Investors on the quest for market-beating returns often employ the strategy of stock picking. Making informed choices in stocks can greatly amplify your wealth.
After finishing at $7.43 in the prior trading day, RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) closed at $7.47, up 0.54%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.27 million shares were traded. RLJ stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.37.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of RLJ by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.83 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.82. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.09 and its Current Ratio is at 0.09. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.87.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Truist on March 21, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $10 from $11 previously.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on September 13, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $11 to $9.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 28 ’25 when Gibson Patricia L bought 10,000 shares for $8.03 per share. The transaction valued at 80,298 led to the insider holds 124,217 shares of the business.
Gibson Patricia L bought 10,000 shares of RLJ for $93,783 on Mar 07 ’25. The Director now owns 114,217 shares after completing the transaction at $9.38 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, RLJ now has a Market Capitalization of 1126979456 and an Enterprise Value of 3454746368. As of this moment, RLJ’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 85.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.527 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.365.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RLJ is 1.50, which has changed by -0.21451104 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15535986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, RLJ has reached a high of $10.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.42%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.94M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2286050 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 151.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 135.38M. Insiders hold about 10.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.23% stake in the company. Shares short for RLJ as of 1756425600 were 16351953 with a Short Ratio of 8.45, compared to 1753920000 on 11480788. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16351953 and a Short% of Float of 16.56.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, RLJ’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.6, compared to 0.59 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.08075371. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.57.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) is currently in the spotlight, with 2.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.01, with high estimates of -$0.01 and low estimates of -$0.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.1 and $0.03 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.06. EPS for the following year is $0.07, with 3 analysts recommending between $0.1 and $0.04.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $327.47M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $336.83M to a low estimate of $321.82M. As of. The current estimate, RLJ Lodging Trust’s year-ago sales were $345.74MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $335.11M. There is a high estimate of $342.14M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $329.92M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for RLJ’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.36B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.35B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.35B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.37BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.39B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.4B and the low estimate is $1.37B.
