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EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrSell5.2·$10.43-0.19%
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust shows excellent cash conversion but screens as expensive on a weak value score, is overbought near its 52-week high, and carries a dividend-safety flag.

Thesis pillars

  • Expensive Valuation Weak Value ScoreImproving
  • Excellent Cash ConversionStable
  • Overbought Near 52w HighDeteriorating
  • +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning

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Eaton Vance Municipal Income Tr (EVN) Stock Analysis

Oversold Bounce setup

SellModerate Confidence

Financial Services · Asset Management

Sell if holding. Momentum 2.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $10.43 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum.

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It invests in the fixed income markets. The fund invests primarily in investment grade municipal obligations of various sectors, such as cogeneration,... Read more

$10.43+5.2% A.UpsideScore 5.2/10#179 of 239 Asset Management
QualityF-score5 / 9FCF yield3.45%
IncomeYield5.84%(5y avg 5.18%)Payout66.19%
Stop $10.17Target $10.97(resistance)A.R:R 0.0:1

Sell if holding. Momentum 2.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $10.43 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum. Chart setup: Oversold RSI 17, near Bollinger lower, volume surge. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Negative momentum

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)11.2
P/E (Fwd)
Mkt Cap$417M
EV/EBITDA
Profit Mgn117.7%
ROE8.6%
Rev Growth5.9%
Beta0.63
Dividend5.84%
Rating analysts

Quality Signals

Piotroski F5/9MoatNarrow

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Rating Breakdown

1 floor-breaker·2 ceiling hits

Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static

Obv
1.0
Ma Position
2.2
Macd
2.5
Rsi
3.0
Volume
5.5
Capitulation risk (RSI 17, below 200MA)Volume distribution (falling OBV)Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+0.7%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness
GatesMomentum 2.8<4.5A.R:R UPSIDE_EXHAUSTED (upside=0.0%)Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY NO DATESEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEAROversold BounceSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
17 · Oversold
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $10.34Resistance $11.19

Price Targets

$10
$11
A.R:R0.0:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! momentum at 2.8 (below the engine's 4.5 threshold)

Earnings

We could not retrieve earnings history for EVN.
The company may be recently listed, pre-revenue, or its beat/miss record wasn't available from our source this run. Earnings signals feed the Growth and Catalyst score dimensions — absence here doesn't affect other dimensions.

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is EVN stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Momentum 2.8/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $10.43 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Negative momentum. Chart setup: Oversold RSI 17, near Bollinger lower, volume surge. Prior stop was $10.17. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.

What is the EVN stock price target?

Take-profit target: $10.97 (+5.2% upside). Prior stop was $10.17. Stop-loss: $10.17.

What are the risks of investing in EVN?

Negative momentum.

Is EVN overvalued or undervalued?

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Tr trades at a P/E of 11.2 (forward N/A). TrendMatrix value score: 5.0/10. Verdict: Sell.

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What does Eaton Vance Municipal Income Tr do?Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance...

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. It invests in the fixed income markets. The fund invests primarily in investment grade municipal obligations of various sectors, such as cogeneration, education, electric utilities, general obligations, healthcare, hospital, housing, transportation, and nursing home. Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust was formed in 1998 and is domiciled in United States.

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