Service Co. International - SCI Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research 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. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" SCI shares.
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3 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Service Co. International's shares. Their SCI share price forecasts range from $74.00 to $81.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $76.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 32.8% from the stock's current price.
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Service Co. International's stock was trading at $70.99 at the start of the year. Since then, SCI shares have decreased by 18.7% and is now trading at $57.74.
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Service Co. International saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,600,000 shares, an increase of 22.0% from the August 31st total of 3,770,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,010,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.6 days. Currently, 3.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 26th 2022.
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Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 2nd. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.02. The company earned $990.86 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $956.30 million. Service Co. International had a net margin of 18.38% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 39.67%.

Service Co. International announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 3rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Friday, September 30th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 14th.
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Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.72%. 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 21.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SCI will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.99% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Service Co. International declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, May 4th 2022, which authorizes the company to repurchase $394,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 3.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Service Co. International updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 9th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.30-$3.70 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.52. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

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."

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One share of SCI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $57.74.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) has a market capitalization of $9.10 billion and generates $4.14 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $802.94 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.63 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 24,658 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.