Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06, Zacks reports. Service Co. International had a net margin of 12.19% and a return on equity of 31.84%. Service Co. International updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.700-4.000 EPS.

Service Co. International Trading Down 2.0 %

NYSE:SCI opened at $75.81 on Thursday. Service Co. International has a 1 year low of $66.05 and a 1 year high of $89.37. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $79.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $79.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.91, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The company has a market cap of $10.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.87.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on SCI shares. Truist Financial upped their price objective 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. StockNews.com lowered Service Co. International from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Service Co. International from $86.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Raymond James lifted 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Service Co. International has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $88.50.

Insider Activity

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