Eaton Vance Stock Forecast, Price & News

Eaton Vance's stock was trading at $33.01 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, EV shares have increased by 108.2% and is now trading at $68.72.
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7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Eaton Vance in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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Eaton Vance is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 24th 2021.
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Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE:EV) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 23rd. The asset manager reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.02. Eaton Vance had a return on equity of 31.17% and a net margin of 16.56%.
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Eaton Vance declared a None dividend on Monday, November 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 4th will be given a dividend of $4.25 per share on Friday, December 18th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 3rd.
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Eaton Vance announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, July 10th 2019, which allows the company to buyback 8,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

7 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Eaton Vance's stock. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Eaton Vance's share price to reach $48.29 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 29.7%.
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Eaton Vance saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,910,000 shares, an increase of 49.2% from the September 30th total of 1,280,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,290,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 1.7% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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Eaton Vance trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EV."

Eaton Vance's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.58%), State Street Corp (7.49%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (4.77%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.24%), Earnest Partners LLC (2.22%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.46%). Company insiders that own Eaton Vance stock include Ann E Berman, Brian D Langstraat, Daniel C Cataldo, Leo I Higdon Jr, Matthew J Witkos, Thomas E Faust Jr and Winthrop H Smith Jr.
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EV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, BlackRock Inc., Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Prana Capital Management LP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC.
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EV stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Trust Walden Corp, Earnest Partners LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., AXA S.A., AQR Capital Management LLC, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., and Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.
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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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of EV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $68.72.

Eaton Vance has a market capitalization of $7.85 billion and generates $1.68 billion in revenue each year. The asset manager earns $400.04 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.45 on an earnings per share basis. Eaton Vance employs 1,871 workers across the globe.

The official website for Eaton Vance is 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.