The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Eastern Co shares valued at $22,287 were purchased by Scott Peggy on Dec 16 ’25. At $19.55 per share, Scott Peggy acquired 1,140 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 24,022 shares worth approximately $0.46 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MARDY MICHAEL J purchased 1,177 shares, netting a total of over 23,010 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $19.55 each, the insider now holds 16,966 shares.
Before that, MITAROTONDA JAMES A had added 1,839 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $35,952, the Director bought Eastern Co shares for $19.55 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,839 shares, worth approximately $0.82 million.
Analyzing EML Stock Performance
On last trading session, Eastern Co [NASDAQ: EML] rose 1.11% to $19.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.122, but it reached a high of $19.45 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.44%. Over the course of the year, Eastern Co shares have dropped approximately -30.52%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $29.55 on 02/18/25 and a 52-week low of $18.49 on 11/19/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Eastern Co (EML)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 19.02, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 18.86. In the upper region, resistance lies at 19.41. The next price resistance is at 19.64. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.22 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Eastern Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Eastern Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 15543.0 shares to 51221.0. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 35678.0 shares. A jump of 30.34% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.94 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.94.
