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The price of RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) closed at $6.88 in the last session, down -1.15% from day before closing price of $6.96. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.87 million shares were traded. RLJ stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.9444 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.76.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at RLJ’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.42 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.04. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.94.
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:
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 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 1061246976 and an Enterprise Value of 3330226432. As of this moment, RLJ’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 43.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.431 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.932.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RLJ is 1.50, which has changed by -0.39649123 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.017286062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, RLJ has reached a high of $11.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.10%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, RLJ traded on average about 2.49M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3332490 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 153.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 146.72M. Insiders hold about 3.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.08% stake in the company. Shares short for RLJ as of 1743379200 were 9820257 with a Short Ratio of 3.95, compared to 1740700800 on 12879429. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9820257 and a Short% of Float of 9.790000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for RLJ is 0.53, which was 0.5 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.07183908The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.63.
