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

Service Co. International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SCI."

Service Co. International declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 20th. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 12th. This is a positive change from Service Co. International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. View Service Co. International's Dividend History.

Service Co. International declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, August 14th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $246,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase 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 Monday, February, 17th. The company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $850.76 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $844.30 million. Service Co. International had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 11.44%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.54 earnings per share. View Service Co. International's Earnings History.

Service Co. International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Service Co. International.

Service Co. International issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 18th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.96-2.16 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.11.

3 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Service Co. International's shares. Their forecasts range from $53.00 to $58.00. On average, they anticipate Service Co. International's stock price to reach $55.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Service Co. International.

3 Wall Street 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, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Service Co. International.

Press coverage about SCI stock has trended extremely negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Service Co. International earned a media sentiment score of -4.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Service Co. International.

Service Co. International saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 5,610,000 shares, a drop of 8.2% from the January 30th total of 6,110,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 732,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 7.7 days. Currently, 3.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Service Co. International's Current Options Chain.

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Service Co. International's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Baillie Gifford & Co. (6.13%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.20%), State Street Corp (2.41%), FIL Ltd (2.16%), Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.72%) and FMR LLC (1.61%). Company insiders that own Service Co. International stock include Edward E Williams, Elisabeth G Nash, Eric D Tanzberger, Gregory T Sangalis, John H Faulk, John W Mecom Jr, Marcus A Watts, Michael R Webb, 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 Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Bank of America Corp DE, Baillie Gifford & Co., Acadian Asset Management LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. and First Trust Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold Service Co. International company stock in the last year include Elisabeth G Nash, Eric D Tanzberger, Gregory T Sangalis, John H Faulk, Marcus A Watts, Michael R Webb, Steven A Tidwell, Sumner J Waring III, 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 Sarasin & Partners LLP, FIL Ltd, Alliancebernstein L.P., Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Macquarie Group Ltd., Marshall Wace LLP and Man Group plc. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SCI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.04.

Service Co. International has a market capitalization of $8.50 billion and generates $3.23 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $369.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.90 on an earnings per share basis. Service Co. International employs 24,594 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Service Co. International.

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]