Eastern (EML) Competitors

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

Is CMCO or EML 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
Columbus McKinnon	-1.63%	7.62%	3.87%
Eastern	-3.06%	10.44%	5.38%

Which has better valuation & earnings, CMCO or EML?

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
Columbus McKinnon	$963.03M	0.42	-$5.14M	-$0.54	-25.97
Eastern	$269.05M	0.51	-$8.53M	-$1.32	-16.97

Is CMCO or EML a better dividend stock?

Columbus McKinnon pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Columbus McKinnon pays out -51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastern pays out -33.3% 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. Columbus McKinnon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, CMCO or EML?

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CMCO or EML?

96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Eastern shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of Eastern shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CMCO or EML?

Columbus McKinnon presently has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 149.55%. Given Columbus McKinnon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than Eastern.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Columbus McKinnon	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Eastern	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to CMCO or EML?

In the previous week, Eastern had 11 more articles in the media than Columbus McKinnon. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Eastern and 16 mentions for Columbus McKinnon. Eastern's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Columbus McKinnon's score of 0.18 indicating that Eastern is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Columbus McKinnon	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Eastern	2 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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