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

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

Service Co. International Price Performance

SCI traded down $1.54 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $75.81. 1,931,188 shares of the company were exchanged, 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. The company has a market cap of $10.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.87. Service Co. International has a 12-month low of $66.05 and a 12-month high of $89.37. The company’s 50-day moving average is $80.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.57.

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, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06. Service Co. International had a net margin of 12.19% and a return on equity of 31.84%. Research analysts forecast that Service Co. International will post 3.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on SCI. StockNews.com lowered shares of Service Co. International from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday. Oppenheimer upped their target price 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. Truist Financial raised their price target on Service Co. International from $84.00 to $92.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Service Co. International presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $88.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

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.