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

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, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 14th will be given a dividend of $0.17 per share on Monday, December 31st. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.56%. View Service Co. International's Dividend History.

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

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) announced its earnings results on Monday, October, 29th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $762.60 million. Service Co. International had a return on equity of 22.47% and a net margin of 15.76%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.33 EPS. View Service Co. International's Earnings History.

Service Co. International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 12th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Service Co. International.

Service Co. International updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, October, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.77-1.85 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.85. Service Co. International also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $1.77-1.85 EPS.

6 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Service Co. International's stock. Their forecasts range from $42.00 to $50.00. On average, they anticipate Service Co. International's share price to reach $46.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Service Co. International.

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

News headlines about SCI stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Service Co. International earned a media sentiment score of 0.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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Service Co. International's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.47%), Select Equity Group L.P. (5.71%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (4.49%), FMR LLC (3.58%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.44%) and First Manhattan Co. (2.27%). 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 FMR LLC, New South Capital Management Inc., Sarasin & Partners LLP, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Deutsche Bank AG, Prudential Financial Inc., BlackRock Inc. and Janus Henderson Group PLC. Company insiders that have sold Service Co. International company stock in the last year include Edward E Williams, 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 Baillie Gifford & Co., Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C, Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, RWC Asset Management LLP, First Manhattan Co., Renaissance Technologies LLC and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. 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 $43.53.

Service Co. International has a market capitalization of $8.08 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.

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]