Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNYSE:CSV Carriage Services (CSV) Stock Price, News & Analysis $43.34 +1.15 (+2.71%) As of 02:48 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Carriage Services Stock (NYSE:CSV) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Carriage Services alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$42.27▼$43.2550-Day Range$36.22▼$43.9652-Week Range$25.84▼$44.35Volume36,960 shsAverage Volume115,009 shsMarket Capitalization$680.06 millionP/E Ratio19.42Dividend Yield1.04%Price Target$50.50Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewCarriage Services, Inc. provides funeral and cemetery services, and merchandise in the United States. It operates in two segments, Funeral Home Operations and Cemetery Operations. The Funeral Home Operations segment provides consultation services; funeral home facilities for visitation and memorial services; transportation services; removal and preparation of remains; sale of caskets and urns; cremation services; and related funeral merchandise. The Cemetery Operations segment sells interment rights for grave sites, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, and niches; related cemetery merchandise, including memorial markers, outer burial containers, and monuments; and interments, inurnments, and installation of cemetery merchandise services. Carriage Services, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas.Read More… Carriage Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks75th Percentile Overall ScoreCSV MarketRank™: Carriage Services scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 61st out of 145 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingCarriage Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCarriage Services has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Carriage Services' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth12.80% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Carriage Services are expected to grow by 12.80% in the coming year, from $2.50 to $2.82 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Carriage Services is 19.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.75.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Carriage Services is 19.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 16.67.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCarriage Services has a PEG Ratio of 0.97. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCarriage Services has a P/B Ratio of 3.69. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Carriage Services' valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.41% of the float of Carriage Services has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCarriage Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Carriage Services has recently decreased by 2.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldCarriage Services pays a meaningful dividend of 1.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCarriage Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Carriage Services is 15.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Carriage Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.96% next year. This indicates that Carriage Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Carriage Services' dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.41% of the float of Carriage Services has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCarriage Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Carriage Services has recently decreased by 2.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment1.65 News SentimentCarriage Services has a news sentiment score of 1.65. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Carriage Services this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Carriage Services insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $362,141.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.60% of the stock of Carriage Services is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions66.46% of the stock of Carriage Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Carriage Services' insider trading history. Receive CSV Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Carriage Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CSV Stock News HeadlinesCarriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV) President Steven D. Metzger Sells 3,000 Shares of StockMay 9, 2025 | insidertrades.comInsider Selling: Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV) President Sells 2,492 Shares of StockApril 30, 2025 | insidertrades.comTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.May 27, 2025 | Porter & Company (Ad)CSV Q1 Earnings Call: Volume Growth, Operational Investments, and Cautious Full-Year OutlookMay 15, 2025 | msn.comQ1 Earnings Outperformers: Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV) And The Rest Of The Specialized Consumer Services StocksMay 14, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comCarriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV) Q1 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptMay 2, 2025 | msn.comCarriage Services, Inc.: Carriage Services Announces First Quarter 2025 ResultsMay 2, 2025 | finanznachrichten.deCarriage Services (NYSE:CSV) Posts Better-Than-Expected Sales In Q1April 30, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines CSV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CSV shares performed this year? Carriage Services' stock was trading at $39.85 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CSV shares have increased by 8.7% and is now trading at $43.3040. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Carriage Services' earnings last quarter? Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.16. The business earned $8.47 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $104.17 million. Carriage Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.52% and a net margin of 8.57%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Carriage Services' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Carriage Services include Vanguard Group Inc. (6.02%), LSV Asset Management (4.14%), Heartland Advisors Inc. (1.75%) and Boston Partners (1.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Melvin C Payne, Shawn R Phillips, Steven D Metzger, Carlos R Quezada, Paul Donald Elliott, Carl Benjamin Brink, Lance Kian Granmayeh, Robbie Pape, Charles Fargason, Shane Pudenz and Adeola Olaniyan. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Carriage Services? Shares of CSV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Carriage Services own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Carriage Services investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), TotalEnergies (TTE), NVIDIA (NVDA) and The RMR Group (RMR). Company Calendar Record date for 3/3 Dividend2/03/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/3 Dividend2/03/2025Dividend Payable3/03/2025Last Earnings4/30/2025Record date for 6/2 Dividend5/05/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend5/05/2025Today5/27/2025Dividend Payable6/02/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)7/30/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorConsumer Staples Industry Personal services Sub-IndustrySpecialized Consumer Services Current SymbolNYSE:CSV CIK1016281 Webwww.carriageservices.com Phone(713) 332-8400Fax713-332-8401Employees2,550Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$50.50 High Stock Price Target$51.00 Low Stock Price Target$50.00 Potential Upside/Downside+19.8%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.99 Trailing P/E Ratio18.90 Forward P/E Ratio16.86 P/E Growth0.97Net Income$33.41 million Net Margins8.57% Pretax Margin12.74% Return on Equity23.52% Return on Assets3.42% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.03 Current Ratio0.72 Quick Ratio0.59 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$407.77 million Price / Sales1.62 Cash Flow$4.01 per share Price / Cash Flow10.52 Book Value$11.75 per share Price / Book3.59Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares15,693,000Free Float13,381,000Market Cap$661.30 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.93 Social Links Ten Starter Stocks For Beginners to Buy NowJust getting into the stock market? 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