Should You Invest in Service Properties Trust (SVC) Now?

The 36-month beta value for SVC is at 1.88. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for SVC is 153.82M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.43% of that float. The average trading volume for SVC on June 13, 2025 was 1.94M shares.

SVC) stock’s latest price update

Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ: SVC)’s stock price has plunge by -2.27relation to previous closing price of 2.42. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 0.64% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-30 that Service Properties Trust is drowning in debt, with a 95% debt ratio, weak cash flow, and a highly speculative B bond rating. Despite repositioning efforts and asset sales, SVC’s fundamentals remain dire: negative returns, shrinking assets, and a 95% dividend cut to just 1 cent per share. Shares are extremely cheap, trading at a 1.5x FFO multiple, but this reflects the market’s utter lack of confidence in the company’s future.

SVC’s Market Performance

Service Properties Trust (SVC) has seen a 0.64% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 7.99% gain in the past month and a -3.86% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.41%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.24% for SVC. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.77% for SVC’s stock, with a -20.00% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of SVC

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SVC stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for SVC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for SVC in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $2 based on the research report published on April 22, 2025 of the current year 2025.

Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SVC reach a price target of $4, previously predicting the price at $2.50. The rating they have provided for SVC stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on March 19th, 2025.

HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Hold” to SVC, setting the target price at $8 in the report published on October 23rd of the previous year.

SVC Trading at 13.23% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought SVC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -62.67% of loss for the given period.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SVC starting from Donley Brian E., who purchase 3,000 shares at the price of $3.25 back on Nov 08 ’24. After this action, Donley Brian E. now owns 91,813 shares of Service Properties Trust, valued at $9,750 using the latest closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for SVC

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.16 for the present operating margin
  • 0.42 for the gross margin

The net margin for Service Properties Trust stands at -0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value -33.91, with -4.41 for asset returns.

Based on Service Properties Trust (SVC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.89 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 7.71. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.84.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 555.83 million with net debt to EBITDA at 10.95. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.15. The receivables turnover for the company is 95.21for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.19.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Service Properties Trust (SVC) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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