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Carriage Services, Inc. (CSV)

Consumer Cyclical | Personal Services | Houston, United States | NYSE
34.09 USD -0.17 (-0.496%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 34.09
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:36 a.m. EDT

The investment case here rests on a divergence between a fundamentally improving business and a stock that remains significantly undervalued relative to its potential. Fundamentally, the company has turned the corner, delivering a massive +45% revenue jump last year alongside a healthy 17% return on equity and a clean balance sheet. With a forward P/E of roughly 9.5x, the market is pricing in stagnation despite the strong growth trajectory and 'strong buy' analyst consensus. However, the short-term outlook is murky. The statistical forecasting model offers no directional edge, and the price action over the last two weeks shows volatility without a clear trend, hovering near the 50-day moving average. While the long-term thesis is compelling—supported by a fortress-like balance sheet and accelerating growth—the immediate path to the $50+ analyst targets requires patience. The options market is betting on a big move in October, which aligns with the long-term recovery story, but the lack of immediate momentum suggests this is a medium-to-long-term accumulation opportunity rather than a quick trade.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.045662
AutoETS0.045741
AutoTheta0.077012
AutoARIMA0.104210

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 39%
H-stat 25.45
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.238
Excess Kurtosis -0.84
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-02
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-02
Debt to Equity Ratio 196.612
Revenue per Share 26.824
Market Cap 541,427,456
Trailing P/E 12.31
Forward P/E 9.37
Beta 0.80
Profit Margins 10.69%
Website https://www.carriageservices.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:36 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside move over the next few months, evidenced by heavy open interest in October 2026 calls at the $55 strike (59% above current price). Conversely, there is substantial defensive put buying at the $40 strike for October expiration, suggesting a belief that the stock will struggle to break its immediate resistance or may face a pullback before attempting a major rally. The imbalance favors a bullish bias despite the short-term statistical model showing no directional edge.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.28% 1.03% 1.30% 1.31%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.113 0.278257
2026-05-04 0.113 0.239103
2026-02-02 0.113 0.259830
2025-11-03 0.113 0.256294
2025-08-04 0.113 0.248461
2025-05-05 0.113 0.283848
2025-02-03 0.113 0.279357
2024-11-04 0.113 0.301012
2024-08-05 0.113 0.387783
2024-05-03 0.113 0.434615
2024-02-02 0.113 0.455645
2023-11-03 0.113 0.486022
2023-08-04 0.113 0.363111
2023-05-05 0.113 0.409569
2023-02-03 0.113 0.345989
2022-11-04 0.113 0.470833
2022-08-05 0.113 0.308070
2022-05-06 0.113 0.273608
2022-02-04 0.113 0.232081
2021-11-08 0.113 0.226589
2021-08-06 0.100 0.270197
2021-05-07 0.100 0.258799
2021-02-05 0.100 0.284819
2020-11-06 0.100 0.369686
2020-08-07 0.088 0.381448
2020-05-08 0.075 0.472888
2020-02-07 0.075 0.313676
2019-11-07 0.075 0.295043
2019-08-09 0.075 0.334076
2019-05-10 0.075 0.386001
2019-02-08 0.075 0.400213
2018-11-09 0.075 0.436046
2018-08-13 0.075 0.322581
2018-05-11 0.075 0.291829
2018-02-09 0.075 0.291036
2017-11-10 0.075 0.301326
2017-08-10 0.050 0.205423
2017-05-11 0.050 0.185391
2017-02-09 0.050 0.189681
2016-11-09 0.050 0.200884
2016-08-12 0.050 0.210526
2016-05-11 0.025 0.106428
2016-02-10 0.025 0.122429
2015-11-10 0.025 0.106610
2015-08-12 0.025 0.106610
2015-05-12 0.025 0.102333
2015-02-11 0.025 0.114260
2014-11-10 0.025 0.129467
2014-08-13 0.025 0.139899
2014-05-13 0.025 0.158128
2014-02-11 0.025 0.120482
2013-11-08 0.025 0.129534
2013-08-12 0.025 0.134409
2013-05-14 0.025 0.144928
2013-02-11 0.025 0.174216
2012-11-08 0.025 0.230415
2012-08-15 0.025 0.282486
2012-05-11 0.025 0.331126
2012-02-09 0.025 0.420875
2011-11-09 0.025 0.431034
2011-08-10 0.025 0.479846
2011-05-13 0.025 0.417362
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.45
dividendYield 1.31
exDividendDate 2026-08-03
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.45
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.013134851
lastDividendValue 0.113
lastDividendDate 2026-08-03
dividendDate 2026-09-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.1993894
Address1 3,040 Post Oak Boulevard
Address2 Suite 300
All Time High 66.33
All Time Low 1.0625
Ask 34.23
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 1.4 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 121,640
Average Daily Volume3 Month 159,301
Average Volume 159,301
Average Volume10Days 121,640
Beta 0.8
Bid 34.06
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 2
Book Value 17.59
City Houston
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 34.09
Current Ratio 1.455
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 34.55
Day Low 34.0
Debt To Equity 196.612
Display Name Carriage Services
Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Dividend Rate 0.45
Dividend Yield 1.31
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,021,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,021,200
Earnings Growth 0.041
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.045
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Ebitda 122,993,000
Ebitda Margins 0.29474002
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.847
Enterprise To Revenue 2.608
Enterprise Value 1,088,150,528
Eps Current Year 3.382
Eps Forward 3.638
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.77
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,785,715,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 37.4454
Fifty Day Average Change -3.3554
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.089607805
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -19.93894
Fifty Two Week High 52.1
Fifty Two Week High Change -18.009998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.34568137
Fifty Two Week Low 33.33
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.7599983
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.022802228
Fifty Two Week Range 33.33 - 52.1
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 839,597,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.26
Float Shares 15,454,427
Forward Eps 3.638
Forward P E 9.370533
Free Cashflow 38,868,876
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,248
Fullday Change -0.169998
Fullday Change Percent -0.4962
Fullday Price 34.09
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.3832
Gross Profits 159,904,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02805
Held Percent Institutions 0.87617
Implied Shares Outstanding 15,882,296
Industry Personal Services
Industry Disp Personal Services
Industry Key personal-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,785,715,200
Last Dividend Value 0.113
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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 provides consultation services; funeral home facilities for visitation and memorial services; transportation services; removal and preparation of remains; cremation services; and related funeral merchandise, as well as engages in the sale of caskets and urns. The Cemetery Operations segment sells interment rights for grave sites, lawn crypts, mausoleum spaces, and niches; related cemetery merchandise, including memorial markers, outer burial containers, and monuments; and interments, inurnments, and installation of cemetery merchandise services. Carriage Services, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Long Name Carriage Services, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 541,427,456
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_356618
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 43,919,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 544,127,460
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 34.28
Operating Cashflow 61,266,000
Operating Margins 0.23354
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.16129999
Peg Ratio 0.68
Phone 713 332 8400
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 34.09
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 34.26
Price Eps Current Year 10.079835
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.938033
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.2974756
Profit Margins 0.10689
Quick Ratio 0.994
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.4
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.169998
Regular Market Change Percent -0.4962
Regular Market Day High 34.55
Regular Market Day Low 34.0
Regular Market Day Range 34.0 - 34.55
Regular Market Open 34.28
Regular Market Previous Close 34.26
Regular Market Price 34.09
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 73,732
Return On Assets 0.046290003
Return On Equity 0.1733
Revenue Growth 0.008
Revenue Per Share 26.824
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 15,882,296
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.031600002
Shares Short 502,186
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 450,029
Short Name Carriage Services, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0378
Short Ratio 2.62
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol CSV
Target High Price 65.0
Target Low Price 46.0
Target Mean Price 51.8
Target Median Price 50.0
Total Cash 2,550,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.161
Total Debt 549,273,024
Total Revenue 417,292,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.45
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.013134851
Trailing Eps 2.77
Trailing P E 12.306859
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.6757
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 42.0868
Two Hundred Day Average Change -7.9967995
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.19000731
Type Disp Equity
Volume 73,732
Website https://www.carriageservices.com
Zip 77,056