Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.700-4.000 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.930. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on SCI shares. Raymond James upped their price target on shares of Service Co. International from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Service Co. International from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Service Co. International from $84.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Service Co. International from $86.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $88.50.

Service Co. International Stock Up 6.7 %

SCI stock traded up $5.06 during trading on Thursday, hitting $81.05. 674,295 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,108,381. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.64, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.87. Service Co. International has a 1 year low of $67.19 and a 1 year high of $89.37.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06. Service Co. International had a return on equity of 31.84% and a net margin of 12.19%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Service Co. International will post 3.51 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Service Co. International

In other Service Co. International news, VP Elisabeth G. Nash sold 56,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.13, for a total value of $4,831,893.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 109,260 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,410,563.80. This trade represents a 33.93 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Tony Coelho sold 2,555 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.64, for a total transaction of $218,810.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 53,324 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,566,667.36. This trade represents a 4.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 108,655 shares of company stock valued at $9,356,203. 5.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Service Co. International Company Profile

Service Corp. International engages in the provision of funeral goods and services. It operates through the Funeral and Cemetery segments. The Funeral segment offers services related to cremations, including the use of home facilities and motor vehicles, arranging and directing services, removal, preparation, embalming, memorialization, and catering.