Eastern (EML) Competitors

Eastern (NASDAQ:EML) and Graham (NYSE:GHM) 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, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Is EML or GHM more profitable?

Graham has a net margin of 5.83% compared to Eastern's net margin of -3.01%. Graham's return on equity of 12.07% beat Eastern's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastern	-3.01%	10.22%	5.25%
Graham	5.83%	12.07%	5.37%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Graham shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, EML or GHM?

Eastern has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eastern	$272.75M	0.53	-$8.53M	-$1.32	-17.77
Graham	$209.90M	2.69	$12.23M	$1.11	46.50

Does the media favor EML or GHM?

In the previous week, Eastern had 4 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Eastern and 5 mentions for Graham. Eastern's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Graham's score of -0.02 indicating that Eastern is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts rate EML or GHM?

Graham has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.24%. 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

Summary

Graham beats Eastern on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.