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Eastern Company (EML)
NASDAQ:EML
EML Stock Chart & Stats
$19.69
-$0.33(-1.27%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$19.69
-$0.33(-1.27%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$17.61 - $28.26
Previous CloseN/A
Volume2.21K
Average Volume (3M)11.46K
Market Cap
$112.26M
Enterprise Value$19.95T
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$7.41M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$19.95T
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta0.91
Next Earnings
May 11, 2026EPS EstimateN/A
Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield2.24%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.31
Shares Outstanding6,068,650
10 Day Avg. Volume16,353
30 Day Avg. Volume11,455
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.00
Price to Book (P/B)0.00
Price to Sales (P/S)0.00
P/FCF Ratio0.00
Enterprise Value/Market Cap177.75K
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.08
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit356.90K
Enterprise Value/Ebitda1.10M
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)2.56
Revenue Forecast (FY)$293.48M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Diversified Business ModelEastern's two-segment model (Security Products and Metal Casting) supplies multiple end markets, reducing single-market dependence. This long-standing diversification supports more stable revenue over cycles and enables cross-segment allocation of resources and sales channels for multi-quarter resilience.
Tariff Mitigation & Margin ResilienceManagement executed pricing and supply-chain actions that neutralized ~$10M of tariff exposure and limited gross margin erosion. Those structural cost-mitigation levers improve margin durability against trade shocks and provide a repeatable playbook for protecting profitability over multiple quarters.
Enhanced Liquidity And DeleveragingRefinancing into a five-year $100M revolver and availability of $66M materially strengthens liquidity, while reported senior net leverage fell from prior peaks. This structural financing flexibility supports operational stability, selective M&A, and working-capital needs across the next several quarters.
Bears Say
Volatile Cash GenerationRecent operating cash flow collapsed and free cash flow turned materially negative in the latest year, indicating weak cash conversion. Persistent cash volatility constrains reinvestment, raises refinancing and dividend risk, and limits ability to fund growth initiatives without external capital.
Choppy Revenue And Inconsistent ProfitabilityTop-line volatility and swings in reported profitability (losses to thin profits) reduce visibility for planning and capital allocation. A small net margin and discrepancies across EBIT/EBITDA/net income weaken predictability of recurring earnings and complicate sustaining returns over multiple quarters.
End-market Softness & Backlog DeclineA 9% backlog drop and persistent weakness in heavy truck and automotive end markets signal demand risk in core segments. Prolonged end-market softness can pressure volumes, underutilize fixed capacity, and compress margins, hampering durable revenue recovery over the medium term.
Eastern Company News
EML FAQ
What was Eastern Company’s price range in the past 12 months?
Eastern Company lowest stock price was $17.61 and its highest was $28.26 in the past 12 months.
What is Eastern Company’s market cap?
Eastern Company’s market cap is $112.26M.
When is Eastern Company’s upcoming earnings report date?
Eastern Company’s upcoming earnings report date is May 11, 2026 which is in 67 days.
How were Eastern Company’s earnings last quarter?
Eastern Company released its earnings results on Mar 03, 2026. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of N/A by $0.31.
Is Eastern Company overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Eastern Company’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Eastern Company pay dividends?
Eastern Company pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.11 which represents an annual dividend yield of 2.24%. See more information on Eastern Company dividends here
What is Eastern Company’s EPS estimate?
Eastern Company’s EPS estimate for its next earnings report is not yet available.
How many shares outstanding does Eastern Company have?
Eastern Company has 6,068,650 shares outstanding.
What happened to Eastern Company’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Eastern Company reported an EPS of $0.31 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of N/A. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -0.215%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Eastern Company?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in EML
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Eastern Company Stock Smart Score
Neutral
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Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
EML Sentiment 70%
Sector Average 68%
Sector Average 68%
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 8.6K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Bought Shares
Worth $212.4K over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-27.60%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
4.98%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
-9.90%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Eastern Company
The Eastern Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered solutions to industrial markets in the United States and internationally. It offers turnkey returnable packaging solutions that are used in the assembly process of vehicles, aircraft, and durable goods, as well as in the production process of plastic packaging products, packaged consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals; designs and manufactures blow mold tools and injection blow mold tooling products, and 2-step stretch blow molds and related components; and supplies blow molds and change parts to the food, beverage, healthcare, and chemical industry. It also offers rotary latches, compression latches, draw latches, hinges, camlocks, key switches, padlocks, and handles, as well as development and program management services for custom electromechanical and mechanical systems; designs and manufactures proprietary vision technology for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and aftermarket applications; and provides aftermarket components to the heavy-duty truck market. The Eastern Company was founded in 1858 and is based in Naugatuck, Connecticut.
EML Earnings Call
Q4 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Neutral
The call presents a balanced view: material near-term financial deterioration (notably a 9% revenue decline, 57% drop in net income, and lower adjusted EBITDA margin) contrasted with decisive operational actions that improved cost structure, neutralized ~$10M of tariff exposure, delivered $4M of annualized savings, showed sequential improvement in Q4, and strengthened liquidity with a $100M credit facility. Management emphasized cautious optimism for 2026 given a strengthening commercial pipeline and specific growth in Asia (+25%). While the company made meaningful progress to position itself for recovery, the magnitude of year-over-year declines in profit and sales tempers the outlook in the near term.View all EML earnings summariesTechnical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
18.14% Insiders
19.38% Mutual Funds
35.26% Other Institutional Investors
16.68% Public Companies and
Individual Investors
Options Prices
Currently, No data available
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