Financial Analysis: Eastern (NASDAQ:EML) & DAC Technologies Group International (OTCMKTS:DAAT)

Eastern (NASDAQ:EML) and DAC Technologies Group International (OTCMKTS:DAAT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

77.0% of Eastern shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Eastern shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Eastern and DAC Technologies Group International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eastern	$272.75 million	0.43	-$8.53 million	$1.24	15.58
DAC Technologies Group International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

DAC Technologies Group International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eastern.

Risk and Volatility

Eastern has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, DAC Technologies Group International has a beta of 267.03, indicating that its stock price is 26,603% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Eastern and DAC Technologies Group International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastern	0	1	0	0	2.00
DAC Technologies Group International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Eastern and DAC Technologies Group International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastern	2.96%	7.18%	3.84%
DAC Technologies Group International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Eastern beats DAC Technologies Group International on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eastern

The Eastern Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered solutions to industrial markets in the United States and internationally. 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; designs and manufactures blow mold tools and injection blow mold tooling products, and 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 (OEMs) 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.

About DAC Technologies Group International

DAC Technologies Group International, Inc. manufactures and markets consumer products for wholesale, retail, and OEM gun manufacturing markets. The company specializes in gun cleaning kits, gun safety devices, security items, and other outdoor products. It offers products in the categories of gun cleaning kits and accessories, other shooting and outdoor accessories, licensed products, gun locks, and safes. The company sells its products to mass merchants, retail chains, sporting goods retailers, distributors, and OEM gun manufacturers. It also markets its products through catalog companies. The company was formerly known as DAC Technologies of America, Inc. and changed its name to DAC Technologies Group International, Inc. in July 1999. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.