Q1 Earnings Forecast for SVC Issued By B. Riley

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Service Properties Trust in a research note issued on Monday, April 21st. B. Riley analyst J. Massocca expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter. B. Riley 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 raised Service Properties Trust from an "underweight" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their target price for the company from $2.50 to $4.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 19th.

Service Properties Trust Price Performance

Service Properties Trust stock traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $1.87. 477,882 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,070,771. 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 one year low of $1.71 and a one year high of $6.34. The stock has a market cap of $310.78 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.27 and a beta of 1.80. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $2.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $2.69.

Institutional Trading of Service Properties Trust

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Nantahala Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Service Properties Trust in the fourth quarter worth about $20,553,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new position in Service Properties Trust in the 4th quarter worth approximately $6,900,000. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in Service Properties Trust by 2,999.1% in the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 2,518,890 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $6,398,000 after purchasing an additional 2,437,613 shares during the last quarter. Whitebox Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Service Properties Trust by 234.8% during the fourth quarter. Whitebox Advisors LLC now owns 2,144,899 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $5,448,000 after purchasing an additional 1,504,297 shares during the period. Finally, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. bought a new position in shares of Service Properties Trust in the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,593,000. 77.62% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Service Properties Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.01 per share. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.14%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 22nd. Service Properties Trust's dividend payout ratio is currently -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.