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After finishing at $6.76 in the prior trading day, RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) closed at $6.96, up 2.96%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.34 million shares were traded. RLJ stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.83.
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 2.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.94.
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 1055873792 and an Enterprise Value of 3342256128. As of this moment, RLJ’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 43.64. 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 0.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.44 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.968.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RLJ is 1.53, which has changed by -0.3695652 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.0635103 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 -18.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.34%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.45M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4014540 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 4.01, 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
In the trailing 12 months, RLJ’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.5, compared to 0.55 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.07396449The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.63.
