Carriage Services (CSV)
NYSE:CSV
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CSV Stock Chart & Stats
$48.65
$0.05(0.13%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$48.65
$0.05(0.13%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$39.06 - $52.10
Previous CloseN/A
Volume11.80K
Average Volume (3M)102.74K
Market Cap
$622.83M
Enterprise Value$1.20B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$2.91M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$546.05M
Price to Earnings (P/E)13.9
Beta0.52
Next Earnings
Jul 29, 2026EPS Estimate
0.81Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield1.06%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.82
Shares Outstanding15,872,328
10 Day Avg. Volume100,973
30 Day Avg. Volume102,739
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 Cap1.92
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.87
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit8.12
Enterprise Value/Ebitda10.45
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$58.00Price Target Upside19.22% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)3.45
Revenue Forecast (FY)$442.59M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Core Profitability MarginsConsistently healthy gross and EBIT margins indicate durable pricing power and operational leverage in deathcare services. Strong margins support cash generation, fund maintenance capex and integration costs, and provide a cushion through cyclical volume swings over the next several quarters.
Supportive Operating Cash Flow And Improving FCFOperating cash flow sustainably exceeds reported earnings, signaling quality earnings and internal liquidity. The sharp TTM free cash flow improvement enhances capacity for targeted reinvestment and debt reduction, giving management operational flexibility for 2-6 month strategic moves.
Durable Cemetery Preneed Growth And Scalable Preneed PlatformMulti-year preneed growth in cemetery sales reflects a structuralShift toward advance purchases and higher average contract values. This recurring, higher-margin revenue stream diversifies mix away from at-need funeral cyclicality and underpins steadier revenue and margin profile going forward.
Bears Say
Revenue Decline And Funeral Volume WeaknessSustained declines in funeral volumes reduce near-term revenue visibility and pressure top-line growth. Given funerals remain a material portion of revenue, volume sensitivity can compress EBITDA and cash flow if trends persist, challenging medium-term recovery assumptions.
Meaningful Leverage RemainsMaterial leverage limits financial flexibility and increases exposure to earnings volatility. Even with recent improvement, meaningful net debt elevates refinancing and covenant risk during prolonged volume softness, constraining ability to accelerate M&A or return cash without hurting liquidity.
Free Cash Flow Coverage And VariabilityFCF covering ~65% of net income signals that reported profits do not fully convert to distributable cash. This structural gap limits capacity for sustained deleveraging, buybacks or higher dividends and increases sensitivity to capex and working capital shifts over the coming quarters.
Carriage Services News
CSV FAQ
What was Carriage Services’s price range in the past 12 months?
Carriage Services lowest stock price was $39.06 and its highest was $52.10 in the past 12 months.
What is Carriage Services’s market cap?
Carriage Services’s market cap is $622.83M.
When is Carriage Services’s upcoming earnings report date?
Carriage Services’s upcoming earnings report date is Jul 29, 2026 which is in 56 days.
How were Carriage Services’s earnings last quarter?
Carriage Services released its earnings results on May 06, 2026. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.876 by -$0.016.
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 0.81.
How many shares outstanding does Carriage Services have?
Carriage Services has 15,872,328 shares outstanding.
What happened to Carriage Services’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Carriage Services reported an EPS of $0.86 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $0.876. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -4.23%.
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 (19.22% Upside)
$58.00 (19.22% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Neutral
CSV Sentiment 50%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 7.1K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Very Negative
Last 7 Days ▼ 1.1%
Last 30 Days ▼ 2.1%
Last 30 Days ▼ 2.1%
News Sentiment
Very Bearish
Bullish news 0%
Bearish news 100%
Bearish news 100%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-5.94%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
17.60%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
5.73%
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 Company Deck
CSV Earnings Call
Q1 2026
0:00 / 0:00
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
$58.00
▲(19.22% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
2.02% Insiders
28.02% Mutual Funds
18.75% Other Institutional Investors
38.98% Public Companies and
Individual Investors
Options Prices
Currently, No data available
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