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

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

Eaton Vance announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.375 per share on Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.17%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 30th. View Eaton Vance's Dividend History.

Eaton Vance announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, July 10th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase 8,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE:EV) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 26th. The asset manager reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.07. The asset manager earned $433.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $438.42 million. Eaton Vance had a return on equity of 35.32% and a net margin of 23.77%. The business's quarterly revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.85 earnings per share. View Eaton Vance's Earnings History.

Eaton Vance is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 25th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Eaton Vance.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Eaton Vance's stock. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $51.00. On average, they expect Eaton Vance's share price to reach $49.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Eaton Vance.

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

Media headlines about EV stock have trended positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Eaton Vance earned a media sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the asset manager a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Eaton Vance.

Some companies that are related to Eaton Vance include BlackRock (BLK), Bank of New York Mellon (BK), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), State Street (STT), Northern Trust (NTRS), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Franklin Resources (BEN), SEI Investments (SEIC), Invesco (IVZ), Ares Capital (ARCC), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Federated Investors (FII), Legg Mason (LM), Cohen & Steers (CNS) and Main Street Capital (MAIN).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Eaton Vance investors own include Cisco Systems (CSCO), AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), IBM (IBM), Intel (INTC), PepsiCo (PEP), Ford Motor (F), Pfizer (PFE) and Amgen (AMGN).

Eaton Vance's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.83%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.19%), Triad Investment Management (0.07%), JGP Wealth Management LLC (0.05%), Sciencast Management LP (0.04%) and Coastline Trust Co (0.04%). 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. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Eaton Vance.

EV stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, United Services Automobile Association, IFP Advisors Inc, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Welch & Forbes LLC and Triad Investment Management. Company insiders that have sold Eaton Vance company stock in the last year include Ann E Berman, Brian D Langstraat, Daniel C Cataldo, Leo I Higdon Jr, Matthew J Witkos and Thomas E Faust Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Eaton Vance.

EV stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sciencast Management LP, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, JGP Wealth Management LLC, Coastline Trust Co, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, DNB Asset Management AS and Somerset Trust Co. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of EV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.37.

Eaton Vance has a market capitalization of $5.36 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.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.