Service Properties Trust (SVC) Competitors

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) and Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SVC or APLE?

Apple Hospitality REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Service Properties Trust. Service Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple Hospitality REIT, 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	$1.90B	0.22	-$275.53M	-$1.67	-1.50
Apple Hospitality REIT	$1.43B	2.01	$214.06M	$0.75	16.23

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SVC or APLE?

77.6% of Service Properties Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Service Properties Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SVC or APLE?

Service Properties Trust has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SVC or APLE a better dividend stock?

Service Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Service Properties Trust pays out -2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 128.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor SVC or APLE?

In the previous week, Apple Hospitality REIT had 2 more articles in the media than Service Properties Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT and 1 mentions for Service Properties Trust. Apple Hospitality REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Service Properties Trust's score of 0.81 indicating that Apple Hospitality REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Service Properties Trust	Positive
Apple Hospitality REIT	Positive

Do analysts rate SVC or APLE?

Service Properties Trust presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.00%. Apple Hospitality REIT has a consensus price target of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 29.42%. Given Apple Hospitality REIT's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Apple Hospitality REIT is more favorable than Service Properties Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Service Properties Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Apple Hospitality REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is SVC or APLE more profitable?

Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 12.71% compared to Service Properties Trust's net margin of -14.73%. Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity of 5.58% beat Service Properties Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Service Properties Trust	-14.73%	-34.61%	-3.95%
Apple Hospitality REIT	12.71%	5.58%	3.64%

Summary

Apple Hospitality REIT beats Service Properties Trust on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.