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

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

Service Co. International Stock Down 2.0 %

NYSE:SCI traded down $1.54 on Wednesday, hitting $75.81. The stock had a trading volume of 1,931,188 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,127,589. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.91. Service Co. International has a 52 week low of $66.05 and a 52 week high of $89.37. The business’s fifty day moving average is $80.32 and its 200 day moving average is $79.57. The company has a market cap of $10.96 billion, a PE ratio of 22.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.87.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06. Service Co. International had a return on equity of 31.84% and a net margin of 12.19%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Service Co. International will post 3.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Insider Activity at Service Co. International

In related news, CEO Thomas L. Ryan sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.11, for a total transaction of $4,305,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 982,333 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $84,588,694.63. This trade represents a 4.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Elisabeth G. Nash sold 56,100 shares of the business’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 completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 109,260 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,410,563.80. This represents a 33.93 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 108,655 shares of company stock valued at $9,356,203 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 5.10% of the company’s stock.

About Service Co. International

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.