An Evaluation Of Service Corp. International (NYSE: SCI) Prospects

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

SCI belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector of the NYSE while operating in the Personal Services industry. The current market capitalization of Service Corp. International is $11.58B. A total of 1.31 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.32M shares.

In the most recent transaction, RYAN THOMAS L sold 50,000 shares of SCI for 84.56 per share on Mar 10 ’25. After the transaction, the CEO & Chairman now owns 982,333 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 10 ’25, THOMAS L RYAN bought 50,000 shares at 84.56 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, COELHO TONY disposed of 6,500 shares on Mar 05 ’25 at a per-share price of $79.29. This resulted in the Director holding 46,824 shares of SCI after the transaction. In another insider transaction, COELHO TONY bought 6,500 shares at $79.29 per share on Mar 05 ’25.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Service Corp. International pays an annual dividend of $1.22, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.52%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.73. 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.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. 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

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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

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. 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.

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