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Wall Street analysts made bold moves Thursday, slashing targets on some names while dramatically upgrading others, and the gap between winners and losers tells a story about where smart money is quietly repositioning ahead of the next market move.
Carriage Services (CSV) trades at a steep discount, with shares at ~$34 and a fair value estimate of $55, offering a compelling margin of safety. CSV's core business benefits from secular demographic tailwinds and a fragmented industry ripe for accretive acquisitions at 7–9x EBITDA multiples. Key risks include refinancing $400M in 2029 senior notes at higher rates and potential macro headwinds, but prudent capital allocation and deleveraging mitigate downside.
Carriage Services NYSE: CSV reported higher second-quarter adjusted earnings and EBITDA despite lower funeral volumes, as the company cited pricing gains, growth in insurance-funded preneed contracts and cost discipline. Management also updated its 2026 outlook to reflect softer-than-expected mortality trends in the first half and later timing for anticipated acquisitions.
Carriage Services, Inc. (CSV) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Carriage Services (CSV) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.78 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.82 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.74 per share a year ago.
The headline numbers for Carriage Services (CSV) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Conference call on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time Conference call on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time
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