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 Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.45%. This is a boost from Service Co. International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. View Service Co. International's Dividend History.

Service Co. International declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, August 14th 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $246,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 17th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $850.76 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $844.30 million. Service Co. International had a net margin of 11.44% and a return on equity of 20.29%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.54 EPS. View Service Co. International's Earnings History.

Service Co. International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Service Co. International.

Service Co. International issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 18th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.96-2.16 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.11.

3 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Service Co. International's shares. Their forecasts range from $53.00 to $58.00. On average, they anticipate Service Co. International's stock price to reach $55.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Service Co. International.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Service Co. International in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Service Co. International.

Headlines about SCI stock have trended extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Service Co. International earned a media sentiment score of -4.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Service Co. International.

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Service Co. International's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Baillie Gifford & Co. (6.13%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.20%), State Street Corp (2.41%), FIL Ltd (2.16%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.72%) and FMR LLC (1.61%). 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 Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Bank of America Corp DE, Baillie Gifford & Co., Acadian Asset Management LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. and First Trust Advisors LP. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sarasin & Partners LLP, FIL Ltd, Alliancebernstein L.P., Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Marshall Wace LLP, Man Group plc and BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp. 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 $52.27.

Service Co. International has a market capitalization of $9.45 billion and generates $3.23 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $447.20 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.90 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]