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4 insiders bought €102k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest by Galbato Chan, filed 17 Sept 2026.
Eastern Co: what insiders have been doing
Eastern Co belongs to the Industry sector. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). From 20 October 2025 to 20 October 2026, the disclosure feed for Eastern Co logged 34 filings by 8 insiders.
No insider sold shares on the market over the period. Instead, the filings list 29 purchases totalling €645k, made by 7 insiders. Open-market purchases are the filings investors watch most closely, because the insider pays for the shares out of pocket. At €80k, the purchase published on 10 March 2026 by Mitarotonda James A is the largest of the period. On the buying side, the filings list 7 senior executives among the declarants.
In the case of 25 purchases, another manager of the company was buying within the same 30 days. A cluster is several different insiders buying the same stock within a short window, a pattern studied more closely than a single purchase. The latest purchase dates back some time: it was published 34 days ago, on 17 September 2026. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 1 day. For comparison, the SEC allows two business days to file a Form 4.
Across the 5,453 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 22 filings; at 34 filings, this issuer sits above that mark. Since 2016, the database holds 99 purchases and 1 sale by insiders of the company. For the fiscal year to 3 January 2026, the annual 10-K/A puts revenue at 249.0 m USD and net income at 7.1 m USD, and the dividend at 0.44 USD per share.
Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
327
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€6M
99 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€136,915
1 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleFrederick D. DiSanto23 buys
James A. Mitarotonda7 buys
Chan Galbato3 buys
John Everets3 buys
Peggy Scott3 buys
Charles W. Henry2 buys
+1 other insider
Since the insiders bought
- +5.3%Entry US$23.68 · Close 20 Oct 2026 US$24.93
- +9.8%Entry US$21.16 · Close at T+90 US$23.24
- +8.6%Entry US$20.14 · Close at T+90 US$21.88
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 14,810 of 26,279 companies
47.8
score / 100
Value56
Quality39
FCF yld3.4%
Earn yld5.0%
EV/EBITDA11.7x
ROE6.3%
Gross mgn23%
Net mgn2.9%
Debt/EBITDA3.2x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$23.65
Analyst consensus
Income statement
RevenueUS$249M
Gross profitUS$57M23% margin
EBITDAUS$16.8M7% margin
Net incomeUS$7.1M3.4% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)20.6x
P/Book1.1x
Beta0.86
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$142.3M
Total debtUS$53.9M
Free Cash FlowUS$4.9M
Debt / Equity47%
Profitability & ownership
ROE6.3%
ROA2.5%
% insiders8.1%
% institutions76.6%
Last declaration on 17 September 2026
Declarations327 total
905 shares@ US$25.250.015% mcap1.6% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0001498290-26-000009:0
1,217 shares@ US$25.250.020% mcap30.6% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000039:0
Canonical exit: 15 Dec 2026 (T+90)
1,037 shares@ US$25.250.017% mcap5.4% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000041:0
Canonical exit: 15 Dec 2026 (T+90)
1,423 shares@ US$25.250.024% mcap1.7% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000043:0
Canonical exit: 15 Dec 2026 (T+90)
996 shares@ US$25.250.017% mcap5.5% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000045:0
Canonical exit: 15 Dec 2026 (T+90)
1,000 shares@ US$21.251.4% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0001498290-26-000008:1
Canonical exit: 14 Sept 2026 (T+90)
1,068 sharesCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0001498290-26-000008:0
288 shares@ US$21.500.0044% mcap5.9% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0001498290-26-000006:0
Canonical exit: 3 Sept 2026 (T+90)
213 shares@ US$21.500.0033% mcap4.3% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0001498290-26-000005:0
Canonical exit: 2 Sept 2026 (T+90)
2,000 shares@ US$20.10872.0% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000029:0
Canonical exit: 16 Jun 2026 (T+90)
1,064 shares@ US$20.935.2% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000026:0
Canonical exit: 14 Jun 2026 (T+90)
989 shares@ US$20.934.0% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000024:0
Canonical exit: 14 Jun 2026 (T+90)
1,717 shares@ US$20.931.8% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000022:0
Canonical exit: 14 Jun 2026 (T+90)
1,339 shares@ US$20.936.1% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000018:0
Canonical exit: 14 Jun 2026 (T+90)
962 shares@ US$20.9322.5% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000016:0
Canonical exit: 14 Jun 2026 (T+90)
1,099 shares@ US$20.936.6% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000020:0
Canonical exit: 14 Jun 2026 (T+90)
1,065 shares@ US$20.931.7% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0001498290-26-000004:0
907 sharesCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000008:0
101 shares@ US$18.990.1% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0001498290-26-000003:0
Canonical exit: 8 Jun 2026 (T+90)
5,067 shares@ US$18.28674.7% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-26-000005:0
Canonical exit: 4 Jun 2026 (T+90)
1,000 shares@ US$18.391.4% of flowCommon Stock, par value $0.01 per shareSEC:0001498290-26-000002:0
Canonical exit: 4 Jun 2026 (T+90)
1,140 shares@ US$19.555.0% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-25-000049:0
Canonical exit: 16 Mar 2026 (T+90)
1,177 shares@ US$19.556.5% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-25-000047:0
Canonical exit: 16 Mar 2026 (T+90)
1,839 shares@ US$19.551.8% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-25-000045:0
Canonical exit: 16 Mar 2026 (T+90)
1,435 shares@ US$19.556.0% of flowCommon SharesSEC:0000031107-25-000043:0
Canonical exit: 16 Mar 2026 (T+90)
25 of 327 declarations
About Eastern Co
The Eastern Company (ticker: EML) is an industrial company listed on the NASDAQ market in the United States and headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut. For French-speaking investors, Eastern is best understood as a specialized U.S. industrial niche player rather than a broad-based conglomerate. Its roots go back to 1858, and the company was incorporated in Connecticut in October 1912. That long operating history matters: Eastern has evolved over time into a focused manufacturer of engineered products, with a business model centered on customer intimacy, product reliability, and operational execution. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000031107/000165495426001850/eml_10k.htm?utm_source=openai))
Today, Eastern describes itself as an industrial manufacturer of engineered solutions serving commercial transportation, logistics, and other industrial markets. The company operates through a single reportable segment, Engineered Solutions, which makes the business easier to analyze but also means performance is tied to a concentrated set of end markets and product families. Its product portfolio includes diverse vehicle and industrial hardware, returnable transport packaging solutions, access and security hardware, mirrors, and mirror-camera systems. Within that platform, Eberhard is a key brand and offers rotary latches, compression latches, draw latches, hinges, camlocks, key switches, padlocks, handles, and related development and program-management services for OEM-specific electromechanical and mechanical applications. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000031107/000165495426001850/eml_10k.htm?utm_source=openai))
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From a competitive standpoint, Eastern is positioned as a specialized supplier rather than a scale-driven global original-equipment manufacturer. Its edge comes from a mix of standard products and customized solutions, long-standing customer relationships, and the ability to support OEM programs from design through production. Management’s recent messaging has emphasized commercial discipline, new product introductions, operational improvement, and better capital deployment. That positioning is consistent with a niche industrial platform where share gains depend on engineering support, quality, lead times, and the ability to win recurring program business. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495426001850/eml_10k.htm?utm_source=openai))
Geographically, Eastern is a U.S.-based company with headquarters in Connecticut and a commercial footprint that is primarily North American, while certain foreign subsidiaries support sourcing and manufacturing execution. Recent company disclosures show a continued focus on sharpening the operating footprint, reducing lead times, expanding throughput capacity, and preparing new programs for launch. In the first quarter of 2026, Eastern reported weaker shipments in returnable transport packaging, partly offset by stronger sales of truck mirror assemblies. In its March 2026 year-end release, the company also highlighted a more focused portfolio, a stronger balance sheet, and a clearer strategic direction going into 2026. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31107/000165495426001845/eml_ex991.htm?utm_source=openai))
