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The price of Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ: SVC) closed at $2.53 in the last session, down -0.78% from day before closing price of $2.55. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.85 million shares were traded. SVC stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.555 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.44.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at SVC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 49.17 and its Current Ratio is at 49.17. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 8.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 8.22.
On March 19, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Underweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $2.50 to $4.
On October 23, 2023, HSBC Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $8.HSBC Securities initiated its Hold rating on October 23, 2023, with a $8 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 08 ’24 when Donley Brian E. bought 3,000 shares for $3.25 per share. The transaction valued at 9,750 led to the insider holds 91,813 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SVC now has a Market Capitalization of 422158304 and an Enterprise Value of 6078243840. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.222 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.206.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SVC is 1.86, which has changed by -0.4340045 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SVC has reached a high of $5.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.98%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, SVC traded on average about 1.44M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2137950 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 166.86M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 153.54M. Insiders hold about 7.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.35% stake in the company. Shares short for SVC as of 1753920000 were 5002661 with a Short Ratio of 3.49, compared to 1751241600 on 4041428. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5002661 and a Short% of Float of 3.46.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for SVC is 0.04, which was 0.04 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015686274The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.14.
