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

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. 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 Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on SCI shares. Raymond James upped their price objective on shares of Service Co. International from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Service Co. International from $84.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective 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, StockNews.com cut shares of Service Co. International from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research 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. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $88.50.

Service Co. International Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of SCI traded down $1.54 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $75.81. The stock had a trading volume of 1,931,624 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,127,850. Service Co. International has a fifty-two week low of $66.05 and a fifty-two week high of $89.37. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.91. The firm has a market cap of $10.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.87. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $80.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.57.

Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) last released its 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%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Service Co. International will post 3.51 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Service Co. International

In other news, VP Elisabeth G. Nash sold 56,100 shares of the firm’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 in the company, valued at approximately $9,410,563.80. This trade represents a 33.93 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Thomas L. Ryan sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.11, for a total value of $4,305,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 982,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 108,655 shares of company stock valued at $9,356,203. 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.