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 Tuesday, July 9th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 31st will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Thursday, August 15th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.50%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 30th. View Eaton Vance's Dividend History.

Eaton Vance declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, July 10th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase 8,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE:EV) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 21st. The asset manager reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.13. The asset manager earned $411.86 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $411.42 million. Eaton Vance had a return on equity of 35.53% and a net margin of 23.50%. Eaton Vance's revenue was down .2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.77 EPS. View Eaton Vance's Earnings History.

Eaton Vance is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, September 4th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Eaton Vance.

7 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Eaton Vance's stock. Their predictions range from $38.00 to $47.00. On average, they anticipate Eaton Vance's stock price to reach $41.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.7% 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 2 sell ratings and 5 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Eaton Vance.

News stories about EV stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Eaton Vance earned a daily sentiment score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the asset manager a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Eaton Vance.

Eaton Vance saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,106,000 shares, an increase of 21.3% from the June 30th total of 5,032,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 776,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.9 days. Approximately 5.5% of the company's stock are short sold. View Eaton Vance's Current Options Chain.

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Eaton Vance's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (10.59%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.37%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (4.41%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.66%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.45%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.45%). 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 Renaissance Technologies LLC, Eaton Vance Management, BlackRock Inc., Earnest Partners LLC, Vanguard Group Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Paloma Partners Management Co and Gateway Investment Advisers 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Invesco Ltd., Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ , Schroder Investment Management Group, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, KBC Group NV and SG Americas Securities LLC. 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 $40.01.

Eaton Vance has a market capitalization of $4.56 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.View Additional Information About Eaton Vance.

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.