Service Properties Trust (SVC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. As of December 31, 2023, SVC also owned 752 service-focused retail net lease properties totaling approximately 13.3 million square feet throughout the United States. SVC is managed by The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR), a leading U.S. alternative asset management company with over $41 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023, and more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing and operating commercial real estate. SVC is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.60 to $2.73
• 50-Day Range: $2.59 to $4.96
• 52-Week Range: $2.47 to $8.72
• Volume: 622,798 shs
• Average Volume: 1.28 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $438.29 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.52%
• Price Target: $6.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Service Properties Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Service Properties Trust scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 229th out of 916 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Service Properties Trust has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Service Properties Trust has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Service Properties Trust are expected to decrease by -2.65% in the coming year, from $1.13 to $1.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Service Properties Trust is -1.79, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Service Properties Trust is -1.79, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Service Properties Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.47. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.78% of the float of Service Properties Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Service Properties Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Service Properties Trust has recently decreased by 16.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Service Properties Trust pays a meaningful dividend of 1.54%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Service Properties Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Service Properties Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 3.64% next year. This indicates that Service Properties Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.94

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.78% of the float of Service Properties Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Service Properties Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Service Properties Trust has recently decreased by 16.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.04

News Sentiment

Service Properties Trust has a news sentiment score of 0.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Service Properties Trust this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for SVC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -77% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Service Properties Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Service Properties Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.43% of the stock of Service Properties Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.62% of the stock of Service Properties Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SVC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SVC shares performed this year?

Service Properties Trust's stock was trading at $8.54 at the start of the year. Since then, SVC stock has decreased by 69.2% and is now trading at $2.63.
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How were Service Properties Trust's earnings last quarter?

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 6th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.28) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.65. The real estate investment trust earned $491.17 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $497.97 million. Service Properties Trust had a negative net margin of 12.87% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.67%.

Who are Service Properties Trust's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Service Properties Trust include State Street Corp (5.44%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (3.78%), Capital Management Corp VA (3.12%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.71%).
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How do I buy shares of Service Properties Trust?

Shares of SVC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Service Properties Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Service Properties Trust investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), McKesson (MCK) and Yum! Brands (YUM).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 11/14 Dividend: 10/28/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/06/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/14/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/26/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real estate investment trusts
• Sub-Industry: Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SVC
• CUSIP: 44106M10
• CIK: 945394
• Web: www.hptreit.com
• Phone: (617) 964-8389
• Fax: 617-969-5730
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $6.00
• High Stock Price Target: $8.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +131.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.47)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.29
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-32,780,000.00
• Net Margins: -12.87%
• Pretax Margin: -12.42%
• Return on Equity: -22.67%
• Return on Assets: -3.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.32
• Current Ratio: 0.03
• Quick Ratio: 0.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.87 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.23
• Cash Flow: $2.18 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.19
• Book Value: $7.40 per share
• Price / Book: 0.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 166,650,000
• Free Float: 164,265,000
• Market Cap: $431.62 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.23