Carriage ServicesCSV
CSV
About: Carriage Services Inc is a provider of funeral and cemetery services and merchandise in the United States. It operates in two business segments: The Funeral Home Operations segment offers burial, cremation, and consultation services; removes and prepares remains; sells caskets, urns, and related funeral merchandise; and enables the use of funeral home facilities for visitation, remembrance, and transportation services. The Cemetery Operations segment provides services, such as mausoleum spaces and niches, private estates, lawn crypt gardens, traditional single burial gravesites, and burial vaults. The majority of revenue is derived from The Funeral Home Operations segment.
Employees: 2,420
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
177% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $698K | Put options by funds: $252K
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 16
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 151 [Q4 2024] → 154 (+3) [Q1 2025]
1.82% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.88% [Q4 2024] → 73.7% (+1.82%) [Q1 2025]
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $436M [Q4 2024] → $447M (+$10.9M) [Q1 2025]
29% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 58
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$50
14%
upside
Avg. target
$51
15%
upside
High target
$51
16%
upside
2 analyst ratings
2 positive
100%
0 neutral
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0 negative
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Roth MKM George Kelly | 16%upside $51 | Buy Reiterated | 2 May 2025 |
Barrington Research Alexander Paris | 14%upside $50 | Outperform Maintained | 1 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Carriage Services (CSV) Upgraded to Buy: Here's What You Should Know
Carriage Services (CSV) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Carriage Services, Inc. (CSV) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Steve Metzger - President Carlos Quezada - CEO and Vice Chairman John Enwright - CFO Conference Call Participants Alex Paris - Barrington Research John Franzreb - Sidoti & Company George Kelly - ROTH Capital Partners Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Carriage Services' First Quarter 2025 Earnings Webcast.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Carriage Services (CSV) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
Carriage Services (CSV) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.96 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.80 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.75 per share a year ago.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Carriage Services Announces First Quarter 2025 Results
HOUSTON, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Company Highlights: GAAP net income growth of $14.0 million or 200.1% over the prior year quarter; GAAP diluted EPS of $1.34 and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.96, compared to $0.45 and $0.75 in the prior year quarter, a growth of 197.8% and 28.0%, respectively; Total funeral operating revenue increased $3.0 million or 4.6% over the prior year quarter, driven by an increase in consolidated funeral average revenue per contract of 2.3%; Total revenue of $107.1 million, or 3.5% growth achieved over prior year driven by an 11.8% increase in consolidated average price per preneed internment rights sold, a 7.4% increase in total consolidated preneed sales and an increase of 2.3% in consolidated funeral average revenue per contract; The Company divested non-core assets for proceeds from divestitures of $18.7 million; and Leverage ratio lowered to 4.2x from 5.0x at the same period last year, as the Company paid down $17.0 million of debt on its credit facility during the first quarter.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
4 Top Value Stocks to Invest in as US-Global Trade Talks Unfold
Value investing is essentially about selecting cheap but fundamentally sound stocks. STNE, CSV, ASB & PFE boast low P/CF ratios.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Carriage Services Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
HOUSTON, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) today announced that its Board of Directors on April 17, 2025, declared a quarterly dividend of 11.25¢ per share payable on June 2, 2025, to common share record holders as of May 5, 2025.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Carriage Services Announces 2025 First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule
HOUSTON, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) today announced plans to release 2025 first quarter results on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, after the market closes. In conjunction with the release, Carriage Services has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live via webcast on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
3 Consumer Staples Stocks to Play Safe as Consumer Sentiment Hits a Low
It's safe to invest in the defensive sector stocks, such as consumer staples stocks like CSV, REED and BRBR during times of market volatility.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Carriage Services (CSV) Is a Great Choice for 'Trend' Investors, Here's Why
Carriage Services (CSV) could be a solid choice for shorter-term investors looking to capitalize on the recent price trend in fundamentally sound stocks. It is one of the many stocks that passed through our shorter-term trading strategy-based screen.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Carriage Services: Strong Gains Look Beckoning In 2025
Carriage Services shows strong growth in Preneed cemetery sales, and free cash flow gains, and has revised guidance upward due to robust quarterly earnings beats. Technical analysis indicates a bullish trend with a recent successful support level test and a promising MACD indicator setup. Fiscal 2024 trends and strong free cash flow generation are reducing debt, setting the stage for sustained earnings growth and a bullish run.
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