B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Estimate for SVC Earnings

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Service Properties Trust in a report released on Monday, November 11th. B. Riley analyst B. Maher now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.31 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.45. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $8.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Service Properties Trust's current full-year earnings is $1.13 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Service Properties Trust's FY2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS.

Separately, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on Service Properties Trust from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 13th.

Service Properties Trust Price Performance

NASDAQ:SVC traded down $0.11 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $2.79. 1,994,712 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,268,439. The firm has a market cap of $464.95 million, a P/E ratio of -1.98 and a beta of 2.23. Service Properties Trust has a 52 week low of $2.77 and a 52 week high of $8.72. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $4.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 0.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32.

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.28) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by ($0.65). Service Properties Trust had a negative net margin of 12.87% and a negative return on equity of 22.67%. The business had revenue of $491.17 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $497.97 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.56 earnings per share.

Service Properties Trust Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 14th. Investors of record on Monday, October 28th will be issued a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 28th. Service Properties Trust's payout ratio is -2.72%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SVC. Xponance Inc. bought a new stake in Service Properties Trust in the second quarter worth about $53,000. Choreo LLC bought a new stake in Service Properties Trust in the second quarter worth about $54,000. Walleye Capital LLC bought a new stake in Service Properties Trust in the third quarter worth about $58,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Service Properties Trust during the second quarter worth approximately $68,000. Finally, Family Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Service Properties Trust during the third quarter worth approximately $69,000. Institutional investors own 77.62% of the company's stock.

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.