New Shadow Stock Addition and January Barometer Insights
The model portfolio’s quarterly review results in one deletion and one addition. Plus, a look at how performance differs from large caps for individual years.
John Bajkowski
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COMPANY SUMMARY
The Eastern Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered solutions to industrial markets in the United States and North America. The company offers turnkey returnable packaging solutions, which are used in the assembly processes of vehicles, aircraft, and durable goods, as well as in production processes of plastic packaging products, packaged consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals; injection blow mold tooling products; design, develops, and manufactures 2-step stretch blow molds, and related components for the stretch blow molding industry; and supplies blow molds and change parts to the food, beverage, healthcare, and chemical industries. It also provides rotary latches, compression latches, draw latches, hinges, camlocks, key switches, padlocks, and handles; and development and program management services for custom electromechanical and mechanical systems for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and customer applications. In addition, the company designs and manufactures proprietary vision technology for OEMs and aftermarket applications, as well as offers aftermarket components to the heavy- and medium-duty truck, motorhome, and bus markets. The Eastern Company was founded in 1858 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.
Commentary & Analysis
Why The Eastern Company’s (EML) Stock Is Down 6.56%
As of Monday, February 09, The Eastern Company’s EML share price has dipped by 6.56%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Jenna Brashear
Why The Eastern Company’s (EML) Stock Is Up 5.54%
As of Monday, January 26, The Eastern Company’s EML share price has surged by 5.54%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Jenna Brashear
Why The Eastern Company’s (EML) Stock Is Up 6.65%
As of Friday, January 02, The Eastern Company’s EML share price has surged by 6.65%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Cynthia McLaughlin
Why The Eastern Company’s (EML) Stock Is Up 5.22%
As of Friday, December 26, The Eastern Company’s EML share price has surged by 5.22%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Cynthia McLaughlin
Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | EML | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $148.2 | $3,868.9 | 25% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 6.0 | 45.7 | 15% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 89.1% | 73.1% | 57% |
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| Float (Mil) | 4.9 | 58.0 | 12% |
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| Beta | 0.85 | 1.11 | 51% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 14 | 203 | 18% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
9.0% | 77.9% | 52% |
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| Growth | EML | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 4.7% | 5.6% | 35% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 5.6% | 9.6% | 48% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 6.3% | 11.5% | 40 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 1.3% | 68% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (32.4%) | (16.3%) | 17% |
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| Financials | EML | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $234 | $2,188 | 33% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $8 | $145 | 44% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $1.330 | $1.300 | 64% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $19 | $226 | 41% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $6 | $4 | 53% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $57 | $389 | 40% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $199 | $4,348 | 25% |
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| Valuation | EML | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 1.14 | 2.35 | 26% |
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| P/E | 18.6 | 27.6 | 47% |
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| Dividend Yield | 1.8% | 0.3% | 75% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 1.4 | na |
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| Ratios | EML | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 21.4% | 31.8% | 23% |
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| Net Margin | 3.4% | 7.3% | 43% |
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| ROA | 3.4% | 4.7% | 64% |
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| ROE | 6.3% | 10.7% | 46% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 47.0% | 50.5% | 38% |
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| F-Score | 6 | 5 | 67% |
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The Eastern Company did not pass any screens on 8/19/2026.
