Q1 Earnings Estimate for SVC Issued By B. Riley

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Service Properties Trust in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 20th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.06 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Hold” rating on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Service Properties Trust’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS.

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) last released 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. The company had revenue of $435.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $433.21 million. Service Properties Trust had a negative return on equity of 22.67% and a negative net margin of 12.87%.

Separately, Wells Fargo & Company raised 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 research report on Wednesday, March 19th.

Service Properties Trust Stock Performance

NASDAQ SVC opened at $2.21 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $368.27 million, a P/E ratio of -1.50 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32, a current ratio of 0.03 and a quick ratio of 0.03. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $2.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $2.51. Service Properties Trust has a 1-year low of $1.71 and a 1-year high of $6.34.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Service Properties Trust

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its position in shares of Service Properties Trust by 87.1% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 10,616 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 4,942 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Service Properties Trust by 40.5% during the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 23,121 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 6,659 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of Service Properties Trust by 12.7% during the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 72,589 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $185,000 after buying an additional 8,157 shares in the last quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Service Properties Trust by 13.7% during the first quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 72,673 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $191,000 after purchasing an additional 8,729 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in Service Properties Trust by 160.2% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 15,531 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 9,562 shares during the last quarter. 77.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Service Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 22nd were given a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 22nd. Service Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently -2.12%.

About Service Properties Trust

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.