B. Riley Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for SVC

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) – Investment analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Service Properties Trust in a research report issued on Monday, November 11th. B. Riley analyst B. Maher now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.31 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.28) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.65). The business had revenue of $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 return on equity of 22.67%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.56 EPS.

Separately, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Service Properties Trust from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 13th.

Service Properties Trust Stock Down 1.0 %

SVC stock opened at $2.90 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $4.17 and its 200-day moving average is $4.87. Service Properties Trust has a twelve month low of $2.87 and a twelve month high of $8.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $483.28 million, a PE ratio of -1.99 and a beta of 2.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 0.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Service Properties Trust

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in Service Properties Trust by 395.3% in the third quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,038,410 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $4,735,000 after buying an additional 828,765 shares during the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Service Properties Trust by 7.2% during the third quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 175,527 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $800,000 after purchasing an additional 11,728 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Service Properties Trust by 10.9% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,294,874 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,705,000 after purchasing an additional 616,718 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Service Properties Trust by 17.3% in the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 67,969 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $310,000 after purchasing an additional 10,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Metis Global Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Service Properties Trust by 38.8% in the third quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 18,082 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 5,056 shares in the last quarter. 77.62% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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 dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, October 28th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.38%. Service Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -2.72%.

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.