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CSV Stock Chart & Stats
$38.96
$1.04(2.67%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$38.96
$1.04(2.67%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$33.62 - $52.10
Previous Close$40
Volume105.80K
Average Volume (3M)128.61K
Market Cap
$543.97M
Enterprise Value$1.15K
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$2.55M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$549.27M
Price to Earnings (P/E)11.8
Beta0.51
Next Earnings
Oct 28, 2026EPS Estimate
0.83Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.34%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.85
Shares Outstanding15,882,296
10 Day Avg. Volume126,587
30 Day Avg. Volume128,610
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.25
Price to Book (P/B)2.56
Price to Sales (P/S)1.56
P/FCF Ratio16.29
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$52.75Price Target Upside35.40% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering4
EPS Forecast (FY)3.46
Revenue Forecast (FY)$442.85M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Cash GenerationThe company’s trailing‑twelve‑month free cash flow of roughly $105M and operating cash flow that exceeds net income indicate durable cash conversion. This supports ongoing M&A, maintenance capex, and debt reduction capacity, giving operational optionality through mid‑cycles.
Cemetery Preneed GrowthConsistent preneed cemetery strength (rising comparable revenue and preneed production) creates predictable future revenue streams and higher average contract values. Preneed contracts reduce volatility versus at‑need sales and lengthen the revenue visibility horizon for the business.
Capital Tools For Disciplined M&AThe new at‑the‑market equity program and an active M&A pipeline provide strategic funding optionality to consolidate local markets and scale operations. This enables disciplined bolt‑ons that can raise revenue density and, over time, improve margins and deleveraging prospects.
Bears Say
Elevated LeverageLeverage remains meaningfully elevated versus lower‑debt peers, leaving the company more sensitive to interest‑rate moves and earnings variability. High leverage constrains capital allocation flexibility, increases refinancing risk, and can limit ability to invest through slower periods.
Funeral Volume WeaknessSustained declines in at‑need funeral volumes reduce near‑term revenue and operating leverage in the core funeral segment. Because funerals are a large portion of revenue, persistent weakness pressures consolidated margins and makes integration-driven growth and deleveraging harder to achieve.
EPS And Margin PressureDeclining adjusted and GAAP EPS, combined with funeral EBITDA contraction, signal margin pressure from either mix, costs, or non‑operating items (higher tax rate and prior‑year gains). Weaker earnings reduce internal deleveraging capacity and may delay reinvestment or return‑of‑capital plans.
Carriage Services News
CSV FAQ
What was Carriage Services’s price range in the past 12 months?
Carriage Services lowest stock price was $33.62 and its highest was $52.10 in the past 12 months.
What is Carriage Services’s market cap?
Carriage Services’s market cap is $543.97M.
When is Carriage Services’s upcoming earnings report date?
Carriage Services’s upcoming earnings report date is Oct 28, 2026 which is in 77 days.
How were Carriage Services’s earnings last quarter?
Carriage Services released its earnings results on Aug 05, 2026. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.822 by -$0.042.
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 1.34%. See more information on Carriage Services dividends here
What is Carriage Services’s EPS estimate?
Carriage Services’s EPS estimate is 0.83.
How many shares outstanding does Carriage Services have?
Carriage Services has 15,882,296 shares outstanding.
What happened to Carriage Services’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Carriage Services reported an EPS of $0.78 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $0.822. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -10.628%.
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
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$52.75 (35.40% Upside)
$52.75 (35.40% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
CSV Sentiment 75%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 7.1K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 5.7%
Last 30 Days ▲ 5.9%
Last 30 Days ▲ 5.9%
News Sentiment
Bullish
Bullish news 67%
Bearish news 33%
Bearish news 33%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-13.11%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
1.34%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
7.07%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Carriage Services
Carriage Services, Inc. (CSV) delivers a comprehensive array of funeral and cemetery services, along with associated merchandise, throughout the United States. Its operations are structured into two distinct segments: Funeral Home Operations and Cemetery Operations. The Funeral Home Operations segment offers various services, including consultation, the use of funeral home facilities for visitations and memorial services, transportation, and the removal and preparation of remains. This segment also facilitates the sale of burial and cremation services, alongside related products such as caskets and urns. The Cemetery Operations segment provides rights to interment spaces like grave sites, lawn crypts, mausoleum sections, and niches. Furthermore, it supplies complementary cemetery merchandise, including outer burial containers, memorial markers, monuments, and floral arrangements, and performs interments, inurnments, and the installation of these items. As of December 31, 2021, the company oversaw 170 funeral homes located across 26 states and 31 cemeteries in 11 states. Carriage Services, Inc. was established in 1991 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
CSV Earnings Call
Q2 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presents a mix of operational and financial progress alongside near-term volume headwinds in the funeral channel. Positive developments include improved adjusted EBITDA and margin expansion, cemetery revenue and preneed growth, stronger operating cash flow, reduced leverage, disciplined overhead control, a strategic ATM program and a robust M&A pipeline with recent successful integrations. Lowlights center on weaker funeral volumes leading to a slight revenue decline, a drop in adjusted and GAAP EPS (partly driven by a higher tax rate and prior-year divestiture gains), a reduction in funeral EBITDA, and adjusted free cash flow being lower versus the prior year. Management reiterated full-year guidance and emphasized disciplined capital allocation and confidence in recovery across the remainder of the year, indicating balanced near-term risks but constructive long-term positioning.View all CSV earnings summariesCSV Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$52.75
▲(35.40% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
2.03% Insiders
27.94% Mutual Funds
9.32% Other Institutional Investors
47.71% Public Companies and
Individual Investors