Eastern (EML) Competitors

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EML vs. ERII, FSTR, CMCO, OFLX, and AP

Should you buy Eastern stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Eastern with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Eastern include Energy Recovery (ERII), L.B. Foster (FSTR), Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Omega Flex (OFLX), and Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

How does Eastern compare to Energy Recovery?

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

83.6% of Energy Recovery shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Eastern shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Energy Recovery shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of Eastern shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Eastern had 12 more articles in the media than Energy Recovery. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Eastern and 2 mentions for Energy Recovery. Energy Recovery's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Eastern's score of 0.22 indicating that Energy Recovery is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Energy Recovery has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eastern has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Energy Recovery has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eastern. Eastern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Recovery, 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
Energy Recovery	$134.99M	3.38	$22.96M	$0.38	23.29
Eastern	$248.97M	0.51	$7.13M	$0.96	21.92

Energy Recovery presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.49%. Given Energy Recovery's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Energy Recovery is more favorable than Eastern.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Recovery	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Eastern	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Energy Recovery has a net margin of 15.07% compared to Eastern's net margin of 2.41%. Energy Recovery's return on equity of 10.89% beat Eastern's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Recovery	15.07%	10.89%	9.55%
Eastern	2.41%	5.46%	3.08%

Summary

Energy Recovery beats Eastern on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eastern compare to L.B. Foster?

L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) and Eastern (NASDAQ:EML) are both small-cap industrial machinery companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

L.B. Foster has higher revenue and earnings than Eastern. Eastern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than L.B. Foster, 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
L.B. Foster	$540.01M	0.74	$7.55M	$1.03	37.00
Eastern	$248.97M	0.51	$7.13M	$0.96	21.92

L.B. Foster has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eastern has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Eastern has a net margin of 2.41% compared to L.B. Foster's net margin of 1.98%. L.B. Foster's return on equity of 6.36% beat Eastern's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
L.B. Foster	1.98%	6.36%	3.31%
Eastern	2.41%	5.46%	3.08%

In the previous week, Eastern had 8 more articles in the media than L.B. Foster. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Eastern and 6 mentions for L.B. Foster. L.B. Foster's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Eastern's score of 0.22 indicating that L.B. Foster is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
L.B. Foster	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eastern	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Eastern shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of L.B. Foster shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of Eastern shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

L.B. Foster currently has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.03%. Given L.B. Foster's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe L.B. Foster is more favorable than Eastern.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
L.B. Foster	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Eastern	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

L.B. Foster beats Eastern on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eastern compare to Columbus McKinnon?

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

Eastern has a net margin of 2.41% compared to Columbus McKinnon's net margin of 0.60%. Columbus McKinnon's return on equity of 7.41% beat Eastern's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastern	2.41%	5.46%	3.08%
Columbus McKinnon	0.60%	7.41%	3.82%

Eastern has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Columbus McKinnon. Eastern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbus McKinnon, 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	$248.97M	0.51	$7.13M	$0.96	21.92
Columbus McKinnon	$963.03M	0.45	-$5.14M	$0.21	71.14

In the previous week, Eastern had 11 more articles in the media than Columbus McKinnon. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Eastern and 3 mentions for Columbus McKinnon. Eastern's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Columbus McKinnon's score of 0.15 indicating that Eastern is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

77.0% of Eastern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by institutional investors. 18.4% 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Eastern has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Columbus McKinnon has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 57.30%. 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Columbus McKinnon	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

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 1.9%. Eastern pays out 45.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Columbus McKinnon pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eastern is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Columbus McKinnon beats Eastern on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eastern compare to Omega Flex?

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

In the previous week, Eastern had 13 more articles in the media than Omega Flex. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Eastern and 1 mentions for Omega Flex. Eastern's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Omega Flex's score of 0.00 indicating that Eastern is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

77.0% of Eastern shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Omega Flex shares are held by institutional investors. 18.4% of Eastern shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.2% of Omega Flex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Omega Flex pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Eastern pays out 45.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Omega Flex pays out 102.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Omega Flex has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Omega Flex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Eastern has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Omega Flex has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastern	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Omega Flex	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Omega Flex has a net margin of 13.60% compared to Eastern's net margin of 2.41%. Omega Flex's return on equity of 15.94% beat Eastern's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastern	2.41%	5.46%	3.08%
Omega Flex	13.60%	15.94%	12.92%

Omega Flex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eastern. Eastern is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Omega Flex, 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	$248.97M	0.51	$7.13M	$0.96	21.92
Omega Flex	$98.30M	3.04	$14.83M	$1.33	22.26

Summary

Omega Flex beats Eastern on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eastern compare to Ampco-Pittsburgh?

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

77.0% of Eastern shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.4% of Eastern shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are owned 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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastern	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ampco-Pittsburgh	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Eastern has a net margin of 2.41% compared to Ampco-Pittsburgh's net margin of -15.53%. Eastern's return on equity of 5.46% beat Ampco-Pittsburgh's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastern	2.41%	5.46%	3.08%
Ampco-Pittsburgh	-15.53%	-7.56%	-0.91%

Eastern has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ampco-Pittsburgh. Ampco-Pittsburgh 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	$248.97M	0.51	$7.13M	$0.96	21.92
Ampco-Pittsburgh	$434.17M	0.48	-$66.07M	-$3.36	N/A

Eastern has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Eastern had 12 more articles in the media than Ampco-Pittsburgh. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Eastern and 2 mentions for Ampco-Pittsburgh. Ampco-Pittsburgh's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Eastern's score of 0.22 indicating that Ampco-Pittsburgh is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Eastern beats Ampco-Pittsburgh on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EML vs. The Competition

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Metric	Eastern	PROTECTION Industry	Industrials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$126.89M	$3.42B	$9.42B	$12.34B
Dividend Yield	2.09%	2.58%	3.55%	5.28%
P/E Ratio	21.92	19.61	25.54	25.66
Price / Sales	0.51	5.14	5,253.46	86.31
Price / Cash	8.53	25.71	27.59	56.67
Price / Book	1.02	3.58	5.06	7.14
Net Income	$7.13M	$106.44M	$792.97M	$335.98M
7 Day Performance	2.58%	4.95%	1.92%	4.11%
1 Month Performance	-4.45%	-1.39%	2.24%	2.52%
1 Year Performance	-7.07%	-11.71%	32.28%	35.04%

Eastern Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
EML Eastern	2.5775 of 5 stars	$21.04 flat	N/A	-7.1%	$126.89M	$248.97M	21.92	1,246
ERII Energy Recovery	4.5092 of 5 stars	$8.45 -6.7%	$15.00 +77.5%	-29.5%	$467M	$134.99M	22.24	250	Gap Up
FSTR L.B. Foster	2.4617 of 5 stars	$37.42 -4.9%	$32.00 -14.5%	+109.6%	$411.65M	$540.01M	36.33	1,191	Analyst Upgrade
CMCO Columbus McKinnon	2.5124 of 5 stars	$13.82 -0.9%	$23.50 +70.0%	-9.0%	$400.63M	$963.03M	65.81	3,478	Upcoming Earnings
OFLX Omega Flex	2.0862 of 5 stars	$27.41 +0.8%	N/A	-7.5%	$274.46M	$98.30M	20.61	170	Gap Down

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Eastern (EML) Competitors

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Eastern (EML) Competitors

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How does Eastern compare to Energy Recovery?

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

Does the media prefer ERII or EML?

Which has more volatility & risk, ERII or EML?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ERII or EML?

Do analysts rate ERII or EML?

Is ERII or EML more profitable?

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How does Eastern compare to L.B. Foster?

Which has better valuation and earnings, FSTR or EML?

Which has more volatility and risk, FSTR or EML?

Is FSTR or EML more profitable?

Does the media favor FSTR or EML?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FSTR or EML?

Do analysts rate FSTR or EML?

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How does Eastern compare to Columbus McKinnon?

Is EML or CMCO more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, EML or CMCO?

Does the media prefer EML or CMCO?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EML or CMCO?

Which has more volatility & risk, EML or CMCO?

Do analysts prefer EML or CMCO?

Is EML or CMCO a better dividend stock?

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How does Eastern compare to Omega Flex?

Does the media refer more to EML or OFLX?

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

Is EML or OFLX a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, EML or OFLX?

Do analysts recommend EML or OFLX?

Is EML or OFLX more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EML or OFLX?

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How does Eastern compare to Ampco-Pittsburgh?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EML or AP?

Do analysts recommend EML or AP?

Is EML or AP more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EML or AP?

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