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After finishing at $78.55 in the prior trading day, Service Corp. International (NYSE: SCI) closed at $79.25, up 0.89%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.15 million shares were traded. SCI stock price reached its highest trading level at $79.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $78.71.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SCI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 51.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.56. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.48 and its Current Ratio is at 0.52. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.93 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.86.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, UBS on November 30, 2023, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $72.
On October 07, 2022, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $72.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 10 ’25 when RYAN THOMAS L sold 50,000 shares for $84.56 per share. The transaction valued at 4,228,055 led to the insider holds 982,333 shares of the business.
THOMAS L RYAN bought 50,000 shares of SCI for $4,228,050 on Mar 10 ’25. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, COELHO TONY, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 6,500 shares for $79.29 each. As a result, the insider received 515,385 and left with 46,824 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SCI now has a Market Capitalization of 11428800512 and an Enterprise Value of 16129319936. As of this moment, Service’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.71. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.853 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.798.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SCI is 0.84, which has changed by 0.08383477 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SCI has reached a high of $89.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $67.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.55%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.19M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1327260 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 144.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 140.02M. Insiders hold about 2.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.50% stake in the company. Shares short for SCI as of 1740700800 were 7506631 with a Short Ratio of 6.33, compared to 1738281600 on 7250599. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7506631 and a Short% of Float of 6.0.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SCI’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.2, compared to 1.22 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015276894The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.55. The current Payout Ratio is 33.96% for SCI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1996-09-03 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
