RLJ Lodging Trust
About: RLJ Lodging Trust is a real estate investment trust focused on premium-branded, rooms-oriented, high-margin, focused-service, and compact full-service hotels located within the heart of demand locations. Its hotels are geographically diverse and concentrated in urban markets providing multiple demand generators from business, leisure, and other travelers. Its hotels are under the Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt brand names. The Hotel is a single reportable segment. Its hotel segment revenues are derived from the operation of hotel properties which includes room revenue by renting hotel rooms, food and beverage revenue from the sale of food and beverages, and other revenue from parking fees, resort fees, gift shop sales, and other guest service fees.
Employees: 73
0
Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
13,923% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.82M | Put options by funds: $13K
85% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 20
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 208 [Q4 2024] → 220 (+12) [Q1 2025]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q4 2024] → 2 (+0) [Q1 2025]
3.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 95.3% [Q4 2024] → 91.45% (-3.85%) [Q1 2025]
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 81
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.49B [Q4 2024] → $1.1B (-$397M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$7
1%
downside
Avg. target
$10
42%
upside
High target
$12
70%
upside
3 analyst ratings
2 positive
67%
1 neutral
33%
0 negative
0%
Truist Securities Gregory Miller | 1%downside $7 | Hold Maintained | 9 Jun 2025 |
Oppenheimer Tyler Batory | 56%upside $11 | Outperform Maintained | 8 May 2025 |
Keybanc Austin Wurschmidt | 70%upside $12 | Overweight Maintained | 24 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 6 articles about RLJ published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
1 day ago
RLJ Lodging Trust Announces Dividends for Second Quarter of 2025
BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share of beneficial interest. The dividend is payable on July 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2025. The Board of Trustees also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.4875 on the Company's Series A Preferred Shares. The dividend is payable on July 31, 2025, to shareholders of record as of June 30,.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
RLJ Lodging Trust Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates
BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RLJ Lodging Trust (the “Company”) (NYSE: RLJ) today announced it will report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, after the markets close on August 7, 2025. The Company will also host a conference call on August 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). The Company recommends that you dial in approximately 10 minutes before the call. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 407-3982 or (201) 493-6780 for international participant.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
U.S. REIT Share Repurchase Activity Doubles In Q1 2025
Share buyback activity by US equity real estate investment trusts more than doubled in the first quarter, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The US REIT sector bought back around $993.2 million in common stock in the period, more than twice as much as the $456.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and up 15.5% year over year. More than a dozen REITs announced new share repurchase programs during the first quarter.
Positive
Benzinga
2 weeks ago
Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Real Estate Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields
During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
2 Fat Dividends To Buy And Hold Forever
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Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
May's 5 Dividend Growth Stocks With Yields Up To 7.04%
With recent volatility, we have a new name to make the discussion this month, as well as a few names we don't see as often. This monthly screening focuses on dividend safety, growth, and consistency, narrowing down the universe of potentially attractive investments. This is only an initial screening to gather some potential ideas, and before making any investment decision, a deeper dive is required.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
RLJ Lodging Preferred: A Strong Candidate Despite Its Optionality Risk
RLJ Lodging Trust CUM CONV PFD A seems conditioned to provide high-quality returns. The REIT arguably has low solvency risk for a preferred share yielding above 8%. Key pockets of growth have formed within the REIT's portfolio, providing a potential enhancement to its earnings multiplier.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
RLJ Lodging Trust: Guidance Cut Is Already Priced In
RLJ Lodging Trust is a lodging REIT focused on urban hotels primarily under the Hilton and Marriott brands. Q1 2025 results were solid, but ongoing economic weakness prompted a reduction in 2025 guidance. This is more than reflected in RLJ's common stock share price which has trailed real estate peers in 2025.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 5, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Nikhil Bhalla - Senior Vice President Finance and Treasurer Leslie Hale - President and Chief Executive Officer Sean Mahoney - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tom Bardenett - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Conference Call Participants Michael Bellisario - Baird Tyler Batory - Oppenheimer Austin Wurschmidt - KeyBanc Chris Woronka - Deutsche Bank Chris Darling - Green Street Advisors Floris van Dijkum - Compass Point Operator Welcome to the RLJ Lodging Trust First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. As a reminder, all participants are in listen-only mode and the conference is being recorded.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
RLJ Lodging (RLJ) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
The headline numbers for RLJ Lodging (RLJ) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
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