Service Properties Trust (SVC) Competitors

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Is SVC or PEB more profitable?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a net margin of 0.25% compared to Service Properties Trust's net margin of -12.87%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's return on equity of 0.13% beat Service Properties Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Service Properties Trust	-12.87%	-22.67%	-3.37%
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	0.25%	0.13%	0.06%

Do analysts rate SVC or PEB?

Service Properties Trust presently has a consensus price target of $5.38, suggesting a potential upside of 99.07%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a consensus price target of $14.83, suggesting a potential upside of 6.90%. Given Service Properties Trust's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Service Properties Trust is more favorable than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Service Properties Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Does the media refer more to SVC or PEB?

In the previous week, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Service Properties Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and 3 mentions for Service Properties Trust. Service Properties Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's score of 0.93 indicating that Service Properties Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Service Properties Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SVC or PEB?

Service Properties Trust has a beta of 2.19, indicating that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SVC or PEB?

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust received 76 more outperform votes than Service Properties Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.06% of users gave Pebblebrook Hotel Trust an outperform vote while only 50.87% of users gave Service Properties Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Service Properties Trust	Outperform Votes 294 50.87%	Underperform Votes 284 49.13%
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	Outperform Votes 370 55.06%	Underperform Votes 302 44.94%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SVC or PEB?

77.6% of Service Properties Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Service Properties Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SVC or PEB?

Service Properties Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Service Properties Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Service Properties Trust	$1.87B	0.24	-$32.78M	-$1.47	-1.84
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust	$1.42B	1.17	-$78.02M	-$0.29	-47.85

Is SVC or PEB a better dividend stock?

Service Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Service Properties Trust pays out -2.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust pays out -13.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust beats Service Properties Trust on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.