Eastern (EML) Competitors $21.18 +0.01 (+0.05%) Closing price 10/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.26 +0.09 (+0.40%) As of 10/24/2025 05:11 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EML vs. CMCO, OFLX, FSTR, BOOM, HURC, NNBR, AP, TBLT, PH, and ITWShould you be buying Eastern stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eastern include Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Omega Flex (OFLX), L.B. Foster (FSTR), DMC Global (BOOM), Hurco Companies (HURC), NN (NNBR), Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP), ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Illinois Tool Works (ITW). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Eastern vs. Its Competitors Columbus McKinnon Omega Flex L.B. Foster DMC Global Hurco Companies NN Ampco-Pittsburgh ToughBuilt Industries Parker-Hannifin Illinois Tool Works Eastern (NASDAQ:EML) and Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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% Do analysts rate EML or CMCO? Columbus McKinnon has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 122.22%. 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 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Columbus McKinnon 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Which has better 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEastern$272.75M0.47-$8.53M-$1.32-16.05Columbus McKinnon$963.03M0.47-$5.14M-$0.54-29.17 Is EML or CMCO a better dividend stock? Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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 risk and volatility, EML or CMCO? Eastern has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer EML or CMCO? In the previous week, Eastern had 8 more articles in the media than Columbus McKinnon. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Eastern and 7 mentions for Columbus McKinnon. Columbus McKinnon's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Eastern's score of -0.07 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Columbus McKinnon 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryColumbus McKinnon beats Eastern on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Eastern News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EML and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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$129.16M$2.29B$7.97B$10.81BDividend Yield2.08%1.73%4.57%4.80%P/E Ratio-16.0520.4124.9925.53Price / Sales0.475.321,267.85133.12Price / Cash6.8674.1628.1361.86Price / Book1.0914.984.996.61Net Income-$8.53M$109.95M$790.14M$277.10M7 Day Performance-0.61%1.42%1.87%2.57%1 Month Performance-13.09%-2.27%3.19%3.79%1 Year Performance-32.01%24.62%31.01%33.01% Eastern Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EMLEastern0.7434 of 5 stars$21.18+0.0%N/A-34.3%$129.16M$272.75M-16.051,246News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCMCOColumbus McKinnon3.0532 of 5 stars$15.15+3.1%$35.00+131.0%-51.7%$422.26M$963.03M-28.063,478News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOFLXOmega Flex2.7304 of 5 stars$28.84-1.1%N/A-41.6%$294.24M$100.70M17.17170Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastFSTRL.B. Foster4.0699 of 5 stars$26.68+1.9%$25.00-6.3%+39.2%$277.45M$530.77M8.041,057Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBOOMDMC Global1.081 of 5 stars$7.51+3.6%$8.50+13.2%-15.4%$149.21M$642.85M-0.871,600News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHURCHurco Companies1.2555 of 5 stars$18.21+3.5%N/A-8.3%$112.68M$186.79M-8.67740News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNNBRNN3.1292 of 5 stars$1.86+6.3%$4.00+115.1%-54.3%$88.28M$464.29M-1.652,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpAPAmpco-Pittsburgh0.9622 of 5 stars$2.13+4.1%N/A+16.6%$41.65M$418.30M-8.891,634Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeTBLTToughBuilt IndustriesN/A$0.05+1.0%N/A-96.2%$73K$89.62M0.00180Gap UpPHParker-Hannifin4.5592 of 5 stars$740.55+0.9%$789.67+6.6%+23.8%$92.83B$19.85B27.3157,950Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.4608 of 5 stars$252.64+1.4%$262.83+4.0%-3.8%$72.66B$15.90B22.1444,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Columbus McKinnon Competitors Omega Flex Competitors L.B. 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