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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share on Wednesday, August 15th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend 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 authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, April 11th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback 8,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE:EV) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 22nd. The asset manager reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.77. The asset manager had revenue of $414.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $421.71 million. Eaton Vance had a return on equity of 33.96% and a net margin of 19.82%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period 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 Tuesday, August, 28th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Eaton Vance.

7 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Eaton Vance's stock. Their predictions range from $46.00 to $64.00. On average, they expect Eaton Vance's stock price to reach $57.2857 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.2% 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. L.P. Unit (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).

News articles about EV stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Eaton Vance earned a daily sentiment score of 0.21 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the asset manager an impact score of 44.66 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Eaton Vance's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include JLB & Associates Inc. (0.16%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.04%), Pensionfund DSM Netherlands (0.04%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.03%), Pensionfund Sabic (0.03%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%). 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 and Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund. 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 purchased 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., Clarus Wealth Advisors and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. 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 $53.44.

Eaton Vance has a market capitalization of $6.37 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.