What is Barrington Research’s Forecast for CSV Q1 Earnings?

Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Carriage Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 28th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.82 for the quarter. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $50.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Carriage Services’ current full-year earnings is $2.50 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Carriage Services’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.45 EPS.

Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.11. Carriage Services had a net margin of 8.57% and a return on equity of 23.52%. The firm had revenue of $97.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $96.72 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.77 earnings per share.

Separately, StockNews.com raised Carriage Services from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday.

Carriage Services Stock Down 2.3 %

Shares of NYSE:CSV opened at $38.83 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $591.03 million, a P/E ratio of 17.41, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.92. Carriage Services has a 12-month low of $23.20 and a 12-month high of $42.75. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $40.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $37.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Carriage Services

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Carriage Services by 46.6% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 852 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 271 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Carriage Services during the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Carriage Services during the fourth quarter worth approximately $65,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in Carriage Services by 1,074.3% in the third quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 4,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $154,000 after purchasing an additional 4,297 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its stake in Carriage Services by 217.3% in the fourth quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 4,982 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,000 after buying an additional 3,412 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 66.46% of the company’s stock.

Carriage Services Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1125 per share. This represents a $0.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. Carriage Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.43%.

About Carriage Services

Carriage Services, Inc provides funeral and cemetery services, and merchandise in the United States. It operates in two segments, Funeral Home Operations and Cemetery Operations. The Funeral Home Operations segment provides consultation services; funeral home facilities for visitation and memorial services; transportation services; removal and preparation of remains; sale of caskets and urns; cremation services; and related funeral merchandise.