B. Riley Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for SVC

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Service Properties Trust in a report released on Tuesday, May 20th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.36 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.41. B. Riley currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Service Properties Trust’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

Separately, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Service Properties Trust from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $2.50 to $4.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 19th.

Service Properties Trust Stock Down 1.4%

Service Properties Trust stock opened at $2.14 on Wednesday. Service Properties Trust has a fifty-two week low of $1.71 and a fifty-two week high of $6.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32, a quick ratio of 0.03 and a current ratio of 0.03. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $2.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $2.52. The company has a market capitalization of $356.60 million, a PE ratio of -1.46 and a beta of 1.77.

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.02. Service Properties Trust had a negative net margin of 12.87% and a negative return on equity of 22.67%. The firm had revenue of $435.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $433.21 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Service Properties Trust

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Service Properties Trust by 7.6% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,127,210 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $21,212,000 after acquiring an additional 572,954 shares in the last quarter. Nantahala Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Service Properties Trust in the fourth quarter worth $20,553,000. Capital Management Corp VA grew its stake in shares of Service Properties Trust by 37.5% in the first quarter. Capital Management Corp VA now owns 5,666,165 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $14,789,000 after acquiring an additional 1,544,548 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Service Properties Trust by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,563,212 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $11,593,000 after acquiring an additional 53,389 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Service Properties Trust by 114.8% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,118,530 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $10,749,000 after acquiring an additional 2,200,754 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.62% of the company’s stock.

Service Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 22nd were paid a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 22nd. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.87%. Service Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -2.12%.

Service Properties Trust Company Profile

Service Properties Trust (Nasdaq: SVC) is a real estate investment trust with over $11 billion invested in two asset categories: hotels and service-focused retail net lease properties. As of December 31, 2023, SVC owned 221 hotels with over 37,000 guest rooms throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico and Canada, the majority of which are extended stay and select service.