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Eastern Company (EML) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$27.67 +3.25% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $27.78

Eastern Company (EML) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 66/100 RQD Confidence. The composite score sits in the neutral Hold band (59–69), meaning current holders don’t need to panic-sell while prospective buyers can wait for a move into the 70+ Buy zone.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 66/100 (C+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (+1.4% avg 90D alpha vs SPY) →

ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH Cap $166.5M

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🤖 Mara Quenwick • AI Quant Lead (Click for Instant Brief) Is EML stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

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As of 2026-11-02, Eastern Company (NASDAQ: EML) is rated C+ (Hold / HOLD) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 66/100 at a spot price of $27.67 (+3.25% 1D, market cap $166.5M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 8/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 14/20, Executive Insider Alignment 16/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 13/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 15/20. Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, EML ranks #230 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does EML compare to LCUT and GPRO in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

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Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Industrial Machinery/Components), EML carries a Roarable C+ (66/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 23.3x, gross margin of 22.9%, and ROIC of 5.6%. By comparison, LCUT (Lifetime Brands Inc.) holds a D grade (49/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -3.8%, cap $192.9M) and GPRO (GoPro Inc. (Class A)) posts a E grade (25/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -35.0%, cap $206.4M). Among the 5-stock peer group, CIX leads on earnings multiple (22.6x) while CIX leads on capital efficiency (21.1% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for EML?

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Per EML's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2026-01-03, CIK 0000031107), Eastern Company generated $249.0M in revenue (-8.7% YoY), $7.1M in net income, and $4.9M in free cash flow against $216.7M in total assets and $33.9M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Company leadership has skin in the game with net positive insider conviction.. Primary risk factors monitored: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:

🛡️ Portfolio Crash X-Ray

EXT / AFTER-HRS: $27.78 (+0.39%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-2.08% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 8/20 (D-) • 2% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 66/100 (C+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (+1.4% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 56.0% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).

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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C+

2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish

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Impersonal quantitative research (0–100 RQD rubric) — not individualized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Full Disclaimer

5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk B

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE+3.6% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for EML)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±10.8%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (66/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY EML SCORES 66/100 (C+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+16/20 pts (24% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.69 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution+15/20 pts (23% of score)

SEC Form 4 / 13F Thermometer: 75% Net Buy • Cannibal Buyback (-2.08% YoY Shares)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Cash Engine Quality8/20 pts (-12 pt drag)

Capital intensity & 4.3% operating margin leave 12 pts on the table

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C$24.54-3.6% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C$23.65+2% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade C+$24.13+14.7% Next Q

Current

Grade C+$27.67+1.4% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: C (58) → C+ (66)Full Audit →

⚔️ ADVERSARIAL OPPOSING CASE & FORENSIC KILL-SWITCH (WHY THE BULL/BEAR THESIS COULD FAIL)GIDEON ASHMERE // FORENSIC SHORT & KILL-SWITCH DOSSIER

⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the EML Bull Thesis Could Fail

Gideon Ashmere Forensic Desk →

Even with a 66/100 (C+) score, EML faces multiple-compression risk if 23.3x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-2.08% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 20.4% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($25.37) or 200D SMA ($22.69) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($28.67) toward Bear Floor ($22.36).

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $EML• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite

Contract: “EML Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Jan 2, 2027) & Holds Above 200D SMA”

YES 66%NO 34%Trade / Inspect Odds →

RSI-14 MOMENTUMBULLISH MOMENTUM

66.130 Oversold · 70 Hot

ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)

3.69>3.0 Fortress Safe

PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)

7 / 99-Pt Accounting

52-WEEK LASER RANGE82% OF RANGE

L: $18$27.67H: $30

1. Money & Cash Health● WEAK

Are profits real cash in the bank?

Weak cash conversion or heavy valuation strain compared to actual cash earned.

Factor Grade: D-RQD 8 / 20

2. Big Money & Insiders● BUYING

Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Hedge funds and options traders are leaning bullish, showing strong institutional appetite.

Factor Grade: BRQD 29 / 40

3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● ALL CLEAR

SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

Clean SEC fine-print check with low hidden accounting risk and favorable interest-rate weather.

Factor Grade: BRQD 29 / 40

MULTI-MODEL JEV QUANT JURY DELIBERATION

2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish on EML

Cash & Moat Bull AI

ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model

BEARISH (40)

5.6% ROIC with 22.9% gross margin and 2.94% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI

10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard

BULLISH (80)

Altman-Z 3.69 and Piotroski 7/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI

Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq

BULLISH (70)

29/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 13/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like EML

✓Company leadership has skin in the game with net positive insider conviction.
✓Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.

Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong

!Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.

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EML // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +25.03%⚡ TESTING RESISTANCE

2026-11-02O $26.80H $27.67L $26.80C $27.67VOL 12.6K

RES: $27.96SUP: $23.70SMA50: $25.37SMA200: $22.69

PRIMARY-SOURCE FORENSICS, SECOND-ORDER LINKS & AI ANALYST DESK

EML Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

🦋 EML Butterfly Map → + Track EML →

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

17.1%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -8.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on EML today. View full Setup Ledger →

🦋 Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections Open Graph →

No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for EML. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (EML)

Consumer Discretionary Rank #230 of 1011 ⚔️ LCUT vs EML Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Consumer Discretionary Peer Comparison (EML vs. LCUT, GPRO, ACU, CIX)

Industry: Industrial Machinery/Components (208 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Eastern Company (EML) ranks #230 by composite RQD confidence (66/100, grade C+) and #716 by equity capitalization ($166.5M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, CIX leads on earnings valuation at 22.6x trailing P/E, while CIX leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 21.1% ROIC and 30.4% gross margin. ACU currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 75/100 (B) compared with EML at 66/100 (C+).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
EML ACTIVE Eastern Company	C+	66/100	23.3x	22.9%	5.6%	+3.25%	$166.5M	Benchmark Subject
LCUT Lifetime Brands Inc.	D	49/100	—	37.1%	-3.8%	+1.82%	$192.9M	/lcut-vs-eml →
GPRO GoPro Inc. (Class A)	E	25/100	—	33.6%	-35.0%	-2.91%	$206.4M	/gpro-vs-eml →
ACU Acme United Corporation.	B	75/100	25.6x	39.4%	9.2%	+1.89%	$261.1M	/acu-vs-eml →
CIX CompX International Inc.	B-	71/100	22.6x	30.4%	21.1%	-0.75%	$440.2M	/cix-vs-eml →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2026-01-03 • CIK 0000031107

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2026-01-03), Eastern Company (EML) reported GAAP revenue of $249.0M (-8.7% vs. FY2024 revenue of $272.8M , and -3.8% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $7.1M, operating cash flow of $8.9M, and free cash flow of $4.9M (-49.4% YoY). On the balance sheet, EML closed FY2025 with $216.7M in total assets against $33.9M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 3.69, Piotroski F-Score: 7/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2026-01-03	$249.0M	$7.1M	$8.9M	$4.9M	$216.7M	$33.9M
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-28	$272.8M	-$8.5M	$19.4M	$9.7M	$235.3M	$38.6M
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-30	$258.9M	$8.6M	$25.5M	$25.5M	—	—

3. EML Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is EML stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does EML compare to LCUT and GPRO in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for EML?

Where is EML trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

EML last traded at $27.67 (+3.25% on volume of 12,581 shares), positioning the stock +9.07% above its 50-day simple moving average ($25.37) and +21.95% above its 200-day simple moving average ($22.69). Across its 52-week range of $17.61 to $29.91, EML sits at the 81.8% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 66.1 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±10.8% ($24.68 to $30.66).

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Should I buy, hold, or sell EML stock right now?

Eastern Company (EML) currently earns a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold — HOLD) with 66/100 RQD Confidence. Solid 23% profit margin (6% return on capital), mixed timing at 23x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

What is EML's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

EML's 12-month base price target is $28.67 (range $22.36 to $33.83), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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