After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL INCREASES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND.
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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Personal Services industry segment, falling under the Consumer Cyclical sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $72.65 and fluctuated between $72.90 as its day high and $71.56 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Service Corp. International is $10.61B. A total of 0.82 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 890.44K shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, SCI has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 19 BUYs and 19 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 386,839 shares during that period but sold 382,136.
In the most recent transaction, RYAN THOMAS L sold 9,385 shares of SCI for 72.44 per share on Feb 20. After the transaction, the President, CEO & Chairman now owns 988,365 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 16, RYAN THOMAS L sold 7,980 shares at 72.21 per share. SCI shares that President, CEO & Chairman owns now total 988,365.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Faulk John H disposed of 34,368 shares on Dec 13 at a per-share price of $67.13. This resulted in the Senior Vice President holding 49,798 shares of SCI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Faulk John H sold 1,332 shares at $66.51 per share on Dec 12. Company shares held by the Senior Vice President now total 49,798.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Service Corp. International pays an annual dividend of $1.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.54%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.60. SCI’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/14/2024 when it declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/28/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/29/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 12/14/2023. The SCI stock dividend was $0.29 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for SCI in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $77.60 with high estimates of $80.00 and low estimates of $75.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SCI has a high of $72.82 and a low of $52.89.
As of this writing, SCI has an earnings estimate of $0.85 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.9 per share and a lower estimate of $0.83. The company reported an EPS of $0.78 in the last quarter, which was 13.00% higher than expectations of $0.69.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. SCI’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $268.63M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $4.06B in debt and $728.26M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $10.53, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.91B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SCI is Buy with a score of 4.80.
