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$39.88 - $52.10
Previous CloseN/A
Volume11.80K
Average Volume (3M)98.43K
Market Cap
$686.95M
Enterprise Value$1.22B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$2.91M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$546.05M
Price to Earnings (P/E)15.0
Beta0.53
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. Volume87,732
30 Day Avg. Volume98,427
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 Cap1.77
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.92
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit8.26
Enterprise Value/Ebitda10.63
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
Preneed / Cemetery GrowthAccelerating preneed cemetery production and strong cemetery revenue create durable forward revenue visibility and higher-margin sales. Cemetery prenewals lock in future cash flows, reduce sensitivity to near-term funeral volume swings, and support multi-year growth and margin stability.
Sustained Profitability / MarginsConsistently strong gross and operating margins reflect pricing power and an advantaged service mix (funeral plus cemetery). High margins provide cushion versus volume variability, enable reinvestment and acquisitions, and support durable cash returns even through moderate downturns.
Cash Generation QualityOperating cash flow exceeding net income and a large year-over-year free cash flow improvement indicate solid earnings convertibility. Reliable cash generation underpins capex, selective M&A and deleveraging plans, enhancing the company’s long-term financial flexibility.
Bears Say
Material Revenue ContractionA ~22.7% TTM revenue decline is a meaningful structural headwind, reducing scale and fixed-cost absorption. Sustained top-line weakness elevates execution risk, increases reliance on acquisitions and preneed conversion to restore organic growth, and can pressure margins if volume recovery lags.
Elevated LeverageMeaningful leverage (debt ~2.0x equity and bank leverage near 3.9x–4.0x) limits balance sheet flexibility. High leverage increases refinancing and interest-rate exposure, constrains opportunistic M&A capacity, and magnifies earnings volatility impact on credit metrics in weaker demand periods.
Higher Capex / Delayed Tech BenefitsStepped-up capex guidance plus a delayed enterprise system rollout compress near-term free cash flow and postpone expected efficiency and sales uplifts. Higher ongoing capex and overhead raise cash demands and push out realization of technology-driven margin improvements.
Carriage Services News
CSV FAQ
What was Carriage Services’s price range in the past 12 months?
Carriage Services lowest stock price was $39.88 and its highest was $52.10 in the past 12 months.
What is Carriage Services’s market cap?
Carriage Services’s market cap is $686.95M.
When is Carriage Services’s upcoming earnings report date?
Carriage Services’s upcoming earnings report date is Jul 29, 2026 which is in 60 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 ▼ 2.0%
Last 30 Days ▼ 2.0%
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-0.96%
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 conveyed a generally positive operational and financial trajectory: solid Q4 revenue and margin expansion, strong cemetery and preneed performance, meaningful EPS gains, improved operating cash and a clearer M&A strategy. Notable near-term headwinds include an unexpected $1.2M employee benefit charge, higher Q4 overhead, stepped-up capex (impacting free cash flow), delayed enterprise system rollout (Trinity) with no near-term guide upside from it, and a tougher Q1 comp. On balance, the positive execution, margin expansion, preneed strength, balance sheet progress, and disciplined growth/M&A focus outweigh the transitory challenges and planned investments.View all CSV earnings summariesCSV Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$58.00
▲(19.22% Upside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
2.02% Insiders
28.03% Mutual Funds
18.75% Other Institutional Investors
39.07% Public Companies and
Individual Investors
Options Prices
Currently, No data available
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