: Carriage Services stock rises as it announces review of strategic alternatives including a sale

Carriage Services’s CSV stock was up about 5.6% in premarket trades Thursday after the $400 million-market cap, Houston-based funeral and cemetery services company said it’s reviewing strategic alternatives with adviser Lazard. Carriage Services said some possible outcomes of the review include a sale, merger or other potential deals to “maximize shareholder value.”

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