Service Corporation International (SCI) Competitors $77.79 +1.48 (+1.94%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.47 +0.68 (+0.88%) As of 08/1/2025 07:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SCI vs. EDU, TAL, GHC, LAUR, DRVN, HTZ, MCW, PRDO, AFYA, and IRSShould you be buying Service Corporation International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Service Corporation International include New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Service Corporation International vs. Its Competitors New Oriental Education & Technology Group TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Hertz Global Mister Car Wash Perdoceo Education Afya IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) and New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) are both personal services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, SCI or EDU? Service Corporation International has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SCI or EDU more profitable? Service Corporation International has a net margin of 12.60% compared to New Oriental Education & Technology Group's net margin of 7.59%. Service Corporation International's return on equity of 32.84% beat New Oriental Education & Technology Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Service Corporation International12.60% 32.84% 3.05% New Oriental Education & Technology Group 7.59%11.32%5.97% Do insiders & institutionals believe in SCI or EDU? 85.5% of Service Corporation International shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Service Corporation International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SCI or EDU? Service Corporation International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than New Oriental Education & Technology Group. New Oriental Education & Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Service Corporation International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioService Corporation International$4.19B2.65$518.65M$3.6921.08New Oriental Education & Technology Group$4.90B1.55$309.59M$2.2519.84 Do analysts prefer SCI or EDU? Service Corporation International currently has a consensus target price of $89.25, indicating a potential upside of 14.73%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a consensus target price of $52.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.51%. Given New Oriental Education & Technology Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe New Oriental Education & Technology Group is more favorable than Service Corporation International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Service Corporation International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00New Oriental Education & Technology Group 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Does the media refer more to SCI or EDU? In the previous week, Service Corporation International had 2 more articles in the media than New Oriental Education & Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Service Corporation International and 16 mentions for New Oriental Education & Technology Group. Service Corporation International's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat New Oriental Education & Technology Group's score of 0.82 indicating that Service Corporation International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Service Corporation International 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive New Oriental Education & Technology Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryService Corporation International beats New Oriental Education & Technology Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Service Corporation International News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SCI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SCI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricService Corporation InternationalFUNERAL SVS&REL IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.86B$4.10B$15.75B$20.68BDividend Yield1.68%2.31%3.20%3.67%P/E Ratio21.0818.1018.5229.07Price / Sales2.651.6145.8566.27Price / Cash12.939.2314.5022.84Price / Book7.104.015.884.43Net Income$518.65M$163.98M$690.35M$994.22M7 Day Performance2.29%-1.39%-5.09%-3.35%1 Month Performance-5.30%-6.00%-3.51%-2.06%1 Year Performance5.99%12.49%0.01%10.15% Service Corporation International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCIService Corporation International3.9261 of 5 stars$77.79+1.9%$89.25+14.7%+4.1%$10.86B$4.19B21.0824,953News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group2.2385 of 5 stars$47.40+1.5%$52.00+9.7%-27.8%$7.92B$4.31B20.0075,005News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeTALTAL Education Group1.7097 of 5 stars$10.28+2.8%$12.66+23.2%+17.1%$6.09B$2.25B73.4323,000News CoverageStock SplitGap DownGHCGraham3.9263 of 5 stars$914.95-0.4%N/A+24.3%$4.01B$4.79B6.4121,446News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportLAURLaureate Education3.892 of 5 stars$23.03-1.0%$24.00+4.2%+49.9%$3.46B$1.57B12.2531,800News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeDRVNDriven Brands3.8472 of 5 stars$17.07-0.2%$21.00+23.0%+15.2%$2.81B$2.34B17.6310,700Positive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$6.96-6.5%N/A+58.9%$2.15B$8.78B-0.6925,000Gap DownMCWMister Car Wash3.556 of 5 stars$6.45-0.2%$8.33+29.2%-22.0%$2.10B$1.02B29.326,350Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPRDOPerdoceo Education4.5915 of 5 stars$28.39-0.2%$40.00+40.9%+20.8%$1.86B$681.26M12.565,690Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpAFYAAfya4.6078 of 5 stars$13.83-4.4%$17.60+27.3%-22.3%$1.36B$612.78M10.489,717Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeIRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones1.9549 of 5 stars$15.48-0.8%$13.00-16.0%+55.5%$1.18B$658.73M9.811,401 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EDU Competitors TAL Competitors GHC Competitors LAUR Competitors DRVN Competitors HTZ Competitors MCW Competitors PRDO Competitors AFYA Competitors IRS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SCI) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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