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Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) Next Earnings Date & Expected ±3.5% Move

$10.42 -0.38% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $10.39

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 54/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 54/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-0.7% avg 90D alpha vs SPY) →

ROARABLE D+ • SELL / AVOID Cap $73.6M

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As of 2026-11-02, Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (NYSE: CEV) is rated D+ (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 54/100 at a spot price of $10.42 (-0.38% 1D, market cap $73.6M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 11/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 11/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 10/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 9/20. Across 1096 tracked Financials issuers, CEV ranks #594 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does CEV compare to GLV and GCV in the Financials sector?

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Within the Financials sector (Finance/Investors Services), CEV carries a Roarable D+ (54/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of —. By comparison, GLV (Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund of) holds a D grade (44/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $73.5M) and GCV (Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc.) posts a D- grade (43/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $75.2M). Among the 5-stock peer group, CEV leads on earnings multiple (N/A) while CEV leads on capital efficiency (— ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for CEV?

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For Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV), key quantitative strengths include Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity. and sector rank #594 in Financials, while primary risk factors center on Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. and Sensitive to high interest rates and tighter Federal Reserve market liquidity.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $10.39 (-0.26%)🧬 Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 11/20 (D+) • 0.1% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 54/100 (D+) historically posted market-perform odds over rolling 90-day windows (-0.7% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 51.0% hit rate — wait for RQD ≥ 70 breakout).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk D+

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-1.8% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for CEV)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±3.5%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (54/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY CEV SCORES 54/100 (D+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (24% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 7/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+11/20 pts (20% of score)

SEC XBRL Trailing 12 Months: 0.1% FCF Margin ($2.1M FCF) & 52% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution9/20 pts (-11 pt drag)

Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 11 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C+$10.44-1.3% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C$10.30+1% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade C$10.40+0.2% Next Q

Current

Grade D+$10.42-0.7% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: C+ (62) → D+ (54)Full Audit →

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While CEV currently carries a cautious 54/100 (D+) rating due to Insider Conviction & Share Dilution (9/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($10.32) and Max Pain ($10.94) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $12.07.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Disciplined Float (-0.40% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $CEV• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite

Contract: “CEV Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Upcoming Quarter) & Holds Above 200D SMA”

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NEXT EST. WINDOW: Upcoming Quarter (~28 DAYS)

Historical OHLCV Volatility ±3.5% Swing Band

±$0.36 Expected Swing

MODEL EARNINGS SETUP GAUGE

CEV Quantitative Pre-Earnings Setup: 54/100

Trailing EPS: $4.25 • YoY Revenue Growth: 12.4%

Model Bullish Setup (54/100)Model Risk Weight (46/100)

Derived deterministically from RQD cash-flow quality, SEC accrual safety, and institutional flow (not a community poll).

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CEV // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +2.86%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE

2026-11-02O $10.45H $10.46L $10.42C $10.42VOL 3.9K

RES: $11.07SUP: $9.69SMA50: $10.32SMA200: $10.34

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CEV Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Financials Rank #594 of 1096 ⚔️ GLV vs CEV Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (CEV vs. GLV, GCV, EIC, RFM)

Industry: Finance/Investors Services (37 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1096 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) ranks #594 by composite RQD confidence (54/100, grade D+) and #996 by equity capitalization ($73.6M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, CEV leads on earnings valuation at N/A trailing P/E, while CEV leads on capital efficiency and profitability with — ROIC and — gross margin. CEV currently leads its immediate peer cohort in composite quantitative strength at 54/100 (D+).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
CEV ACTIVE Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust	D+	54/100	—	—	—	-0.38%	$73.6M	Benchmark Subject
GLV Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund of	D	44/100	—	—	—	-0.17%	$73.5M	/glv-vs-cev →
GCV Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc.	D-	43/100	—	—	—	-0.76%	$75.2M	/gcv-vs-cev →
EIC Eagle Point Income Company of	D	44/100	—	—	—	-0.79%	$79.0M	/eic-vs-cev →
RFM RiverNorth Flexible Municipal Income Fund Inc.	D	47/100	—	—	—	-0.07%	$82.3M	/rfm-vs-cev →

2. CEV Fundamental Profitability, Capital Efficiency & Balance-Sheet Forensics

TRAILING 12M & FORWARD QUANTITATIVE SNAPSHOT

Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV) operates in Finance/Investors Services (Financials) with an equity capitalization of $73.6M, trailing P/E of N/A, forward P/E of N/A, and EV/EBITDA of N/A. Operating profitability registers a gross margin of —, operating margin of —, net profit margin of —, ROIC of —, and free cash flow yield of —, alongside an Altman Z-Score of N/A and Piotroski F-Score of N/A.

3. CEV Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is CEV stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does CEV compare to GLV and GCV in the Financials sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for CEV?

Where is CEV trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

CEV last traded at $10.42 (-0.38% on volume of 11,471 shares), positioning the stock +0.97% above its 50-day simple moving average ($10.32) and +0.77% above its 200-day simple moving average ($10.34). Across its 52-week range of $9.77 to $10.84, CEV sits at the 60.7% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 57.0 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±3.5% ($10.06 to $10.78).

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When is CEV's next earnings date?

Based on SEC filing cadence, Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust (CEV)'s next quarterly reporting window is estimated around Upcoming Quarter.

How much is CEV stock expected to move on earnings?

Volatility modeling currently projects a ±3.5% event move for CEV, spanning a range between $10.06 and $10.78.

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