Eastern (EML) Competitors

In the previous week, Eastern had 13 more articles in the media than Omega Flex. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Eastern and 4 mentions for Omega Flex. Eastern's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Omega Flex's score of 0.43 indicating that Eastern is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Eastern has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omega Flex has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Omega Flex has a net margin of 13.60% compared to Eastern's net margin of 2.90%. Omega Flex's return on equity of 15.87% beat Eastern's return on equity.

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.

77.0% of Eastern shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Omega Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.4% of Eastern shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.2% of Omega Flex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Omega Flex pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Eastern pays out 37.6% 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.

80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.0% of Eastern shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of L.B. Foster shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of Eastern shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

L.B. Foster presently has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential downside of 19.48%. Given L.B. Foster's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe L.B. Foster is more favorable than Eastern.

L.B. Foster has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastern has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Eastern had 2 more articles in the media than L.B. Foster. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Eastern and 15 mentions for L.B. Foster. L.B. Foster's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Eastern's score of 0.45 indicating that L.B. Foster is being referred to more favorably in the media.

L.B. Foster pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. L.B. Foster pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastern pays out 37.6% 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.

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.

Eastern has a net margin of 2.90% compared to L.B. Foster's net margin of 1.40%. Eastern's return on equity of 6.52% beat L.B. Foster's return on equity.

In the previous week, Eastern had 14 more articles in the media than Ampco-Pittsburgh. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Eastern and 3 mentions for Ampco-Pittsburgh. Ampco-Pittsburgh's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Eastern's score of 0.45 indicating that Ampco-Pittsburgh is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Eastern has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Ampco-Pittsburgh pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Eastern pays out 37.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ampco-Pittsburgh pays out -11.0% 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. Ampco-Pittsburgh is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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.

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Eastern has a net margin of 2.90% compared to Ampco-Pittsburgh's net margin of -15.22%. Eastern's return on equity of 6.52% beat Ampco-Pittsburgh's return on equity.

Eastern has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NN. NN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eastern, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

NN has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.46%. Given NN's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NN is more favorable than Eastern.

In the previous week, NN had 10 more articles in the media than Eastern. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for NN and 17 mentions for Eastern. Eastern's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat NN's score of 0.20 indicating that Eastern is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Eastern has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NN has a beta of 2.54, indicating that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Eastern has a net margin of 2.90% compared to NN's net margin of -8.05%. Eastern's return on equity of 6.52% beat NN's return on equity.

77.0% of Eastern shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of NN shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.4% of Eastern shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of NN shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Eastern pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. NN pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Eastern pays out 37.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NN pays out -26.2% 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. NN is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.