There are several smaller listed funeral service corporations in the U.S. and one very big one, Service Corporation International (SCI). The latter has been consolidating the industry through agressive acquisitions.

The essence of this stock is a combination of growth and predictability. There seem to be few surprises in the industry. This is a tradeable low-risk stock currently near the top of a recent trading range. We think there are enough problems associated with debt load to keep any share price rises under control.

Our recent article on Service Corporation International (SCI) is in the Archives Section Below.

Note: Zenith tries to pick only stocks which are shortable, but sometimes stocks appear afterward on the SEC Regulation SHO list of stocks which are not shortable, which is beyond our control. On some stocks, Zenith may hold more than the number of shares it trades in its inventory. Thus the "short" sale of such a security would technically not be a "short" sale for us and not subject to SEC rules regarding selling securities which are not deliverable. Also, stocks pop on and off the list available for shorting on successive days, so the presence of a stock on the current SHO list doesn't mean it was there at the time it was shorted.

Stocks recently restricted by SEC Rule 201 as not shortable unless we already have a position which are on our Active List include: IIN (12/01), EROS (6/06), CYBR (4.18).