern scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 540th out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Eastern has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Eastern has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Eastern is 18.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Eastern is 18.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.35.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Eastern has a P/B Ratio of 1.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.94% 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 9.83.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Eastern has recently decreased by 7.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Eastern pays a meaningful dividend of 1.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Eastern is 32.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

Eastern has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Eastern this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for EML on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Eastern insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.40% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/11/2026
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:EML
• CIK: 31107
• Web: www.easterncompany.com
• Phone: (203) 729-2255
• Fax: 203-723-8653
• Employees: 1,246
• Year Founded: 1858

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $7.13 million
• Net Margins: 3.44%
• Pretax Margin: 4.61%
• Return on Equity: 3.38%
• Return on Assets: 1.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 2.80
• Quick Ratio: 1.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $248.97 million
• Price / Sales: 0.59
• Cash Flow: $2.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.95
• Book Value: $20.54 per share
• Price / Book: 1.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,020,000
• Free Float: 4,911,000
• Market Cap: $146.17 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.87