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 given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, September 28th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 13th. This is a positive change 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 initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $298,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) announced its earnings results on Monday, October, 29th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $762.60 million. Service Co. International had a net margin of 15.76% and a return on equity of 22.47%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.33 EPS. View Service Co. International's Earnings History.

Service Co. International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 12th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Service Co. International.

Service Co. International issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, October, 29th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.77-1.85 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.85. Service Co. International also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $1.77-1.85 EPS.

6 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Service Co. International's shares. Their predictions range from $42.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect Service Co. International's share price to reach $46.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Service Co. International.

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

News coverage about SCI stock has trended negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing 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 daily sentiment score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

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Service Co. International's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (9.47%), FMR LLC (3.58%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.44%), First Manhattan Co. (2.27%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.57%) and Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.54%). 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, Prudential Financial Inc., BlackRock Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P. and Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A.. Company insiders that have sold Service Co. International company stock in the last year include Edward E Williams, Elisabeth G Nash, Eric D Tanzberger, Michael R Webb, R L Waltrip, Steven A Tidwell, 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 Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado, RWC Asset Management LLP, First Manhattan Co., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Twin Tree Management LP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and Iberiabank 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SCI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.64.

Service Co. International has a market capitalization of $8.11 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.

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]