Carriage Services Stock Forecast

Buy or Hold candidate since Jul 24, 2026 Gain 3.62%

The Carriage Services Inc stock price gained 0.623% on the last trading day (Friday, 31st Jul 2026), rising from $40.12 to $40.37. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.92% from a day low at $40.04 to a day high of $40.81. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 7.17% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -23 thousand shares and in total, 76 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $3.05 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.

The stock lies the upper part of a wide and falling trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good selling opportunity for the short-term trader as reaction back towards the lower part of the trend can be expected. A break up at the top trend line at $40.53 will firstly indicate a slower falling rate, but may be the first sign of a trend shift. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to fall -15.08% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $30.32 and $34.42 at the end of this 3-month period. Do note, that if the stock price manages to stay at current levels or higher, our prediction target will start to change positively over the next few days as the conditions for the current predictions will be broken.

CSV Signals & Forecast

The Carriage Services Inc stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $39.83 and $38.69. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, and so far it has risen 10.15%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The stock should be watched closely.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Carriage Services Inc stock

Carriage Services Inc finds support from accumulated volume at $40.00 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.

This stock has average movements during the day and with good trading volume, the risk is considered to be medium. During the last day, the stock moved $0.770 between high and low, or 1.92%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.55%.

Our recommended stop-loss: $39.00 (-3.40%) (This stock has medium daily movements and this gives medium risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 8 days ago.)

Trading Expectations (CSV) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 3rd

For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 3rd we expect Carriage Services Inc to open at $40.41, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $39.79 and $40.95, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$1.16 (+/-2.92%) up or down from last closing price. If Carriage Services Inc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 2.92% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $40.00 (0.92%) than the resistance at $42.49 (5.25%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..

Dividend Warning For CSV

Dividend warning for CSV: Ex-dividend date is approaching in 0 days on Monday 3rd August, 2026. The dividend to be paid is $0.110, which is a small dividend (0.272%). The stock is expected to open approximately 0.272% lower on the ex-dividend date.

Is Carriage Services Inc stock A Buy?

Carriage Services Inc holds several positive signals, but we still don't find these to be enough for a buy candidate. At the current level, it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development.

Current score: 0.355 Hold/Accumulate Unchanged

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on August 3, 2026 - $40.41 ( 0.0908%).

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