Analyst Favorites With Strong Buyback Activity: Carriage Services, Inc. Ranks As a Top Pick
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Carriage Services, Inc. (Symbol: CSV) is the #4 broker analyst pick among those stocks screened by The Online Investor for strong stock buyback activity. To make that list, a stock must have repurchased at least 5% of its outstanding shares over the trailing twelve month period. In forming the rank, the analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses were tallied, and averaged; then, the list of stocks with strong buyback activity was ranked according to those averages.
CSV operates in the Consumer Services sector, among companies like PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL) which is up about 1% today, and Rollins, Inc. (ROL) trading lower by about 2.6%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of CSV, versus PYPL and ROL.
CSV is currently trading up about 0.2% midday Tuesday.
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