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 -.

Service Co. International Price Performance

SCI stock traded down $1.79 during trading on Friday, reaching $79.69. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 63,632 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,157,421. Service Co. International has a 1 year low of $67.19 and a 1 year high of $89.37. 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 company has a market capitalization of $11.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.87. The company’s fifty day moving average is $79.87 and its 200-day moving average is $79.55.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $1.06 earnings per share 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%. On average, research analysts expect that Service Co. International will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SCI has been the subject of several recent research reports. StockNews.com lowered Service Co. International from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Service Co. International from $86.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Raymond James lifted their price target on Service Co. International from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $88.50.

Insider Activity at Service Co. International

In other news, 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 sale, the vice president now directly owns 109,260 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,410,563.80. The trade was a 33.93 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Thomas L. Ryan sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.11, for a total transaction of $4,305,500.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 982,333 shares in the company, valued at $84,588,694.63. This trade represents a 4.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 108,655 shares of company stock valued at $9,356,203 over the last ninety days. 5.10% of the stock is owned by company 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.