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In the latest session, Service Corp. International (NYSE: SCI) closed at $77.44 down -2.98% from its previous closing price of $79.82. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.65 million shares were traded. SCI stock price reached its highest trading level at $80.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $77.15.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Service Corp. International’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 60.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.06. 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 2.97 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.92.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 12 ’24 when WALTRIP W BLAIR sold 3,334 shares for $86.20 per share. The transaction valued at 287,391 led to the insider holds 43,333 shares of the business.
WALTRIP W BLAIR bought 3,334 shares of SCI for $285,890 on Dec 11 ’24. On Nov 25 ’24, another insider, Moore Tammy R, who serves as the VP, Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 14,800 shares for $88.58 each. As a result, the insider received 1,311,028 and left with 25,815 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 11200069632 and an Enterprise Value of 15843300352. As of this moment, Service’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.818 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.956.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SCI has reached a high of $89.37, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $64.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.65%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SCI has traded an average of 905.26K shares per day and 955600 over the past ten days. A total of 144.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 140.48M. Insiders hold about 2.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.09% stake in the company. Shares short for SCI as of 1734048000 were 7727631 with a Short Ratio of 8.54, compared to 1731628800 on 7707272. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7727631 and a Short% of Float of 6.15.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for SCI is 1.20, from 1.19 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014908545The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.55.
