Service Corporation International (SCI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) is a provider of deathcare services in North America. The company operates funeral homes, cemeteries and crematoria, offering funeral, burial, cremation and memorialization services to families.

SCI also provides prearranged funeral and cemetery services, allowing customers to plan and fund arrangements in advance. Its services are marketed through brands including Dignity Memorial, Neptune Society, Funeraria del Angel and Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services.

Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Service Corporation International serves communities throughout the United States and Canada. Its operations include locally managed funeral homes and cemeteries supported by the company’s broader network and national brands.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $76.46 to $77.55
• 50-Day Range: $76.23 to $86.38
• 52-Week Range: $68.41 to $90.99
• Volume: 1.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 971,677 shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.15
• Dividend Yield: 1.87%
• Price Target: $100.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Service Corporation International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Service Corporation International scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 478 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Service Corporation International has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Service Corporation International has a consensus price target of $100.67, representing about 30.5% upside from its current price of $77.17.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Service Corporation International has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Service Corporation International are expected to grow by 9.81% in the coming year, from $4.18 to $4.59 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Service Corporation International is 20.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Service Corporation International is 20.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.36.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Service Corporation International has a PEG Ratio of 1.71. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Service Corporation International has a P/B Ratio of 6.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.60% of the float of Service Corporation International has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Service Corporation International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.81.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Service Corporation International has recently decreased by 9.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Service Corporation International pays a meaningful dividend of 1.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Service Corporation International has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Service Corporation International is 37.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Service Corporation International will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.37% next year. This indicates that Service Corporation International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

Service Corporation International has a news sentiment score of 0.26. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Service Corporation International this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for SCI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Service Corporation International insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $21,601,583.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.40% of the stock of Service Corporation International is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.53% of the stock of Service Corporation International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Consumer Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SCI
• CIK: 89089
• Web: www.sci-corp.com
• Phone: (713) 522-5141
• Fax: 713-525-5586
• Employees: 25,187
• Year Founded: 1962

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Service Corporation International: $100.67
• High Price Target: $105.00
• Low Price Target: $97.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.46
• P/E Growth: 1.71
• Net Income: $542.61 million
• Net Margins: 12.30%
• Pretax Margin: 16.48%
• Return on Equity: 34.38%
• Return on Assets: 2.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.32
• Current Ratio: 0.53
• Quick Ratio: 0.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.44
• Cash Flow: $6.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.04
• Book Value: $11.69 per share
• Price / Book: 6.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 136,290,000
• Free Float: 131,658,000
• Market Cap: $10.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.81