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 - $26.77
Previous CloseN/A
Volume2.21K
Average Volume (3M)11.46K
Market Cap
$119.87M
Enterprise Value$165.83M
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$7.41M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$53.86M
Price to Earnings (P/E)23.3
Beta0.83
Next Earnings
May 11, 2026EPS EstimateN/A
Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield2.24%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.31
Shares Outstanding6,041,767
10 Day Avg. Volume16,353
30 Day Avg. Volume11,455
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.14
Price to Book (P/B)0.96
Price to Sales (P/S)0.48
P/FCF Ratio24.36
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.38
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.67
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda9.94
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
Operational Cost SavingsThe ~$4M of annualized cost savings reflects structural footprint and workforce optimization that lowers the fixed-cost breakeven. Persisting these savings improves margin resiliency across cycles, supports operating leverage as volumes recover, and helps restore cash flow over the medium term.
Asia Market ExpansionA +25% CAGR in Asia driven by dedicated commercial resources signals successful market diversification into higher-growth end markets. Structural geographic diversification can reduce dependence on weaker domestic end markets, deepen customer relationships, and create a sustainable incremental revenue funnel over multiple quarters.
Improved Liquidity & Capital FlexibilityA committed $100M revolver and available liquidity materially enhance short-to-medium term financial flexibility, enabling working-capital support, opportunistic M&A, or cyclical smoothing. Combined with recent debt reduction, it lowers refinancing risk and preserves strategic optionality through recovery phases.
Bears Say
Weak Cash Flow ConversionThe sharp deterioration to materially negative free cash flow in the latest period signals heightened cash-conversion risk. Persistent weak OCF constrains reinvestment, dividend sustainability, debt servicing, and leaves the company dependent on external liquidity despite the revolver, raising medium-term funding vulnerability.
Choppy Revenue & ProfitabilityIrregular top-line trends and volatile bottom-line results reduce earnings predictability and complicate planning. Even with stable gross margins, swings between profitable and loss years signal sensitivity to volumes, pricing, and one-offs, undermining steady margin expansion and long-term cash generation visibility.
Backlog Decline & End-Market SoftnessA 9% backlog reduction and continued weakness in truck/auto end markets point to durable demand headwinds. Slower order flow implies prolonged revenue recovery timelines, leaves capacity underutilized, and increases downside risk to margins and cash flow if end-market dynamics do not normalize within several quarters.
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 $26.77 in the past 12 months.
What is Eastern Company’s market cap?
Eastern Company’s market cap is $119.87M.
When is Eastern Company’s upcoming earnings report date?
Eastern Company’s upcoming earnings report date is May 11, 2026 which is in 44 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 6,041,767 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
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Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
EML Sentiment 70%
Sector Average ―
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Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 8.6K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Bought Shares
Worth $347.1K over
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the Last 3 Months
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-27.60%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
5.77%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
-7.37%
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
0:00 / 0:00
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
18.52% Insiders
19.22% Mutual Funds
36.47% Other Institutional Investors
15.18% Public Companies and
Individual Investors
Options Prices
Currently, No data available
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