The stock price of Carriage Services, Inc (NYSE: CSV) has jumped by 0.99% compared to previous close of $46.45. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 3.05% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-05 that Carriage Services (CSV) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company’s earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Is It Worth Investing in Carriage Services, Inc (NYSE: CSV) Right Now?
Carriage Services, Inc (NYSE: CSV) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.69x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CSV is 0.82. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 2 rating it as “overweight”, 0 rating it as “hold”, and 0 rating it as “sell”.
The public float for CSV is 12.99M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.35% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CSV on July 04, 2025 was 112.99K shares.
CSV’s Market Performance
CSV’s stock has seen a 3.05% increase for the week, with a 6.37% rise in the past month and a 18.43% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.87%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.12% for Carriage Services, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.35% for CSV’s stock, with a 19.77% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CSV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CSV stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for CSV by listing it as a “Buy”. The predicted price for CSV in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $50 based on the research report published on June 09, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
ROTH Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CSV reach a price target of $48. The rating they have provided for CSV stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 05th, 2021.
Barrington Research gave a rating of “Outperform” to CSV, setting the target price at $30 in the report published on April 26th of the previous year.
CSV Trading at 8.84% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CSV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 0.86% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.87%, as shares surge +5.01% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +18.49% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CSV rose by +3.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +42.07% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $44.96. In addition, Carriage Services, Inc saw 76.95% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CSV starting from Metzger Steven D, who sold 1,653 shares at the price of $44.85 back on Jun 09 ’25. After this action, Metzger Steven D now owns 74,244 shares of Carriage Services, Inc, valued at $74,137 using the latest closing price.
Metzger Steven D, the Officer of Carriage Services, Inc, proposed sale 1,653 shares at $44.77 during a trade that took place back on Jun 09 ’25, which means that Metzger Steven D is holding N/A shares at $74,005 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CSV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.23% for the present operating margin
- 0.36% for the gross margin
The net margin for Carriage Services, Inc stands at 0.11%. The total capital return value is set at 0.08%. Equity return is now at value 22.96%, with 3.64% for asset returns.
Based on Carriage Services, Inc (CSV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.66 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.9. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 81.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.48. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.58for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.32. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.95.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Carriage Services, Inc (CSV) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
