RE:RE:Low PriceBear trap? I dunno. I guess it's possible. I am certainly a cynic, but I think from an investor standpoint, a company unlocks value when they demonstrate their revenues and margins are going to keep pace with alternatives in the same sector.
SVC's revenue is not bad, but everything is relative. It looks cheap at $2.60/sh if this is the speculative part of your portfolio and your position is moderate.
Does it look cheap to an institutional investor who might want a million shares? Hard to say. Revenue growth is not a definite trend. The space can easily become crowded. On the flip side, margin is trending well. Maybe with these stats, a bear trap is easy to maintain by sitting on the offers and taking out small bids (especially near the close.)
If someone has time (and marketdata) on their side, they can confirm if someone is riding the offers (especically near the end of the day) with a bucket sell when there's little liquidity (ie, a nonsensical volume sell) to make sure negative momentum continues.