Carriage Services Inc reports results for the quarter ended March 31 - Earnings Summary

• Carriage Services Inc CSV.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 96 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended March 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 75 cents. The mean expectation of four analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 83 cents per share. Wall Street expected results to range from 80 cents to 88 cents per share.

• Revenue rose 3.5% to $107.07 million from a year ago; analysts expected $103.91 million.

• Carriage Services Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was $1.34​.

• The company reported quarterly net income of $20.93 million.

• Carriage Services Inc shares had risen by 4.2% this quarter and gained 1.3% so far this year.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 5.3% in the last three months.​

• In the last 30 days, there have been no earnings estimate revisions by analysts covering the company.

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "strong buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy," no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell." The average consensus recommendation for the personal services peer group is "buy."

• Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Carriage Services Inc is $51.00

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