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 announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 15th. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 13th. This is a boost 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 of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $298,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 29th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $762.60 million. Service Co. International had a return on equity of 22.47% and a net margin of 15.76%. Service Co. International's revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.33 earnings per share. 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 earnings per share 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 twelve-month target prices for Service Co. International's shares. Their predictions range from $42.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect Service Co. International's stock price to reach $46.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.4% 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.

Media coverage about SCI stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Service Co. International earned a news sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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Service Co. International's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.47%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (4.49%), FMR LLC (3.58%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.44%), First Manhattan Co. (2.27%) and Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.57%). 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, New South Capital Management Inc., Sarasin & Partners LLP, Prudential Financial Inc., BlackRock Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC and Alliancebernstein L.P.. 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, 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 Baillie Gifford & Co., Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C, Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, RWC Asset Management LLP, First Manhattan Co., Renaissance Technologies LLC and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. 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 $43.9650.

Service Co. International has a market capitalization of $8.08 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]