Barrington Research Has Negative Outlook of CSV Q2 Earnings

Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Barrington Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Carriage Services in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.68. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $50.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Carriage Services' current full-year earnings is $2.50 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Carriage Services' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.93 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on CSV. StockNews.com cut shares of Carriage Services from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, May 3rd. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $51.00 price objective (up previously from $48.00) on shares of Carriage Services in a report on Friday, May 2nd.

Carriage Services Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of CSV traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $40.96. The company's stock had a trading volume of 11,850 shares, compared to its average volume of 114,812. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.59. Carriage Services has a 12-month low of $25.53 and a 12-month high of $42.75. The stock has a market cap of $641.02 million, a PE ratio of 18.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.93. The company's 50 day moving average is $38.68 and its 200 day moving average is $39.16.

Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $8.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $104.17 million. Carriage Services had a net margin of 8.57% and a return on equity of 23.52%.

Carriage Services Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.1125 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 5th. This represents a $0.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.10%. Carriage Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Carriage Services news, President Steven D. Metzger sold 3,508 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.09, for a total transaction of $140,635.72. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 81,389 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,262,885.01. The trade was a 4.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 9,000 shares of company stock valued at $362,141. Corporate insiders own 2.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Carriage Services

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CSV. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Carriage Services by 14.2% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 149,949 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,975,000 after acquiring an additional 18,661 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in Carriage Services by 60.8% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 32,226 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,284,000 after purchasing an additional 12,180 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Carriage Services by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 237,228 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,454,000 after buying an additional 34,342 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Carriage Services during the 4th quarter worth about $342,000. Finally, Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Carriage Services in the 4th quarter valued at $355,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.46% of the company's stock.

Carriage Services Company Profile

Carriage 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.