BTIM Corp. boosted its stake in Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE:EV) by 25.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 837,572 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 170,684 shares during the period. BTIM Corp.’s holdings in Eaton Vance Corp were worth $27,162,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EV. Simplex Trading bought a new position in Eaton Vance Corp during the fourth quarter worth about $0. Proficio Capital Partners bought a new position in Eaton Vance Corp during the fourth quarter worth about $0. Leavell Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Eaton Vance Corp by 11.8% in the fourth quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $308,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. EQIS Capital Management raised its position in Eaton Vance Corp by 179.0% in the fourth quarter. EQIS Capital Management now owns 23,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $746,000 after buying an additional 14,768 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its position in Eaton Vance Corp by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 34,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,118,000 after buying an additional 2,561 shares in the last quarter.

Shares of Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE:EV) traded down 1.26% during trading on Monday, hitting $28.30. The company had a trading volume of 1,051,147 shares. The stock has a market cap of $3.17 billion and a PE ratio of 14.74. Eaton Vance Corp has a 12-month low of $26.64 and a 12-month high of $44.18. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $30.17 and a 200 day moving average of $34.76.

Eaton Vance Corp (NYSE:EV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 24th. The company reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.06. The company earned $341.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $354.51 million. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.68 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Eaton Vance Corp will post $2.30 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 12th. Investors of record on Friday, January 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.265 per share. This represents a $1.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.75%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 27th. This is an increase from Eaton Vance Corp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20.

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. William Blair reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Eaton Vance Corp in a research note on Wednesday, November 25th. Susquehanna raised Eaton Vance Corp from a “negative” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $28.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, January 19th. Credit Suisse cut their target price on Eaton Vance Corp to $33.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. RBC Capital cut their target price on Eaton Vance Corp from $46.00 to $43.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 25th. Finally, Jefferies Group boosted their price objective on Eaton Vance Corp from $39.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.31.

In other Eaton Vance Corp news, Director Winthrop H. Smith, Jr. purchased 1,000 shares of Eaton Vance Corp stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $26.89 per share, for a total transaction of $26,890.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 9,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $242,010. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Leo I. Higdon, Jr. sold 8,402 shares of Eaton Vance Corp stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.08, for a total value of $303,144.16. Following the transaction, the director now owns 6,321 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $228,061.68. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

Eaton Vance Corp is managing investment funds and providing investment management and advisory services to institutions and high-net-worth individuals. The Company develops and sustains management expertise across a range of investment disciplines and offers investment products and services through multiple distribution channels. The Company’s principal investment affiliates Eaton Vance Management, Parametric, Atlanta Capital and Hexavest offer a range of strategies. The Eaton Vance Management offers Equity, income and alternative strategies based on in-depth fundamental analysis. The Parametric offers rules-based alpha-seeking equity, alternative and options strategies and implementation services. The Atlanta Capital actively manages high-quality US stock and bond portfolios constructed using bottom-up fundamental analysis. The Hexavest offer global equity and tactical allocation strategies combining fundamental research and quantitative models.

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