NYSE:SCI - Service Co. International Stock Price, Price Target & More

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, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 14th. View Service Co. International's Dividend History.

Service Co. International announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan 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 plans are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.04. The company earned $794.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $806.09 million. Service Co. International had a net margin of 14.59% and a return on equity of 23.42%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.38 EPS. View Service Co. International's Earnings History.

Service Co. International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Service Co. International.

5 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Service Co. International's stock. Their forecasts range from $42.00 to $48.00. On average, they expect Service Co. International's share price to reach $44.50 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Service Co. International.

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Press coverage about SCI stock has been trending positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Service Co. International earned a media sentiment score of 0.27 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the company an impact score of 46.58 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

Service Co. International's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.20%), Select Equity Group L.P. (5.69%), Sarasin & Partners LLP (2.02%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.34%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.34%) and New South Capital Management Inc. (1.23%). 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 FIL Ltd, Prudential Financial Inc., Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., New South Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Daiwa Securities Group Inc., WINTON GROUP Ltd and Three Peaks Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Service Co. International company stock in the last year include Elisabeth G Nash, Eric D Tanzberger, Gregory T Sangalis, 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, BlackRock Inc., Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Allianz Asset Management GmbH and RWC Asset Management LLP. 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 $36.36.

Service Co. International has a market capitalization of $6.68 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.

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]