Japan Hotel REIT Investment (OTCMKTS:NIPOF) versus Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) Head to Head Contrast

Japan Hotel REIT Investment (OTCMKTS:NIPOF) and Service Properties Trust (NASDAQ:SVC) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Japan Hotel REIT Investment and Service Properties Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Japan Hotel REIT Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A
Service Properties Trust	-1.75%	-2.50%	-0.44%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Japan Hotel REIT Investment and Service Properties Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Japan Hotel REIT Investment	0	0	0	0	N/A
Service Properties Trust	1	1	1	0	2.00

Service Properties Trust has a consensus price target of $7.92, indicating a potential upside of 29.36%. Given Service Properties Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Service Properties Trust is more favorable than Japan Hotel REIT Investment.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Japan Hotel REIT Investment and Service Properties Trust’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Japan Hotel REIT Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Service Properties Trust	$1.87 billion	0.54	-$32.78 million	($0.20)	-30.60

Japan Hotel REIT Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Service Properties Trust.

Summary

Service Properties Trust beats Japan Hotel REIT Investment on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Japan Hotel REIT Investment

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corporation(JHR) is the J-REIT that specifies in the hotels. JHR has the basic principle of ensuring the steady growth and stable revenue in mid to long term view to operate asset.

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. As of December 31, 2023, SVC also owned 752 service-focused retail net lease properties totaling approximately 13.3 million square feet throughout the United States. SVC is managed by The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR), a leading U.S. alternative asset management company with over $41 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023, and more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing and operating commercial real estate. SVC is headquartered in Newton, MA.