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

Company Overview

Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) is a provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services in North America. The company operates funeral homes, cemeteries and crematoria, serving families through arrangements for traditional funerals, memorial services, cremations and related end-of-life needs.

SCI offers funeral and cemetery merchandise, burial and cremation property, memorialization products and other services. It also provides preneed arrangements, allowing customers to plan and fund funeral or cemetery services in advance. Its operations include well-known brands such as Dignity Memorial, Funeraria del Angel, Neptune Society and Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services.

Founded in 1962 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, SCI serves communities throughout the United States and Canada. Its network includes funeral homes, cemeteries and cremation facilities, supported by arrangements made both at the time of need and before services are required.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $79.48 to $81.28
• 50-Day Range: $76.67 to $86.38
• 52-Week Range: $68.41 to $90.99
• Volume: 815,083 shs
• Average Volume: 1.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.87 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.83
• Dividend Yield: 1.81%
• Price Target: $100.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Service Corporation International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Service Corporation International scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 481 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Service Corporation International has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Service Corporation International has a consensus price target of $100.67, representing about 26.4% upside from its current price of $79.65.

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 20.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Service Corporation International is 20.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.63.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Service Corporation International has a PEG Ratio of 1.80. 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 6.81. 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

3.89% 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 5.41.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Service Corporation International has recently decreased by 22.06%, 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 1.78%, 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: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.59

News Sentiment

Service Corporation International has a news sentiment score of 0.59. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

3 people have searched for SCI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Service Corporation International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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

• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• 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: +26.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.08
• P/E Growth: 1.8
• 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: 2.52
• Cash Flow: $6.31 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.64
• Book Value: $11.69 per share
• Price / Book: 6.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 136,290,000
• Free Float: 131,658,000
• Market Cap: $10.87 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.80