Service Co. International - SCI Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Service Co. International in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" SCI shares.
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3 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Service Co. International's shares. Their SCI share price forecasts range from $74.00 to $81.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $76.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.7% from the stock's current price.
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Service Co. International's stock was trading at $70.99 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SCI shares have decreased by 14.1% and is now trading at $61.01.
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Service Co. International saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,600,000 shares, an increase of 22.0% from the August 31st total of 3,770,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,010,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.6 days. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 26th 2022.
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Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 2nd. The company reported $0.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.02. The business earned $990.86 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $956.30 million. Service Co. International had a net margin of 18.38% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 39.67%.

Service Co. International declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 3rd. Investors of record on Thursday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Friday, September 30th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 14th.
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Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.61%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 21.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SCI will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.99% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Service Co. International announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 4th 2022, which allows the company to buyback $394,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 3.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Service Co. International issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 9th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.30-$3.70 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.52. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

550 employees have rated Service Co. International Chief Executive Officer Thomas L. Ryan on Glassdoor.com. Thomas L. Ryan has an approval rating of 90% among the company's employees.

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Service Co. International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SCI."

Service Co. International's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Symmetry Partners LLC (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan R Buckwalter III, Elisabeth G Nash, Ellen Ochoa, Eric D Tanzberger, Eric D Tanzberger, Gregory T Sangalis, Jakki L Haussler, John H Faulk, Marcus A Watts, Steven A Tidwell, Sumner J Waring III, Sumner J Waring III, Tammy R Moore, Thomas L Ryan, Tony Coelho and W Blair Waltrip.
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Shares of SCI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of SCI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.01.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) has a market capitalization of $9.62 billion and generates $4.14 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $802.94 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.63 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 24,658 workers across the globe.

Service Co. International's mailing address is 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX, 77019. The official website for the company is www.sci-corp.com. The company can be reached via phone at (713) 522-5141, via email at investorrelations@sci-us.com, or via fax at 713-525-5586.