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 year. 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 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Service Co. International's shares. Their SCI share price forecasts range from $72.00 to $85.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $77.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.0% from the stock's current price.
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Service Co. International's stock was trading at $69.14 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, SCI shares have decreased by 4.0% and is now trading at $66.40.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 2nd 2023.
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Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 15th. The company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.12. The business earned $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $974.69 million. Service Co. International had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 34.56% and a net margin of 13.76%. The firm's revenue was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.17 EPS.

Service Co. International declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 16th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share on Friday, March 31st. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 14th.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) stock in their portfolio include Changebridge Select Equity ETF (CBSE), Invesco DWA Consumer Staples Momentum ETF (PSL), Changebridge Long/Short Equity ETF (CBLS), Argent Mid Cap ETF (AMID), Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF (XMMO), ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM), Invesco DWA Momentum ETF (PDP) and iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF (SMMV).

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.66%. 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 30.77%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SCI will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.91% 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 of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, November 2nd 2022, which authorizes the company to buyback $350,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 3.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Service Co. International issued an update on its FY23 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 14th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.45-$3.75 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.52.

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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Baillie Gifford & Co. (10.68%), Select Equity Group L.P. (5.45%), Morgan Stanley (2.25%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.74%), Sarasin & Partners LLP (1.58%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (1.53%). 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, Marcus A Watts, Steven A Tidwell, Sumner J Waring III, Sumner J Waring III, Tammy R Moore, Thomas L Ryan and W Blair Waltrip.
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Shares of SCI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of SCI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $66.40.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) has a market capitalization of $10.16 billion and generates $4.11 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $565.34 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.51 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 25,139 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.