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. Investors 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 1.81%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 14th. View Service Co. International's Dividend History.

Service Co. International announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $298,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $794.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $806.09 million. Service Co. International had a return on equity of 23.42% and a net margin of 14.59%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $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 1-year price targets for Service Co. International's shares. Their predictions range from $42.00 to $48.00. On average, they anticipate Service Co. International's share price to reach $44.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Service Co. International.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Service Co. International in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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Media stories about SCI stock have trended somewhat positive on Thursday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Service Co. International earned a news sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the company an impact score of 44.97 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

Service Co. International's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.50%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.23%), Sit Investment Associates Inc. (0.07%), Boston Advisors LLC (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%) and Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. (0.03%). 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 Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd., Bank of Montreal Can, Monument Capital Management, Retirement Systems of Alabama and Founders Capital Management. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd., Clinton Group Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Boston Advisors LLC, Fox Run Management L.L.C., Cerebellum GP LLC and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB. 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 $37.67.

Service Co. International has a market capitalization of $6.91 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]