After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
Service Corp. International is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Consumer Cyclical sector and is a part of the Personal Services industry. The current market capitalization of Service Corp. International is $11.65B. A total of 1.37 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.07M shares.
In the most recent transaction, WALTRIP W BLAIR sold 3,334 shares of SCI for 86.20 per share on Dec 12 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 43,333 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 11 ’24, WALTRIP W BLAIR bought 3,334 shares at 85.75 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Moore Tammy R disposed of 14,800 shares on Nov 25 ’24 at a per-share price of $88.58. This resulted in the VP, Chief Accounting Officer holding 25,815 shares of SCI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, TAMMY MOORE bought 14,800 shares at $88.58 per share on Nov 25 ’24.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Service Corp. International pays an annual dividend of $1.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.49%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.86. SCI’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.63% when it declared a $0.32 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.43%. The SCI stock dividend was $0.31 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SCI has a high of $89.37 and a low of $67.19.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $11.60, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.91B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
