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Carriage Services (CSV)
NYSE:CSV
CSV Stock Chart & Stats
$46.07
$0.05(0.13%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$46.07
$0.05(0.13%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$35.51 - $49.41
Previous CloseN/A
Volume11.80K
Average Volume (3M)83.75K
Market Cap
$725.66M
Enterprise Value$1.15B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$1.69M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$421.49M
Price to Earnings (P/E)14.2
Beta0.61
Next Earnings
May 06, 2026EPS Estimate
0.88Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.06%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.75
Shares Outstanding15,751,228
10 Day Avg. Volume72,000
30 Day Avg. Volume83,745
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.23
Price to Book (P/B)2.56
Price to Sales (P/S)1.56
P/FCF Ratio16.29
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.58
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.56
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit7.81
Enterprise Value/Ebitda9.34
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$58.00Price Target Upside25.90% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)3.43
Revenue Forecast (FY)$443.62M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Improving LeverageCarriage has reduced leverage to ~4.0x with sequential debt reduction, improving financial flexibility. Sustained deleveraging lowers interest expense sensitivity, increases capacity for acquisitions, capex, or shareholder returns, and strengthens resilience to demand swings in deathcare services.
Growing Preneed & Cemetery SalesSignificant growth in preneed cemetery sales and cemetery revenues increases upfront-funded cash inflows and revenue visibility. Preneed and cemetery mix diversify income away from at-need volatility, supporting steadier long-term cash generation and more predictable lifetime customer value.
Margin Expansion And Scalable AcquisitionsEBITDA growth and margin expansion alongside accretive acquisitions indicate operational leverage and successful integration. Durable margin improvement from scale and synergies supports cash flow generation, funding of growth initiatives, and further debt reduction over a multi-quarter horizon.
Bears Say
2025 Revenue And Free Cash Flow CollapseThe extreme one-year revenue and free-cash-flow deterioration in 2025 materially reduces near-term earnings visibility and weakens the cash cushion. If persistent, this volatility could constrain debt repayment, limit reinvestment capacity, and increase refinancing or covenant risk.
High Absolute Debt BurdenEven with improved leverage metrics, large nominal debt balances limit strategic optionality and elevate financial risk. Heavy absolute debt magnifies the impact of revenue swings, increases interest and refinancing exposure, and can restrict capital allocation during cyclical downturns.
Funeral Volume Weakness & Divestiture HitsDeclining funeral volume and losses from divestitures and impairments reduce core earnings reliability. Combined with rising capex, these factors pressure free cash flow and raise execution risk: weaker at-need volumes make long-term margin and cash forecasts less certain.
Carriage Services News
CSV FAQ
What was Carriage Services’s price range in the past 12 months?
Carriage Services lowest stock price was $35.51 and its highest was $49.41 in the past 12 months.
What is Carriage Services’s market cap?
Carriage Services’s market cap is $725.66M.
When is Carriage Services’s upcoming earnings report date?
Carriage Services’s upcoming earnings report date is May 06, 2026 which is in 66 days.
How were Carriage Services’s earnings last quarter?
Carriage Services released its earnings results on Feb 25, 2026. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.808 by -$0.058.
Is Carriage Services overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Carriage Services’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Carriage Services pay dividends?
Carriage Services pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.113 which represents an annual dividend yield of 1.06%. See more information on Carriage Services dividends here
What is Carriage Services’s EPS estimate?
Carriage Services’s EPS estimate is 0.88.
How many shares outstanding does Carriage Services have?
Carriage Services has 15,751,228 shares outstanding.
What happened to Carriage Services’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Carriage Services reported an EPS of $0.75 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $0.808. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 2.518%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Carriage Services?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in CSV
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Carriage Services Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$58.00 (25.90% Upside)
$58.00 (25.90% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
CSV Sentiment 100%
Sector Average 68%
Sector Average 68%
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 5.3K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Very Negative
Last 7 Days ▼ 1.2%
Last 30 Days ▼ 13.9%
Last 30 Days ▼ 13.9%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
17.32%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
21.97%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
3.25%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Carriage Services
Carriage Services, Inc. provides funeral and cemetery services, and merchandise in the United States. It operates through two segments, Funeral Home Operations and Cemetery Operations. The Funeral Home Operations segment engages in the provision of consultation, funeral home facilities for visitation and memorial services, and transportation services; removal and preparation of remains; and sale of burial and cremation services, and related merchandise, such as caskets and urns. The Cemetery Operations segment provides interment rights for grave sites, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, and niche; related cemetery merchandise, including outer burial containers, memorial markers, monuments, and floral placements; and interments, inurnments, and installation of cemetery merchandise services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 170 funeral homes in 26 states and 31 cemeteries in 11 states. Carriage Services, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas.
CSV Earnings Call
Q4 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The earnings call reflects a strong financial performance with significant revenue and EBITDA growth, strategic acquisitions, and debt reduction, positioning the company well for future growth. However, challenges such as a decline in funeral operating revenue, negative impacts from divestitures, and increased capital expenditures were noted.View all CSV earnings summariesCSV Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$58.00
▲(25.90% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
2.83% Insiders
27.59% Mutual Funds
11.95% Other Institutional Investors
45.77% Public Companies and
Individual Investors
Options Prices
Currently, No data available
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