Eastern (EML) Competitors $25.39 +0.14 (+0.55%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.38 0.00 (-0.02%) As of 04:57 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EML vs. GHM, CMCO, OFLX, FSTR, PLL, BOOM, NNBR, HURC, AP, and TBLTShould you be buying Eastern stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eastern include Graham (GHM), Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Omega Flex (OFLX), L.B. Foster (FSTR), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), DMC Global (BOOM), NN (NNBR), Hurco Companies (HURC), Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP), and ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Eastern vs. Its Competitors Graham Columbus McKinnon Omega Flex L.B. Foster Piedmont Lithium DMC Global NN Hurco Companies Ampco-Pittsburgh ToughBuilt Industries Eastern (NASDAQ:EML) and Graham (NYSE:GHM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend EML or GHM? Graham has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.61%. Given Graham's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 0.00Graham 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% Does the media refer more to EML or GHM? In the previous week, Eastern had 3 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Eastern and 9 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Eastern's score of 0.64 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) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Graham 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, EML or GHM? Eastern has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEastern$272.75M0.57-$8.53M-$1.32-19.23Graham$209.90M2.56$12.23M$1.2638.84 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EML or GHM? 77.0% of Eastern shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.0% of Eastern shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Graham shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryGraham beats Eastern on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EML 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 NASDAQ 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 EML vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEasternPROTECTION IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$153.98M$2.29B$7.76B$10.15BDividend Yield1.74%1.79%4.56%4.59%P/E Ratio-19.2320.13311.2522.20Price / Sales0.575.24215.36122.24Price / Cash8.1778.0628.9160.44Price / Book1.3012.354.606.29Net Income-$8.53M$109.95M$798.53M$270.77M7 Day Performance5.97%4.32%0.96%3.36%1 Month Performance6.64%5.14%1.30%6.41%1 Year Performance-17.05%46.63%27.14%28.26% Eastern Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMLEastern1.3583 of 5 stars$25.39+0.6%N/A-14.1%$153.98M$272.75M-19.231,246Short Interest ↓GHMGraham4.8258 of 5 stars$49.15-0.1%$60.00+22.1%+70.9%$538.37M$209.90M39.00490CMCOColumbus McKinnon3.7768 of 5 stars$14.98-1.6%$35.00+133.6%-50.4%$430.30M$963.03M-27.743,478News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeOFLXOmega Flex2.6062 of 5 stars$35.30-0.4%N/A-29.4%$356.33M$101.68M21.01170News CoveragePositive NewsFSTRL.B. Foster3.0528 of 5 stars$26.03-2.9%$25.00-4.0%+44.0%$275.86M$530.77M7.841,057News CoveragePLLPiedmont Lithium2.0515 of 5 stars$7.25-8.9%$10.94+50.9%-3.0%$159.11M$99.88M-2.8340High Trading VolumeBOOMDMC Global2.493 of 5 stars$6.70+6.2%$8.50+26.9%-33.7%$137.90M$642.85M-0.781,600News CoveragePositive NewsNNBRNN2.0576 of 5 stars$2.57+4.5%$4.00+55.6%-32.7%$129.65M$464.29M-2.272,900Positive NewsHURCHurco Companies1.5313 of 5 stars$16.68-3.7%N/A-2.8%$108.54M$186.58M-5.58740Positive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↓APAmpco-Pittsburgh1.5174 of 5 stars$2.73-3.2%N/A+53.4%$55.26M$418.30M-11.371,634Positive NewsTBLTToughBuilt IndustriesN/A$0.70flatN/A-67.2%$1.01M$89.62M0.00180 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Graham Competitors Columbus McKinnon Competitors Omega Flex Competitors L.B. 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