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 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Service Co. International's stock. Their SCI share price targets range from $65.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $71.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.3% from the stock's current price.
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Service Co. International's stock was trading at $69.14 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, SCI stock has decreased by 1.0% and is now trading at $68.45.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 13th 2024.
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Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 1st. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.08. The company earned $1 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $978.78 million. Service Co. International had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 32.58% and a net margin of 12.06%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.68 earnings per share.

Service Co. International declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 8th. Investors of record on Friday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.29 per share on Friday, December 29th. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 14th.
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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 1.69%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 36.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SCI will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.40% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) stock in their portfolio include Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF (PSL), Clough Select Equity ETF (CBSE), Clough Long/Short Equity ETF (CBLS), Argent Mid Cap ETF (AMID), Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF (XMMO), ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM), IQ Engender Equality ETF (EQUL) and iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF (SMMV).

Service Co. International announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, November 8th 2023, which authorizes the company to buyback $600,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 6.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Service Co. International issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Wednesday, November, 1st. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.40-3.60 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $3.43.

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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