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Is It Worth Investing in RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) Right Now?
RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 28.07x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for RLJ is at 1.49. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for RLJ is 146.63M, and currently, shorts hold a 7.54% of that float. The average trading volume for RLJ on June 26, 2025 was 2.53M shares.
RLJ’s Market Performance
RLJ’s stock has seen a 1.81% increase for the week, with a 2.95% rise in the past month and a -12.32% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.14%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.45% for RLJ Lodging Trust The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.65% for RLJ stock, with a simple moving average of -17.05% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RLJ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RLJ stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for RLJ by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for RLJ in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $10 based on the research report published on March 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Underweight” to RLJ, setting the target price at $9 in the report published on September 13th of the previous year.
RLJ Trading at 1.61% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RLJ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -32.34% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at RLJ starting from Gibson Patricia L, who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $8.03 back on Mar 28 ’25. After this action, Gibson Patricia L now owns 124,217 shares of RLJ Lodging Trust, valued at $80,298 using the latest closing price.
Gibson Patricia L, the Director of RLJ Lodging Trust, purchase 10,000 shares at $9.38 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that Gibson Patricia L is holding 114,217 shares at $93,783 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RLJ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for RLJ Lodging Trust stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 2.92, with 1.37 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 327.74 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.22. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 49.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.89.
Conclusion
In conclusion, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
