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 announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 31st will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share on Thursday, November 15th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 30th. This is an increase from Eaton Vance's previous quarterly dividend of $0.31. View Eaton Vance's Dividend History.

Eaton Vance announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, April 11th 2017, 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. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE:EV) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 27th. The asset manager reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.85. The asset manager had revenue of $435.97 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $435.02 million. Eaton Vance had a return on equity of 35.94% and a net margin of 22.44%. View Eaton Vance's Earnings History.

Eaton Vance is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 26th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Eaton Vance.

7 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Eaton Vance's shares. Their predictions range from $38.00 to $63.00. On average, they expect Eaton Vance's stock price to reach $50.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 34.7% 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 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Eaton Vance.

News articles about EV stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Eaton Vance earned a media sentiment score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the asset manager a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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Eaton Vance's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.13%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.79%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (4.16%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.86%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.75%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.52%). 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 Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Wells Fargo & Company MN, First Trust Advisors LP, WINTON GROUP Ltd, FMR LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Company insiders that have sold Eaton Vance company stock in the last year include Brian D Langstraat, Dorothy E Puhy, 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 Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Usca Ria LLC, Capital Management Corp VA, Capital Fund Management S.A. and Ardevora Asset Management LLP. 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 $37.13.

Eaton Vance has a market capitalization of $4.35 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 1,638 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.