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

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Service Co. International in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" SCI shares.
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2 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Service Co. International's shares. Their SCI share price forecasts range from $72.00 to $81.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $75.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.8% from the stock's current price.
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Service Co. International's stock was trading at $69.14 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, SCI shares have increased by 2.5% and is now trading at $70.88.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 14th 2023.
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Service Co. International will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 15th at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-0088 with passcode "7876689".

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 27th. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $876.47 million. Service Co. International had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 36.22% and a net margin of 16.48%. The company's revenue was up 12.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.79 EPS.

Service Co. International declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share on Friday, December 30th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 14th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25.
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Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.50%. 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 25.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SCI will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.59% 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 has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, November 2nd 2022, which authorizes the company to buyback $350,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 3.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

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 a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Baillie Gifford & Co. (10.63%), Sarasin & Partners LLP (1.58%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.32%), HighTower Trust Company N.A. (0.89%), Maj Invest Holding A S (0.84%) and Ardevora Asset Management LLP (0.39%). 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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One share of SCI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $70.88.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) has a market capitalization of $10.90 billion and generates $4.14 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $802.94 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.16 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.