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 given 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 is Monday, July 30th. View Eaton Vance's Dividend History.

Eaton Vance announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Tuesday, April 11th 2017, which permits the company to buyback 8,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE:EV) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 22nd. The asset manager reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77. The asset manager had revenue of $414.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $421.71 million. Eaton Vance had a return on equity of 33.96% and a net margin of 19.82%. Eaton Vance's revenue for the quarter was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $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 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Eaton Vance's shares. Their forecasts range from $46.00 to $64.00. On average, they anticipate Eaton Vance's share price to reach $57.2857 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.0% 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."

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Headlines about EV stock have been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. 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 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the asset manager an impact score of 44.76 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Eaton Vance's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.34%), JLB & Associates Inc. (0.16%), Westpac Banking Corp (0.10%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.06%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.04%) and Pensionfund DSM Netherlands (0.04%). 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, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Westpac Banking Corp, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund and Welch & Forbes LLC. 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 acquired 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., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Oakbrook Investments LLC and Amalgamated Bank. 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 $53.5395.

Eaton Vance has a market capitalization of $6.35 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.