NYSE:EV - Eaton Vance Stock Price, Price Target & More

Eaton Vance trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EV."

Eaton Vance declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 31st will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share on Wednesday, August 15th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 30th. View Eaton Vance's Dividend History.

Eaton Vance announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, April 11th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback 8,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE:EV) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 22nd. The asset manager reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77. The asset manager earned $414.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $421.71 million. Eaton Vance had a net margin of 19.82% and a return on equity of 33.96%. The company's revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.62 EPS. View Eaton Vance's Earnings History.

Eaton Vance is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 22nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Eaton Vance.

7 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Eaton Vance's shares. Their predictions range from $46.00 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate Eaton Vance's stock price to reach $57.2857 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Eaton Vance.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Eaton Vance in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Eaton Vance include Blackstone Group (BX), Leg & Gen Grp P/S (LGGNY), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Franklin Resources (BEN), KKR & Co Inc Class A (KKR), Invesco (IVZ), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Apollo Global Management LLC Class A (APO), Lazard (LAZ), Oaktree Capital Group (OAK), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), Morningstar (MORN), Evercore (EVR), MAN Grp PLC/ADR (MNGPY) and Houlihan Lokey (HLI).

Headlines about EV stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Eaton Vance earned a coverage optimism score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the asset manager an impact score of 45.11 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

Eaton Vance's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.34%), JLB & Associates Inc. (0.16%), Westpac Banking Corp (0.10%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.06%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.04%) and Pensionfund DSM Netherlands (0.04%). Company insiders that own Eaton Vance stock include Ann E Berman, Brian D Langstraat, Dorothy E Puhy, Frederick S Marius, Jeffrey P Beale, Laurie G Hylton, Leo I Higdon Jr, Matthew J Witkos, Payson F Swaffield, Thomas E Faust Jr and Winthrop H Smith Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Eaton Vance.

EV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DnB Asset Management AS, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Westpac Banking Corp, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund and Welch & Forbes LLC. Company insiders that have sold Eaton Vance company stock in the last year include Ann E Berman, Brian D Langstraat, Dorothy E Puhy, Frederick S Marius, Jeffrey P Beale, Laurie G Hylton, Leo I Higdon Jr, Matthew J Witkos, Payson F Swaffield and Thomas E Faust Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Eaton Vance.

EV stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Pensionfund Sabic, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Bank of Montreal Can, JLB & Associates Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Oakbrook Investments LLC and Amalgamated Bank. View Insider Buying and Selling for Eaton Vance.

Shares of EV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of EV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $53.36.

Eaton Vance has a market capitalization of $6.39 billion and generates $1.53 billion in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $282.13 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.48 on an earnings per share basis. Eaton Vance employs 1,638 workers across the globe.

Eaton Vance's mailing address is TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA, 02110. The asset manager can be reached via phone at 617-482-8260.