Carriage Services, Inc provides funeral and cemetery services, and merchandise in the United States. It operates through two segments, Funeral Home Operations and Cemetery Operations. The Funeral Home Operations segment offers burial, cremation, and consultation services; removes and prepares remains; sells caskets, urns, and related funeral merchandise; and enables the use of funeral home facilities for visitation, remembrance, and transportation services.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Personal services
Sub-IndustrySpecialized Consumer Services
SectorConsumer Staples
Phone713-332-8400
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$267.99 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees2,617
Next Earnings Date10/28/2019 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Carriage Services' stock symbol?
Carriage Services trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CSV."
How often does Carriage Services pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Carriage Services?
Carriage Services announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share on Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 9th. View Carriage Services' Dividend History.
How will Carriage Services' stock buyback program work?
Carriage Services declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Thursday, October 26th 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase $15,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Carriage Services' earnings last quarter?
Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 31st. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $67.75 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $66.55 million. Carriage Services had a return on equity of 8.54% and a net margin of 4.08%. View Carriage Services' Earnings History.
When is Carriage Services' next earnings date?
How can I listen to Carriage Services' earnings call?
Carriage Services will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, October 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What price target have analysts set for CSV?
2 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Carriage Services' shares. Their predictions range from $26.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate Carriage Services' share price to reach $27.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 29.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Carriage Services.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Carriage Services?
2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Carriage Services in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Carriage Services.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Carriage Services stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Carriage Services stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Carriage Services, Inc. is a leading provider of death care services and products in the United States. Carriage provides a complete range of services relating to funerals, burials and cremations, including the use of funeral homes and motor vehicles, the performance of cemetery interment services and the management and maintenance of cemetery grounds. They also sell related products and merchandise including caskets, burial vaults, garments, cemetery interment rights, stone and bronze memorials, as well as other items. " (10/7/2019)
- 2. Barrington Research analysts commented, "We would also note that year-over-year comps will be easier in Q2, Q3 and Q4 of 2019, with funeral volumes down in each of the comparable quarters last year as the very strong Q1/18 funeral volumes, resulting from an especially difficult cold/flu season, “pulled forward” deaths from subsequent quarters." (7/22/2019)
Has Carriage Services been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about CSV stock have been trending negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Carriage Services earned a daily sentiment score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Carriage Services.
Are investors shorting Carriage Services?
Carriage Services saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 593,700 shares, a decline of 11.3% from the August 30th total of 669,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 83,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.1 days. Approximately 3.7% of the company's stock are short sold. View Carriage Services' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Carriage Services' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Carriage Services include Park Lawn (PLC), Regis (RGS), CVS Group (CVSG), CEWE Stiftung & Co KGaA (CWC), EVI Industries (EVI), Care.com (CRCM), Propel Funeral Partners (PFP), AA (AA), Dignity (DTY), Franchise Group (FRGA), National Veterinary Care (NVL), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Shine Corporate (SHJ), Slater & Gordon (SGH) and Countplus (CUP).
What other stocks do shareholders of Carriage Services own?
Who are Carriage Services' key executives?
Carriage Services' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Melvin C. Payne, Founder, Exec. Chairman, CEO & COO (Age 76)
- Ms. Viki King Blinderman, Principal Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Sr. VP & Sec. (Age 50)
- Mr. Carl Benjamin Brink, CFO, Sr. VP & Treasurer (Age 38)
- Mr. Shawn R. Phillips, Sr. VP and Head of Strategic & Corp. Devel. (Age 56)
- Mr. Paul Donald Elliott, Sr. VP & Regional Partner of West (Age 58)
How do I buy shares of Carriage Services?
Shares of CSV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Carriage Services' stock price today?
One share of CSV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.24.
How big of a company is Carriage Services?
Carriage Services has a market capitalization of $378.28 million and generates $267.99 million in revenue each year. The company earns $11.65 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.17 on an earnings per share basis. Carriage Services employs 2,617 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Carriage Services.
What is Carriage Services' official website?
How can I contact Carriage Services?
Carriage Services' mailing address is 3040 POST OAK BOULEVARD SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX, 77056. The company can be reached via phone at 713-332-8400.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Carriage Services (NYSE CSV)
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