<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; from the six ratings firms that are presently  covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst  has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to  the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $59.00.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Carriage Services</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><p>CSV has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings  reaffirmed a &#34;buy (b)&#34; rating on shares of Carriage Services in a report on Monday, December 29th. Barrington Research  reaffirmed an &#34;outperform&#34; rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Carriage Services in a report on Monday, January 5th.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Research Report on CSV</b></p><h2>Carriage Services Trading Down 1.2%</h2><p>Shares of NYSE CSV opened at $42.98 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $676.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.82, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.95. Carriage Services has a 52 week low of $35.51 and a 52 week high of $49.41. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $43.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.23, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.88. </p><p>Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $102.74 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $100.96 million. Carriage Services had a return on equity of 21.39% and a net margin of 11.98%. On average, research analysts predict that  Carriage Services will post 2.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Carriage Services Announces Dividend</h2><p>The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.1125 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd. This represents a $0.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Carriage Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.47%. </p><h2>Institutional Trading of Carriage Services</h2><p>A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new position in shares of  Carriage Services in the third quarter valued at approximately $3,870,000.  Punch &amp; Associates Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of  Carriage Services by 59.3% during the 3rd quarter. Punch &amp; Associates Investment Management Inc. now owns 211,425 shares of the company's stock worth $9,417,000 after acquiring an additional 78,730 shares during the last quarter.  Seizert Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of  Carriage Services in the second quarter valued at $2,448,000.  Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in  Carriage Services by 12.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 477,238 shares of the company's stock valued at $21,829,000 after acquiring an additional 52,889 shares during the period.  Finally, Qube Research &amp; Technologies Ltd increased its stake in shares of  Carriage Services by 64.0% during the third quarter. Qube Research &amp; Technologies Ltd now owns 134,440 shares of the company's stock worth $5,988,000 after purchasing an additional 52,444 shares during the period. Institutional investors own  66.46% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Carriage Services Company Profile</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>Carriage Services, Inc operates as a leading provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services in the United States. The company owns and operates a network of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories and related service facilities, offering a comprehensive suite of end-of-life services. Its portfolio encompasses traditional funeral services, memorials, graveside burials, mausoleum entombment and direct cremation options, alongside personalized tributes and reception arrangements.  </p><p>In addition to standard funeral and cemetery offerings, Carriage Services provides pre-arrangement planning and financing solutions designed to ease the administrative and financial burden on grieving families.</p><h2>Featured Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Carriage Services</li><li>Your Bank Account Is No Longer Safe</li><li>Ray Dalio Says Buy Gold. 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<p>Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from six analysts, with one hold and five buy recommendations. The average 12-month price target is $59.00. The company reported $0.75 earnings per share, exceeding estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.1125 per share. Institutional investors hold 66.46% of the stock. Carriage Services operates funeral and cemetery services in the U.S.</p>

Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE:CSV) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts