Q1 Earnings Forecast for SVC Issued By B. Riley

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Service Properties Trust in a report issued on Monday, April 21st. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Service Properties Trust's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.93 EPS.

Separately, Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Service Properties Trust from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $2.50 to $4.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 19th.

Service Properties Trust Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of SVC stock opened at $1.79 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $297.45 million, a PE ratio of -1.21 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32, a quick ratio of 0.03 and a current ratio of 0.03. Service Properties Trust has a 1 year low of $1.71 and a 1 year high of $6.42. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $2.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $2.78.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Service Properties Trust

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Service Properties Trust by 39.8% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 33,222 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $152,000 after purchasing an additional 9,463 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Service Properties Trust by 310.6% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 280,421 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $1,279,000 after acquiring an additional 212,130 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Service Properties Trust by 3.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,509,823 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $20,568,000 after acquiring an additional 151,234 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Service Properties Trust during the third quarter valued at approximately $170,000. Finally, PFG Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Service Properties Trust in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $115,000. 77.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Service Properties Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 22nd will be given a $0.01 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 22nd. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.24%. Service Properties Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -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.

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