NYSE:EV - Eaton Vance Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Eaton Vance declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 31st will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Friday, February 15th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.52%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 30th. View Eaton Vance's Dividend History.

Eaton Vance announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, April 11th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase 8,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE:EV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 26th. The asset manager reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.73. The asset manager earned $406.42 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $421.97 million. Eaton Vance had a net margin of 23.16% and a return on equity of 35.03%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.78 earnings per share. View Eaton Vance's Earnings History.

Eaton Vance is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 28th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Eaton Vance.

7 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Eaton Vance's shares. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $51.00. On average, they anticipate Eaton Vance's share price to reach $42.7143 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Eaton Vance.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Eaton Vance in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Eaton Vance.

Media headlines about EV stock have trended neutral on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Eaton Vance earned a news sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the asset manager a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

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Eaton Vance's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.44%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (1.88%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.71%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.12%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.12%) and Eaton Vance Management (1.06%). 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 Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Cambridge Trust Co., Millennium Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, London Co. of Virginia, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Advisors Asset Management Inc. and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Eaton Vance company stock in the last year include Brian D Langstraat, Leo I Higdon Jr and Thomas E Faust Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Eaton Vance.

EV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Norges Bank, Two Sigma Investments LP, Two Sigma Advisers LP, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Ardevora Asset Management LLP, CWM LLC and Financial Advocates Investment Management. 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 $39.76.

Eaton Vance has a market capitalization of $4.63 billion and generates $1.70 billion in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $381.93 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.21 on an earnings per share basis. Eaton Vance employs 1,764 workers across the globe.

The official website for Eaton Vance is http://www.eatonvance.com.

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