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The closing price of RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) was $7.35 for the day, down -1.08% from the previous closing price of $7.43. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.46 million shares were traded. RLJ stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.5092 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.33.
Ratios:
Our analysis of RLJ’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.66. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 1108872448 and an Enterprise Value of 3436846848. As of this moment, RLJ’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 104.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.514 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.311.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RLJ is 1.51, which has changed by -0.2287513 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 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 -1.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.41%.
Shares Statistics:
RLJ traded an average of 1.78M shares per day over the past three months and 2792280 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 151.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 145.88M. Insiders hold about 3.50% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.62% stake in the company. Shares short for RLJ as of 1753920000 were 11480788 with a Short Ratio of 6.44, compared to 1751241600 on 10871884. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11480788 and a Short% of Float of 11.5.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.6, RLJ has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.59. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.08075371The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.56.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 3.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.03, with high estimates of -$0.02 and low estimates of -$0.05.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.05 and $0.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.05. EPS for the following year is $0.03, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $0.08 and $0.0.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 8 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $345.58M to a low estimate of $326.44M. As of the current estimate, RLJ Lodging Trust’s year-ago sales were $345.74MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $332.56M. There is a high estimate of $342.59M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $327.57M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for RLJ’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.37B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.35B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.36B. 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 $1.41B and the low estimate is $1.36B.
