Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for SVC Q3 Earnings

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) – B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Service Properties Trust in a research note issued on Thursday, September 25th. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.28. B. Riley currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $3.00 price target on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Service Properties Trust’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on SVC. Zacks Research downgraded Service Properties Trust from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $2.50 price objective (down previously from $3.00) on shares of Service Properties Trust in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Service Properties Trust presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $2.75.

Service Properties Trust Stock Performance

Shares of SVC stock opened at $2.75 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $458.87 million, a PE ratio of -1.65 and a beta of 1.86. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $2.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $2.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 0.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.79. Service Properties Trust has a 52-week low of $1.71 and a 52-week high of $4.99.

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $503.44 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $497.53 million. Service Properties Trust had a negative net margin of 14.73% and a negative return on equity of 34.61%.

Institutional Trading of Service Properties Trust

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Service Properties Trust by 54.4% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 14,470 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 5,099 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its holdings in shares of Service Properties Trust by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 261,809 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $626,000 after buying an additional 5,457 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd increased its stake in Service Properties Trust by 45.3% during the second quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 17,911 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 5,588 shares during the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC increased its stake in Service Properties Trust by 30.0% during the second quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 27,466 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 6,343 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 6,659 shares during the last quarter. 77.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Service Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 21st were issued a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 21st. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. Service Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently -2.40%.

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.