(EFR) Eaton Vance Senior Floating - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US27828Q1058

EFR: Loans, Debt, Securities, Bonds

Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust (NYSE:EFR) is a closed-end fixed income mutual fund managed by Eaton Vance Management, specializing in senior secured floating rate loans primarily from U.S. leveraged borrowers. Established on November 28, 2003, the fund is domiciled in the United States and benchmarks its performance against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index. Its strategy focuses on senior loans to minimize default risk and diversifies across industries to enhance risk management.

Based on the provided data, the 3-month forecast for Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust indicates potential stability with slight upward movement. The technical data shows the last price of $12.94 hovering near the SMA 20 ($13.00) and SMA 50 ($12.89), suggesting a bullish signal with low volatility (ATR: 0.12). Fundamentally, with a market cap of $379.91M, a P/E of 7.70, and an RoE of 12.45%, the fund may be undervalued, supporting a positive outlook for the next quarter.

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EFR Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 339m
Sector Financial Services
Industry Asset Management
GiC Sub-Industry Asset Management & Custody Banks
IPO / Inception 2003-11-25

EFR Stock Ratings

Growth Rating 61.4
Fundamental 64.4
Dividend Rating 95.8
Rel. Strength -19.3
Analysts -
Fair Price Momentum 11.62 USD
Fair Price DCF 0.05 USD

EFR Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 10.08%
Yield on Cost 5y 17.02%
Annual Growth 5y 10.83%
Payout Consistency 89.7%

EFR Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m -91.9%
Growth Correlation 12m 52%
Growth Correlation 5y 76.4%
CAGR 5y 10.26%
CAGR/Max DD 5y 0.41
Sharpe Ratio 12m 0.40
Alpha -9.29
Beta 0.571
Volatility 48.87%
Current Volume 169.1k
Average Volume 20d 136.4k
What is the price of EFR stocks?
As of April 17, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 11.49 with a total of 169,067 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.35%, over one month by -7.49%, over three months by -10.86% and over the past year by -3.64%.
Is Eaton Vance Senior Floating a good stock to buy?
Yes, based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Eaton Vance Senior Floating (NYSE:EFR) is currently (April 2025) a good stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 64.43 and therefor a positive outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of EFR as of April 2025 is 11.62. This means that EFR is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 1.13%.
Is EFR a buy, sell or hold?
Eaton Vance Senior Floating has no consensus analysts rating.
What are the forecast for EFR stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, EFR Eaton Vance Senior Floating will be worth about 12.7 in April 2026. The stock is currently trading at 11.49. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +10.53%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price 12.4 8.2%
Analysts Target Price 4.3 -62.3%
ValueRay Target Price 12.7 10.5%