Service Co. International (SCI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

4 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Service Co. International in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" SCI shares.
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4 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Service Co. International's shares. Their SCI share price targets range from $70.00 to $80.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $75.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.9% from the stock's current price.
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Service Co. International's stock was trading at $68.45 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SCI shares have decreased by 0.3% and is now trading at $68.26.
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Service Co. International saw a decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,040,000 shares, a decrease of 25.3% from the March 15th total of 6,750,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 836,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.0 days. Currently, 3.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2024.
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Service Co. International will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2nd at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-0088 with passcode "4900950".

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 13th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.91 by $0.02. The firm earned $1.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. Service Co. International had a net margin of 13.11% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 32.88%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.92 EPS.

Service Co. International declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Thursday, March 28th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.29.
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Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.67%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 14 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 32.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SCI will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.22% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Service Co. International announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, November 8th 2023, which allows the company to repurchase $600,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy up to 6.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Service Co. International issued an update on its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 13th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.500-3.800 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.610. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

550 employees have rated Service Co. International Chief Executive Officer Thomas L. Ryan on Glassdoor.com. Thomas L. Ryan has an approval rating of 90% among the company's employees.

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Service Co. International's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sarasin & Partners LLP (1.36%), CWM LLC (0.25%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.12%), Perpetual Ltd (0.08%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.05%) and Sanders Morris Harris LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan R Buckwalter III, Elisabeth G Nash, Ellen Ochoa, Eric D Tanzberger, Eric D Tanzberger, Gregory T Sangalis, Jakki L Haussler, John H Faulk, Marcus A Watts, Steven A Tidwell, Sumner J Waring III, Sumner J Waring III, Tammy R Moore, Thomas L Ryan, Tony Coelho and W Blair Waltrip.
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