Barrington Research Comments on CSV Q1 Earnings

Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Carriage Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 28th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.82 per share for the quarter. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $50.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Carriage Services' current full-year earnings is $2.50 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Carriage Services' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.45 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Carriage Services from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday.

Carriage Services Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE CSV traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $38.53. 109,501 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 108,567. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. The company has a market cap of $586.47 million, a PE ratio of 17.28, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.92. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $40.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $37.10. Carriage Services has a 12 month low of $23.20 and a 12 month high of $42.75.

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Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $97.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $96.72 million. Carriage Services had a net margin of 8.57% and a return on equity of 23.52%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.77 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Carriage Services

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Carriage Services by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 314,864 shares of the company's stock worth $10,339,000 after purchasing an additional 13,126 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in Carriage Services by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 149,949 shares of the company's stock worth $5,975,000 after purchasing an additional 18,661 shares during the last quarter. Penn Mutual Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Carriage Services in the 3rd quarter valued at $433,000. NFJ Investment Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Carriage Services in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,784,000. Finally, Kingsview Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Carriage Services in the 3rd quarter valued at $2,151,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 66.46% of the company's stock.

Carriage Services Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1125 per share. This represents a $0.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. Carriage Services's dividend payout ratio is presently 21.43%.

About Carriage Services

Carriage Services, Inc provides funeral and cemetery services, and merchandise in the United States. It operates in two segments, Funeral Home Operations and Cemetery Operations. The Funeral Home Operations segment provides consultation services; funeral home facilities for visitation and memorial services; transportation services; removal and preparation of remains; sale of caskets and urns; cremation services; and related funeral merchandise.