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The Eastern Company (EML)

Industrials | Tools & Accessories | Shelton, United States | NasdaqGM
22.43 USD +0.44 (2.001%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 22.43
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:15 p.m. EDT

EML has shown a recent uptrend in price, with the stock climbing from a low of $19.76 to $21.73 in the last 14 days, suggesting some momentum. However, the short-term forecasting model predicts a slight decline of -0.11%, which may indicate some volatility. The stock's recent price action, combined with the slight positive momentum, suggests it could be a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders. The dividend yield of 2.02% is reasonable, with consistent quarterly payouts of $0.11, which supports a moderate dividend rating. Long-term investors should consider the company's fundamentals, which include a moderate payout ratio and positive return on equity, but the recent revenue and earnings growth have been negative, which may indicate some challenges. Overall, EML could be a moderate buy for long-term investors, but caution is advised due to the mixed fundamentals and market volatility.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.087999
MSTL0.089042
AutoARIMA0.091071
AutoTheta0.108800

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 25.62
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.223
Excess Kurtosis -1.03
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 43.207
Revenue per Share 40.866
Market Cap 136,119,824
Trailing P/E 22.89
Beta 0.88
Profit Margins 2.86%
Website https://www.easterncompany.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.59% 2.14% 2.05% 2.01%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-13 0.110000 0.591080
2025-11-14 0.110000 0.567724
2025-08-15 0.110000 0.517046
2025-05-15 0.110000 0.465816
2025-02-14 0.110000 0.400272
2024-11-15 0.110000 0.410001
2024-08-15 0.110000 0.393160
2024-05-14 0.110000 0.403497
2024-02-14 0.110000 0.471359
2023-11-14 0.110000 0.603162
2023-08-14 0.110000 0.619107
2023-05-12 0.110000 0.701830
2023-02-14 0.110000 0.540308
2022-11-14 0.110000 0.532188
2022-08-12 0.110000 0.524118
2022-05-12 0.110000 0.590896
2022-02-28 0.110000 0.496890
2021-11-12 0.110000 0.467211
2021-08-12 0.110000 0.381716
2021-05-11 0.110000 0.382477
2021-02-26 0.110000 0.474595
2020-11-17 0.110000 0.546236
2020-08-13 0.110000 0.618378
2020-05-14 0.110000 0.762733
2020-02-28 0.110000 0.485488
2019-11-15 0.110000 0.437310
2019-08-16 0.110000 0.547578
2019-05-14 0.110000 0.489789
2019-02-28 0.110000 0.432352
2018-11-13 0.110000 0.451868
2018-08-14 0.110000 0.465325
2018-05-15 0.110000 0.427216
2018-02-28 0.110000 0.501084
2017-11-14 0.110000 0.485081
2017-08-14 0.110000 0.472825
2017-05-15 0.110000 0.457162
2017-02-27 0.110000 0.666161
2016-11-14 0.110000 0.654828
2016-08-15 0.110000 0.696874
2016-05-16 0.110000 0.810610
2016-02-22 0.110000 0.833002
2015-11-16 0.110000 0.736828
2015-08-17 0.120000 0.851835
2015-05-18 0.110000 0.702830
2015-02-19 0.110000 0.727158
2014-11-17 0.110000 0.847657
2014-08-18 0.150000 1.204599
2014-05-19 0.110000 0.897606
2014-02-14 0.110000 0.879030
2013-11-18 0.110000 0.832520
2013-08-19 0.110000 0.821483
2013-05-20 0.100000 0.852406
2013-02-15 0.100000 0.815341
2012-11-19 0.200000 1.884682
2012-08-20 0.100000 0.743547
2012-05-21 0.100000 0.741528
2012-02-17 0.100000 0.721774
2011-11-16 0.090000 0.625021
2011-08-17 0.090000 0.645001
2011-05-18 0.090000 0.699904
2011-02-23 0.090000 0.686008
2010-11-17 0.250000 2.042544
2010-08-18 0.090000 0.775426
2010-05-19 0.090000 0.964457
2010-02-24 0.090000 1.010012
2009-11-18 0.090000 0.796008
2009-08-19 0.090000 0.732284
2009-05-20 0.090000 0.916985
2009-02-23 0.090000 1.269852
2008-11-19 0.090000 1.388023
2008-08-20 0.080000 0.806050
2008-05-21 0.080000 0.709254
2008-02-20 0.080000 0.698116
2007-11-14 0.080000 0.661061
2007-08-15 0.080000 0.704488
2007-05-16 0.080000 0.443031
2007-02-21 0.080000 0.500421
2006-11-15 0.080000 0.686315
2006-08-16 0.080000 0.887465
2006-05-17 0.080000 0.861562
2006-02-16 0.073333 0.823188
2005-11-16 0.073333 0.813489
2005-08-17 0.073333 0.665177
2005-05-18 0.073333 0.782418
2005-02-16 0.073333 0.759040
2004-11-17 0.073333 0.999705
2004-08-18 0.073333 1.142770
2004-05-19 0.073333 1.105133
2004-02-18 0.073333 1.159530
2003-11-19 0.073333 1.256559
2003-08-20 0.073333 1.179885
2003-05-21 0.073333 1.365806
2003-02-19 0.073333 1.545360
2002-11-20 0.073333 1.637908
2002-08-21 0.073333 1.446497
2002-05-22 0.073333 1.247767
2002-02-20 0.073333 1.374281
2001-11-20 0.073333 1.482302
2001-08-22 0.073333 1.350447
2001-05-23 0.073333 1.291616
2001-02-21 0.073333 1.297592
2000-11-21 0.073333 1.296533
2000-08-23 0.073333 1.440922
2000-05-24 0.073333 1.535545
2000-02-23 0.073333 1.316350
1999-11-23 0.073333 1.309849
1999-08-25 0.073333 1.253826
1999-05-26 0.073333 1.185666
1999-02-24 0.066667 1.156217
1998-11-24 0.066667 1.101681
1998-08-26 0.066667 1.259630
1998-08-05 0.066667 1.189770
1998-05-27 0.066667 1.093334
1998-02-25 0.057778 1.175993
1997-11-25 0.057778 1.441239
1997-08-27 0.051111 1.565463
1997-05-28 0.051111 1.802115
1997-02-26 0.051111 1.733386
1996-11-26 0.051111 1.715801
1996-08-28 0.051111 1.813743
1996-05-22 0.051111 1.902809
1996-02-26 0.051111 1.959488
1995-11-21 0.051111 2.084817
1995-08-23 0.051111 1.901013
1995-05-22 0.051111 1.646409
1995-02-17 0.051111 1.878140
1994-11-18 0.051111 1.894428
1994-08-22 0.051111 1.723978
1994-05-23 0.051111 1.673325
1994-02-18 0.051111 1.658544
1993-11-19 0.051111 2.011740
1993-08-23 0.051111 2.348974
1993-05-24 0.051111 2.177256
1993-02-22 0.051111 2.243944
1992-11-20 0.051111 2.593223
1992-08-24 0.051111 2.591071
1992-05-22 0.051111 2.037593
1992-02-24 0.046667 2.046836
1991-11-22 0.046667 2.918847
1991-09-24 0.074222 3.652717
1991-08-26 0.046667 2.384231
1991-05-20 0.046667 2.405963
1991-02-21 0.046815 2.187959
1990-11-26 0.041481 2.228210
1990-08-20 0.041481 1.958403
1990-05-14 0.041481 1.896452
1990-02-22 0.041481 2.178904
1989-11-17 0.041481 2.031722
1989-08-21 0.041481 2.090605
1989-05-15 0.041481 2.666516
1989-03-08 0.041481 2.646373
1988-11-18 0.041481 3.103524
1988-08-22 0.041481 2.774685
1988-05-16 0.020741 1.052852
1988-02-22 0.037037 1.952542
1987-11-20 0.185185 13.743623
1987-08-24 0.037037 2.047326
1987-05-11 0.037037 2.874130
1987-02-23 0.037037 3.210761
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.44
dividendYield 1.96
exDividendDate 2026-02-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.44
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.020009095
lastDividendValue 0.11
lastDividendDate 2026-02-13
dividendDate 2026-03-13

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.14322126
Address1 3 Enterprise Drive
Address2 Suite 408
All Time High 35.78
All Time Low 1.574074
Ask 22.44
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 6
Average Daily Volume10 Day 12,440
Average Daily Volume3 Month 16,151
Average Volume 16,151
Average Volume10Days 12,440
Beta 0.882
Bid 22.08
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 4
Book Value 20.631
City Shelton
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 22.43
Current Ratio 3.594
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 22.73
Day Low 21.88
Debt To Equity 43.207
Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Dividend Rate 0.44
Dividend Yield 1.96
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,632,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,632,800
Earnings Growth -0.089
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.109
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,571,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,011,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,011,200
Ebitda 19,781,348
Ebitda Margins 0.079450004
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.199
Enterprise To Revenue 0.731
Enterprise Value 181,960,896
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.98
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 203 723 8653
Fifty Day Average 19.8404
Fifty Day Average Change 2.5895996
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.13052154
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 14.322126
Fifty Two Week High 26.77
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.34
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.16212179
Fifty Two Week Low 17.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.8199997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2737081
Fifty Two Week Range 17.61 - 26.77
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.94
Float Shares 4,870,268
Free Cashflow 3,407,629
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 1,231
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.22878
Gross Profits 56,958,544
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.07918
Held Percent Institutions 0.75983
Implied Shares Outstanding 6,068,650
Industry Tools & Accessories
Industry Disp Tools & Accessories
Industry Key tools-accessories
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Last Dividend Value 0.11
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,398,400
Last Split Date 1,161,129,600
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business 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.
Long Name The Eastern Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 136,119,824
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_175181
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,398,400
Net Income To Common 5,967,104
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,934,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 135,396,227
Open 22.27
Operating Cashflow 8,865,383
Operating Margins 0.043759998
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.449
Peg Ratio 1.15
Phone 203 729 2255
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 22.43
Post Market Time 1,776,456,605
Previous Close 21.99
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0871989
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.54673105
Profit Margins 0.02865
Quick Ratio 1.359
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.440001
Regular Market Change Percent 2.00091
Regular Market Day High 22.73
Regular Market Day Low 21.88
Regular Market Day Range 21.88 - 22.73
Regular Market Open 22.27
Regular Market Previous Close 21.99
Regular Market Price 22.43
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 8,891
Return On Assets 0.03649
Return On Equity 0.048639998
Revenue Growth -0.137
Revenue Per Share 40.866
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 6,036,390
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0276
Shares Short 166,330
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 131,336
Short Name Eastern Company (The)
Short Percent Of Float 0.048299998
Short Ratio 8.39
Source Interval 15
State CT
Symbol EML
Total Cash 7,412,019
Total Cash Per Share 1.227
Total Debt 53,856,088
Total Revenue 248,970,352
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.44
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.020009095
Trailing Eps 0.98
Trailing P E 22.887754
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 21.07335
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.3566494
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06437749
Type Disp Equity
Volume 8,891
Website https://www.easterncompany.com
Zip 6,484