Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) Director Donna Fraiche Buys 83,333 Shares of Stock

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) Director Donna Fraiche bought 83,333 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $1.20 per share, with a total value of $99,999.60. Following the purchase, the director owned 182,013 shares in the company, valued at $218,415.60. The trade was a 84.45% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Service Properties Trust Stock Performance

Shares of SVC stock opened at $1.31 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.00, a quick ratio of 0.14 and a current ratio of 0.14. Service Properties Trust has a fifty-two week low of $1.13 and a fifty-two week high of $3.08. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $2.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $2.06. The company has a market capitalization of $220.16 million, a P/E ratio of -1.08 and a beta of 1.60.

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.16. Service Properties Trust had a negative return on equity of 29.70% and a negative net margin of 11.15%.The firm had revenue of $397.45 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $394.32 million. Service Properties Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.770 EPS.

Service Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 26th were given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 26th. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. Service Properties Trust’s payout ratio is presently -3.31%.

Service Properties Trust News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Service Properties Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Large director insider buys — Director Donna D. Fraiche purchased 83,333 shares (avg $1.20) and Director Rajan Penkar bought 10,000 shares in early April; both filings signal management conviction and were sizeable relative to recent trading. Donna Fraiche SEC Filing Rajan Penkar SEC Filing
• Positive Sentiment: CFO and multiple insiders buying — Additional insider purchases (including a CFO buy ~ $66k) and an InsiderTrades piece highlighting large insider accumulation (three insiders buying nearly 42M shares collectively) reinforce the message that insiders view current prices as attractive. CFO Purchase InsiderTrades: SVC
• Positive Sentiment: B. Riley upgrade — A recent upgrade by B. Riley provides sell‑side support that can attract buyers and short‑covering at these low price levels. B. Riley Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call‑option volume — Traders bought ~8,089 SVC calls (≈366% above typical daily call volume), suggesting speculative bullish positioning that can amplify intraday upside if momentum builds. (Source: options activity report)
• Neutral Sentiment: Extremely heavy trading volume and volatility — The name is trading with very high volume vs. its average, which magnifies price moves in both directions and means short-term swings may be driven more by flows than fundamentals.
• Negative Sentiment: Pre‑market weakness — SVC dropped in pre‑market trade (reported ≈4% lower in early futures session), reflecting either profit‑taking or short‑term bearish order flow that can weigh on the open. Benzinga Pre‑Market
• Negative Sentiment: Weak fundamentals / capital structure risk — SVC trades at low absolute prices with a high debt‑to‑equity ratio and constrained liquidity metrics, which raises downside risk if travel/asset‑sale catalysts don’t materialize.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Service Properties Trust

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Service Properties Trust by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,693,982 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $15,997,000 after acquiring an additional 136,283 shares in the last quarter. Capital Management Corp VA increased its holdings in Service Properties Trust by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Capital Management Corp VA now owns 7,089,800 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $13,045,000 after buying an additional 125,395 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Service Properties Trust by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 6,810,031 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $12,530,000 after buying an additional 553,942 shares in the last quarter. Susquehanna Advisors Group Inc. increased its holdings in Service Properties Trust by 17.4% in the 4th quarter. Susquehanna Advisors Group Inc. now owns 6,014,299 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $11,066,000 after buying an additional 892,880 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Service Properties Trust by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,221,659 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $7,769,000 after buying an additional 26,994 shares in the last quarter. 77.62% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on SVC. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Service Properties Trust in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Service Properties Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 28th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Service Properties Trust from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. B. Riley Financial raised shares of Service Properties Trust from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $2.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Service Properties Trust from $2.50 to $2.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $2.00.

About Service Properties Trust

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ: SVC) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the acquisition, ownership and leasing of service-oriented properties, with a primary focus on the lodging sector. The company structures long-term, triple-net leases with established hotel operators under franchise agreements with leading global brands. By partnering with recognized hotel companies, Service Properties Trust seeks to generate a stable income stream through rent payments, while offering operators the capital and balance-sheet flexibility to grow their portfolios.

Since its formation in 2010, Service Properties Trust has grown its portfolio through strategic sale-leaseback transactions, targeted property acquisitions and selective dispositions.