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 announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 12th. View Service Co. International's Dividend History.

Service Co. International declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, August 14th 2019, which allows the company to buyback $246,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the 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 return on equity of 19.90% and a net margin of 12.98%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm 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 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 EPS 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 stock. Their forecasts range from $52.00 to $54.00. On average, they expect Service Co. International's share price to reach $53.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.3% 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 headlines about SCI stock have trended positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Service Co. International earned a coverage optimism score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Service Co. International.

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

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Service Co. International's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.16%), Three Peaks Capital Management LLC (0.07%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%), Monument Capital Management (0.03%), Truehand Inc (0.02%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.02%). 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, Truehand Inc, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC, AE Wealth Management LLC and Arden Trust Co. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Red Spruce Capital LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd., Sciencast Management LP, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC, Monument Capital Management and Gradient Investments 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 $48.50.

Service Co. International has a market capitalization of $8.86 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]