Carriage Services (CSV) Competitors

Carriage Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WW International. WW International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carriage Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Carriage Services had 4 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Carriage Services and 4 mentions for WW International. Carriage Services' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat WW International's score of -0.80 indicating that Carriage Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

66.5% of Carriage Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of WW International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Carriage Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of WW International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Carriage Services has a net margin of 10.58% compared to WW International's net margin of -56.84%. Carriage Services' return on equity of 20.24% beat WW International's return on equity.

Carriage Services currently has a consensus price target of $61.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.30%. Given Carriage Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carriage Services is more favorable than WW International.

Carriage Services has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WW International has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

H&R Block has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carriage Services has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, H&R Block had 14 more articles in the media than Carriage Services. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for H&R Block and 8 mentions for Carriage Services. Carriage Services' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat H&R Block's score of 0.05 indicating that Carriage Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

90.1% of H&R Block shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.5% of Carriage Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of H&R Block shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Carriage Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

H&R Block currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.75%. Carriage Services has a consensus price target of $61.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.30%. Given Carriage Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carriage Services is more favorable than H&R Block.

H&R Block pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Carriage Services pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. H&R Block pays out 38.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carriage Services pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. H&R Block has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years. H&R Block is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

H&R Block has higher revenue and earnings than Carriage Services. H&R Block is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carriage Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

H&R Block has a net margin of 18.90% compared to Carriage Services' net margin of 10.58%. Carriage Services' return on equity of 20.24% beat H&R Block's return on equity.

85.5% of Service Corporation International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.5% of Carriage Services shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Service Corporation International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Carriage Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Service Corporation International currently has a consensus price target of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.87%. Carriage Services has a consensus price target of $61.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.30%. Given Carriage Services' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carriage Services is more favorable than Service Corporation International.

Service Corporation International has higher revenue and earnings than Carriage Services. Carriage Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Service Corporation International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Service Corporation International has a net margin of 12.36% compared to Carriage Services' net margin of 10.58%. Service Corporation International's return on equity of 34.30% beat Carriage Services' return on equity.

In the previous week, Service Corporation International had 7 more articles in the media than Carriage Services. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Service Corporation International and 8 mentions for Carriage Services. Carriage Services' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Service Corporation International's score of 0.25 indicating that Carriage Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Service Corporation International pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Carriage Services pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Service Corporation International pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carriage Services pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Service Corporation International has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Service Corporation International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Service Corporation International has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carriage Services has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Carriage Services has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WD-40 has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

WD-40 has a net margin of 12.57% compared to Carriage Services' net margin of 10.58%. WD-40's return on equity of 30.23% beat Carriage Services' return on equity.

In the previous week, Carriage Services had 7 more articles in the media than WD-40. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Carriage Services and 1 mentions for WD-40. WD-40's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Carriage Services' score of 0.59 indicating that WD-40 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

66.5% of Carriage Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of WD-40 shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Carriage Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of WD-40 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Carriage Services pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. WD-40 pays an annual dividend of $4.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Carriage Services pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WD-40 pays out 69.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. WD-40 has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years. WD-40 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

WD-40 has higher revenue and earnings than Carriage Services. Carriage Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WD-40, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Carriage Services presently has a consensus price target of $61.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.30%. WD-40 has a consensus price target of $270.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.41%. Given Carriage Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Carriage Services is more favorable than WD-40.