Carriage Services (CSV) Competitors $45.22 +0.30 (+0.67%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.22 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CSV vs. HI, MATW, RGS, HRB, WW, SCI, NOMD, NWL, WRBY, and CHEFShould you be buying Carriage Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carriage Services include Hillenbrand (HI), Matthews International (MATW), Regis (RGS), H&R Block (HRB), WW International (WW), Service Corporation International (SCI), Nomad Foods (NOMD), Newell Brands (NWL), Warby Parker (WRBY), and Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF). Carriage Services vs. Its Competitors Hillenbrand Matthews International Regis H&R Block WW International Service Corporation International Nomad Foods Newell Brands Warby Parker Chefs' Warehouse Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) and Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV) are both small-cap specialized consumer services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Which has higher earnings and valuation, HI or CSV? Carriage Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carriage Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHillenbrand$3.18B0.44-$211M-$3.81-5.17Carriage Services$404.20M1.76$32.95M$2.9915.12 Is HI or CSV more profitable? Carriage Services has a net margin of 11.50% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -8.82%. Carriage Services' return on equity of 21.96% beat Hillenbrand's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hillenbrand-8.82% 15.03% 4.19% Carriage Services 11.50%21.96%3.52% Does the media prefer HI or CSV? In the previous week, Carriage Services had 5 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Carriage Services and 1 mentions for Hillenbrand. Carriage Services' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Hillenbrand's score of 0.88 indicating that Carriage Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hillenbrand 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Carriage Services 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend HI or CSV? Hillenbrand currently has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.60%. Carriage Services has a consensus price target of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.68%. Given Hillenbrand's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than Carriage Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hillenbrand 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Carriage Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HI or CSV? 89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.5% of Carriage Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Hillenbrand shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Carriage Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, HI or CSV? Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carriage Services has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HI or CSV a better dividend stock? Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Carriage Services pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Hillenbrand pays out -23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carriage Services pays out 15.1% 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. Hillenbrand has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Hillenbrand is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryCarriage Services beats Hillenbrand on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Carriage Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CSV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CSV and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CSV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarriage ServicesFUNERAL SVS&REL IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$704.93M$4.10B$15.75B$20.68BDividend Yield1.00%2.31%3.20%3.67%P/E Ratio15.1218.1018.5229.07Price / Sales1.761.6145.8566.27Price / Cash10.339.2314.5022.84Price / Book3.314.015.884.43Net Income$32.95M$163.98M$690.35M$994.22M7 Day Performance0.16%-1.39%-5.09%-3.35%1 Month Performance-2.67%-6.00%-3.51%-2.06%1 Year Performance45.03%12.49%0.01%10.15% Carriage Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CSVCarriage Services4.0093 of 5 stars$45.22+0.7%$50.50+11.7%+39.5%$704.93M$404.20M15.122,420Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHIHillenbrand4.5577 of 5 stars$21.82-1.4%$32.00+46.7%-52.7%$1.56B$3.18B-5.7310,450Gap DownMATWMatthews International4.3176 of 5 stars$24.03-2.6%$40.00+66.5%-17.9%$764.98M$1.80B-9.4211,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementRGSRegis2.1665 of 5 stars$20.06-1.3%N/A-25.0%$48.87M$199.11M0.51630High Trading VolumeHRBH&R Block4.3136 of 5 stars$55.61-0.4%$62.00+11.5%-4.4%$7.48B$3.61B13.634,200WWWW International0.4401 of 5 stars$41.96+2.3%$2.58-93.8%+4,757.1%$3.79B$765.94M-7.257,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownSCIService Corporation International3.9261 of 5 stars$76.16+0.2%$89.25+17.2%+4.1%$10.82B$4.19B20.9224,953News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportNOMDNomad Foods4.5249 of 5 stars$17.46-2.9%$22.00+26.0%-9.5%$2.76B$3.35B11.647,788News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNWLNewell Brands4.5705 of 5 stars$6.17-1.6%$7.94+28.8%-43.0%$2.62B$7.58B-10.4623,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownWRBYWarby Parker2.1031 of 5 stars$24.10-1.2%$22.88-5.1%+48.9%$2.55B$771.32M-200.833,780News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap DownCHEFChefs' Warehouse1.821 of 5 stars$62.68+0.7%$68.20+8.8%+66.1%$2.53B$3.79B41.515,029News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hillenbrand Competitors Matthews International Competitors Regis Competitors H&R Block Competitors WW International Competitors Service Corporation International Competitors Nomad Foods Competitors Newell Brands Competitors Warby Parker Competitors Chefs' Warehouse Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CSV) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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