Eastern (EML) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer EML or GHM?

Graham has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.74%. Given Graham's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Graham 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
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is EML or GHM more profitable?

Graham has a net margin of 6.43% compared to Eastern's net margin of -3.06%. Graham's return on equity of 12.83% beat Eastern's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastern	-3.06%	10.44%	5.38%
Graham	6.43%	12.83%	5.85%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EML or GHM?

Graham has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eastern. Eastern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graham, 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	$269.05M	0.52	-$8.53M	-$1.32	-17.30
Graham	$215.43M	2.86	$12.23M	$1.26	44.61

Is EML or GHM a better dividend stock?

Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Graham pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Eastern pays out -33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graham pays out 34.9% 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. Eastern is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor EML or GHM?

In the previous week, Eastern had 10 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Eastern and 5 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Eastern's score of 0.54 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eastern	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Graham	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, EML or GHM?

Eastern has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EML or GHM?

77.0% of Eastern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Eastern shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Graham shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Graham beats Eastern on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.