The Eastern Company manages industrial businesses that design, manufacture and sell engineered solutions to industrial markets. The Company has one reportable segment: Engineered Solutions. The Engineered Solutions segment provides engineered solutions to support its customers' needs in the commercial transportation and logistics markets. It designs, manufactures, and markets a diverse product line of custom and standard vehicular and industrial hardware, including turnkey returnable packaging solutions, access and security hardware, mirrors, and mirror-cameras. It offers a standard product line of rotary latches, compression latches, draw latches, hinges, camlocks, key switches, padlocks, and handles, among other products. Its subsidiary, Velvac Holdings Inc., is a designer and manufacturer of proprietary vision technology for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and aftermarket applications, and a provider of aftermarket components to the heavy-duty truck market in North America.
Turnaround to Profit
The company's performance has turned profitable, with the latest annual net income of USD .
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 20.66%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 20.66%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 30.32, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 4.68M shares, decreasing 3.33% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Bill Nygren | OAKMX
Star Investor Bill Nygren | OAKMX holds 135.90 shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 2.73.