Eastern (EML) Competitors

Eastern (NASDAQ:EML) and Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate EML or CMCO?

Columbus McKinnon has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 129.96%. Given Columbus McKinnon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Columbus McKinnon 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)	0.00
Columbus McKinnon	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EML or CMCO?

77.0% of Eastern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Eastern shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to EML or CMCO?

In the previous week, Eastern had 9 more articles in the media than Columbus McKinnon. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Eastern and 7 mentions for Columbus McKinnon. Columbus McKinnon's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Eastern's score of 0.68 indicating that Columbus McKinnon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eastern	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Columbus McKinnon	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EML or CMCO?

Columbus McKinnon has higher revenue and earnings than Eastern. Columbus McKinnon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eastern, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eastern	$272.75M	0.53	-$8.53M	-$1.32	-17.86
Columbus McKinnon	$963.03M	0.45	-$5.14M	-$0.54	-28.19

Is EML or CMCO a better dividend stock?

Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Columbus McKinnon pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Eastern pays out -33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Columbus McKinnon pays out -51.9% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, EML or CMCO?

Eastern has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EML or CMCO more profitable?

Columbus McKinnon has a net margin of -1.63% compared to Eastern's net margin of -3.06%. Eastern's return on equity of 10.44% beat Columbus McKinnon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastern	-3.06%	10.44%	5.38%
Columbus McKinnon	-1.63%	7.62%	3.87%

Summary

Columbus McKinnon beats Eastern on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.