Carriage Services CSV
$26.80 −$1.41 (-5.00%)
Market closed · Nov 7, 9:10 am ET · Last extended-hours $26.80 0.00%
Open$28.21
Prev close$28.21
Day range$26.28 – $28.73
Volume492.2K
Market cap$425.50M
P/E (TTM)9.1
Dividend yield1.68%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership92.1%+5.01 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding195+0 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)35 buys / 13 sellsNet buying
Short interest5.54% of floatDays to cover 3.2 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share20.4%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$2.21M (6 inflow days, 14 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 38.4% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 2.88% to 5.54% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vineyard Capital Partners, L.L.C. | VC/PE Fund | 2026/Q3 | +934,200 | 6.1% |
| Jeff Boutwell | Individual/Insider | 2026/Q3 | +30,000 | 0.2% |
| Swedbank Robur Fonder AB | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +30,171 | 1.1% |
| Nuveen Asset Management LLC | Insurance Company | 2026/Q3 | +33,269 | 0.2% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +586,588 | 5.6% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +78,615 | 6.9% |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +71,905 | 2.1% |
| Swedbank Robur Fonder AB | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +65,325 | 0.9% |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | Sovereign Wealth Fund | 2026/Q3 | +54,900 | 0.3% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +50,449 | 1.1% |
| Oak Ridge Investments, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +50,381 | 0.3% |
| Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +44,655 | 1.6% |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +34,697 | 1.2% |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +30,576 | 0.5% |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +28,960 | 3.4% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Gregory Brudnicki | Advisor to the Board | Other Acquisition | +160 | $31.17 | 29,193 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Chad Fargason | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +1,443 | $31.17 | 27,369 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Edmondo Robinson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +986 | $31.17 | 5,697 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Somer Webb | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +866 | $31.17 | 12,029 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Julie Sanders | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +312 | $31.17 | 4,793 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Gregory Brudnicki | Advisor to the Board | Other Acquisition | +130 | $38.34 | 29,033 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Edmondo Robinson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +664 | $38.34 | 4,711 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Somer Webb | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +612 | $38.34 | 11,163 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Julie Sanders | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +208 | $38.34 | 4,481 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Gregory Brudnicki | Advisor to the Board | Other Acquisition | +109 | $45.66 | 28,903 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Edmondo Robinson | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +557 | $45.66 | 4,047 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Somer Webb | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +541 | $45.66 | 10,551 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Julie Sanders | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +174 | $45.66 | 4,273 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Steven Metzger | President | Other Acquisition | +13,398 | $44.08 | 83,634 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Steven Metzger | President | Other Derivative Acquisition | +13,398 | – | 13,398 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | John Enwright | Chief Financial Officer | Other Acquisition | +8,507 | $44.08 | 15,217 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | John Enwright | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +8,507 | – | 8,507 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Carlos Quezada | CEO & Vice Chairman | Other Acquisition | +20,417 | $44.08 | 109,110 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Carlos Quezada | CEO & Vice Chairman | Other Derivative Acquisition | +20,417 | – | 20,417 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Shane Pudenz | Vice President Of Sales | Other Acquisition | +6,210 | $44.08 | 19,223 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 880,458 | 5.5% | 3.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 623,403 | 3.9% | 3.5 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 590,372 | 3.7% | 4.1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 573,962 | 3.6% | 4.7 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 502,186 | 3.2% | 1.7 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 457,520 | 2.9% | 3.8 |
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