EML NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Eastern Co · Industrials · Tools & Accessories

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Latest close 24.22 USD
-5.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 54.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.1%, after a -0.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 6d.

Setup score 56 out of 100
Latest Close 24.22 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -5.1% latest completed week
4W Return -0.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 10.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 28.8% 15 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 13-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -5.1% Latest completed week; four-week move -0.5%. Indicator stack 61/66 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. News sentiment 51/100 40 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 6d Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 14.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 54.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.1%, after a -0.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8412-week average 0.70

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.84Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -0.5% over four weeks, 10.3% over 12 weeks, and 6.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 13 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-5.1%
4W-0.5%
12W10.3%
26W35.7%
52W6.5%
Active trend streak13 weeks
Active weeks in one year15
Trend breadth28.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.99Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-23.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership4.30Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change696.4%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength47/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Value68/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Quality24/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Momentum31/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Growth7/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework26/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
38.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
13.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
9.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
21.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
3.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-11.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-29.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.2x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity12 / 0

12 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 40 relevant articles.

8 positive · 26 neutral · 6 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings6dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-19.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.6%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-13.0%Week of 10 Jul.
Latest week-5.1%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses3
Recent vol7.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.1% / -3.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape58/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 58/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis78/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 5/12.

Activity pressure 0.84; No reversal markers Factors41/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Tiny Titans rank 22; Buyback Yield rank 24; Small Cap Core rank 31 SVQF26/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 537.5 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 40 relevant articles.

Price to earnings forward of Eastern Company (The) – NASDAQ:EML Insiders12 / 0

12 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings6d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202624.22 USD-5.1%21.14 USD23.35 USD0.994.3097.3KOn
17 Jul 202625.53 USD0.8%21.00 USD23.30 USD1.277.8869.8KOn
10 Jul 202625.32 USD-13.0%20.82 USD23.25 USD1.432.37108.4KOn
3 Jul 202629.11 USD19.6%20.64 USD23.19 USD1.4419.28196.8KOn
26 Jun 202624.34 USD2.8%20.29 USD23.12 USD1.290.54801.3KOn
19 Jun 202623.68 USD8.9%20.12 USD23.07 USD1.12-6.97160.3KOn
12 Jun 202621.75 USD1.2%20.00 USD23.03 USD0.93-12.81121.0KOn
5 Jun 202621.50 USD-0.1%19.91 USD23.01 USD0.76-12.48108.2KOn
29 May 202621.53 USD2.3%19.84 USD22.97 USD0.83-16.91100.1KOn
22 May 202621.04 USD5.5%19.82 USD22.93 USD0.94-17.0479.6KOn
15 May 202619.95 USD-9.6%19.81 USD22.90 USD1.08-21.0083.6KOn
8 May 202622.06 USD0.5%19.85 USD22.87 USD1.34-13.6959.7KOn
1 May 202621.95 USD0.2%19.81 USD22.83 USD1.33-10.0986.9KOn
24 Apr 202621.90 USD-1.8%19.83 USD22.79 USD1.18-9.3160.6KOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.