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 declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 9th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 14th. View Service Co. International's Dividend History.

Service Co. International declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $298,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by $0.04. The business earned $794.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $806.09 million. Service Co. International had a net margin of 14.59% and a return on equity of 23.42%. The firm's revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm 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 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Service Co. International's shares. Their predictions range from $42.00 to $48.00. On average, they expect Service Co. International's stock price to reach $44.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.3% 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 coverage about SCI stock has been trending somewhat negative this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies positive and negative media 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 one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Service Co. International earned a media sentiment score of -0.01 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the company an impact score of 45.76 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Service Co. International's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Handelsbanken Fonder AB (1.50%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management UK Ltd. (0.03%), Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.01%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.01%) and Clinton Group Inc. (0.01%). 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 Bank of Montreal Can 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, 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 $37.61.

Service Co. International has a market capitalization of $6.87 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]