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

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, August 15th. Investors of record on Friday, September 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, September 28th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 13th. This is a boost from Service Co. International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. View Service Co. International's Dividend History.

Service Co. International announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $298,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 30th. The company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $796.09 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $792.56 million. Service Co. International had a return on equity of 23.37% and a net margin of 15.59%. Service Co. International's revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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 Wednesday, October, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Service Co. International.

Service Co. International issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, July, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.72-1.90 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.82.

5 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Service Co. International's stock. Their forecasts range from $42.00 to $48.00. On average, they expect Service Co. International's share price to reach $44.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Service Co. International.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Service Co. International in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Service Co. International.

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Media coverage about SCI stock has trended somewhat positive on Sunday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Service Co. International earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.12 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the company an impact score of 47.65 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for Service Co. International.

Service Co. International's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.63%), Select Equity Group L.P. (5.66%), FMR LLC (4.31%), First Manhattan Co. (1.98%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.62%) and Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.50%). Company insiders that own Service Co. International stock include Alan R Buckwalter III, Edward E Williams, Elisabeth G Nash, Eric D Tanzberger, Gregory T Sangalis, Michael R Webb, R L Waltrip, 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 FMR LLC, Sarasin & Partners LLP, Morgan Stanley, Select Equity Group L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE and Millennium Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Service Co. International company stock in the last year include Edward E Williams, Elisabeth G Nash, Eric D Tanzberger, Gregory T Sangalis, Michael R Webb, R L Waltrip, Steven A Tidwell, Tammy R Moore, Thomas L Ryan, Tony Coelho and W Blair Waltrip. View Insider Buying and Selling for Service Co. International.

SCI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PNC Financial Services Group Inc., BlackRock Inc., Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Voya Investment Management LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Putnam Investments LLC and Argent Trust Co. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SCI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.63.

Service Co. International has a market capitalization of $7.27 billion and generates $3.10 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $546.66 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.55 on an earnings per share basis. Service Co. International employs 23,428 workers across the globe.

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]