B. Riley Equities Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for SVC

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) – Analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Service Properties Trust in a report issued on Monday, November 11th. B. Riley analyst B. Maher now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.31 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.45. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $8.00 price objective 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 released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.28) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.37 by ($0.65). The company had revenue of $491.17 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $497.97 million. Service Properties Trust had a negative return on equity of 22.67% and a negative net margin of 12.87%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.56 EPS.

Separately, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Service Properties Trust from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 13th.

Service Properties Trust Stock Performance

NASDAQ SVC opened at $2.79 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $464.95 million, a P/E ratio of -1.98 and a beta of 2.23. The company has a current ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 0.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $4.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4.86. Service Properties Trust has a 1 year low of $2.77 and a 1 year high of $8.72.

Service Properties Trust Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 14th. Investors of record on Monday, October 28th were paid a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, October 28th. Service Properties Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -2.72%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Service Properties Trust

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Service Properties Trust by 7.4% in the first quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 33,275 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $226,000 after acquiring an additional 2,287 shares during the last quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp lifted its position in shares of Service Properties Trust by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 145,080 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $984,000 after buying an additional 2,476 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Service Properties Trust by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 28,352 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $129,000 after buying an additional 3,112 shares during the last quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp grew its holdings in Service Properties Trust by 13.0% during the second quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 27,115 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $139,000 after purchasing an additional 3,115 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in Service Properties Trust by 3.8% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 85,140 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $438,000 after purchasing an additional 3,122 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.62% of the company’s stock.

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.