RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.460-1.660 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.600. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

RLJ has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Truist Financial cut their price target on RLJ Lodging Trust from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on RLJ Lodging Trust from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on RLJ Lodging Trust from $10.50 to $9.75 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded RLJ Lodging Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.79.

RLJ Lodging Trust Price Performance

Shares of RLJ stock traded down $0.09 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $9.19. The stock had a trading volume of 2,416,701 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,541,669. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 2.74 and a quick ratio of 2.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.69, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.68. RLJ Lodging Trust has a one year low of $8.74 and a one year high of $12.39. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $9.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.63.

RLJ Lodging Trust Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.53%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. RLJ Lodging Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 206.90%.

RLJ Lodging Trust Company Profile

RLJ Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns primarily premium-branded, high-margin, focused-service and compact full-service hotels. The Company's portfolio currently consists of 96 hotels with approximately 21,200 rooms, located in 23 states and the District of Columbia and an ownership interest in one unconsolidated hotel with 171 rooms.