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

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

Service Co. International declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.50%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. View Service Co. International's Dividend History.

Service Co. International announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, August 14th 2019, which permits the company to buyback $246,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.01. The company earned $769.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $790.05 million. Service Co. International had a net margin of 12.98% and a return on equity of 19.90%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.35 earnings per share. View Service Co. International's Earnings History.

Service Co. International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 17th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Service Co. International.

Service Co. International updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.90-2.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.95.

2 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Service Co. International's shares. Their forecasts range from $52.00 to $54.00. On average, they anticipate Service Co. International's share price to reach $53.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Service Co. International.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Service Co. International in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Service Co. International.

News coverage about SCI stock has been trending extremely negative on Sunday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Service Co. International earned a news impact score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Service Co. International.

Service Co. International saw a drop in short interest during the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 6,340,000 shares, a drop of 6.4% from the November 28th total of 6,770,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 863,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.3 days. Approximately 3.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Service Co. International's Current Options Chain.

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Service Co. International's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.16%), Three Peaks Capital Management LLC (0.07%), RFG Advisory LLC (0.07%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%), State of Michigan Retirement System (0.03%) and Monument Capital Management (0.03%). Company insiders that own Service Co. International stock include Edward E Williams, Elisabeth G Nash, Eric D Tanzberger, Gregory T Sangalis, John W Mecom Jr, Marcus A Watts, Michael R Webb, Steven A Tidwell, Sumner J Waring III, Tammy R Moore, Thomas L Ryan, Tony Coelho and W Blair Waltrip. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Service Co. International.

SCI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, CenturyLink Investment Management Co, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, RFG Advisory LLC, Brookmont Capital Management, Truehand Inc and Alpha Cubed Investments LLC. Company insiders that have sold Service Co. International company stock in the last year include Elisabeth G Nash, Eric D Tanzberger, Gregory T Sangalis, John W Mecom Jr, Marcus A Watts, Michael R Webb, Steven A Tidwell, Sumner J Waring III, Tammy R Moore, Thomas L Ryan, Tony Coelho and W Blair Waltrip. View Insider Buying and Selling for Service Co. International.

SCI stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Advisors Preferred LLC, Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Red Spruce Capital LLC, First Citizens Financial Corp, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd., Sciencast Management LP and Advisor Partners LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Service Co. International.

Shares of SCI 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.

One share of SCI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.90.

Service Co. International has a market capitalization of $8.76 billion and generates $3.19 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $447.20 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.79 on an earnings per share basis. Service Co. International employs 24,082 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Service Co. International.

The official website for Service Co. International is http://www.sci-corp.com/.

Service Co. International's mailing address is 1929 ALLEN PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX, 77019. The company can be reached via phone at 713-522-5141 or via email at [email protected]