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RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ)

Real Estate | REIT - Hotel & Motel | Bethesda, United States | NYSE
11.60 USD +0.31 (2.746%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 11.67 +0.07 (0.603%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:58 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case is severely compromised by a brutal multi-year decline. The asset has lost nearly 69% of its value over the last nine years, with four consecutive years of negative annual returns ending recently. This persistent downward trajectory, combined with a forward P/E of 4,484x and a return on equity of just 1.26%, signals a business that has failed to generate capital efficiently despite a stable dividend. While the 5.36% yield is attractive on paper, it masks the reality that the payout ratio sits at 60% against a backdrop of deteriorating fundamentals and a balance sheet burdened with significant debt relative to equity. The recent price action shows a slight recovery, trading above the 200-day moving average, which provides a minor short-term technical floor, but the lack of earnings growth and the structural damage to the stock's price history prevent any assignment of a strong buy rating. Investors should view this as a distressed situation where the dividend is the only bright spot, but the underlying business quality remains questionable.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.093210
AutoETS0.098960
AutoTheta0.099036
AutoARIMA0.215344

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 2.14
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.011
Excess Kurtosis -0.12
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 130.001
Revenue per Share 9.251
Market Cap 1,776,502,912
Forward P/E 725.00
Beta 1.14
Profit Margins 2.00%
Website https://www.rljlodgingtrust.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:58 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is extremely thin and fragmented, offering little directional clarity. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes at the $12.50 level, suggesting a speculative hope for a bounce to the 52-week high, while put interest is negligible and concentrated at the money. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term expirations, indicating uncertainty rather than a specific trade setup.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.36% 6.66% 6.18% 4.47%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-30 0.150 1.357466
2026-06-30 0.150 1.265823
2026-03-31 0.150 2.021563
2025-12-31 0.150 2.013423
2025-09-30 0.150 2.083333
2025-06-30 0.150 2.060440
2025-03-31 0.150 1.901141
2024-12-31 0.150 1.469148
2024-09-30 0.150 1.633987
2024-06-28 0.100 1.038422
2024-03-27 0.100 0.851789
2023-12-28 0.100 0.842460
2023-09-28 0.100 1.012146
2023-06-29 0.080 0.784314
2023-03-30 0.080 0.788955
2022-12-29 0.050 0.477099
2022-09-29 0.050 0.499002
2022-06-29 0.010 0.090580
2022-03-30 0.010 0.070274
2021-12-30 0.010 0.071736
2021-09-29 0.010 0.066181
2021-06-29 0.010 0.066357
2021-03-30 0.010 0.063492
2020-12-30 0.010 0.070572
2020-09-29 0.010 0.115741
2020-06-29 0.010 0.105932
2020-03-30 0.010 0.124688
2019-12-30 0.330 1.857062
2019-09-27 0.330 1.942319
2019-06-27 0.330 1.856018
2019-03-28 0.330 1.867572
2018-12-28 0.330 2.010969
2018-09-27 0.330 1.506849
2018-06-28 0.330 1.504102
2018-03-28 0.330 1.692308
2017-12-28 0.330 1.472557
2017-09-28 0.110 0.496166
2017-08-28 0.220 1.120734
2017-06-28 0.330 1.621622
2017-03-29 0.330 1.421801
2016-12-28 0.330 1.373855
2016-09-28 0.330 1.565465
2016-06-28 0.330 1.631241
2016-03-29 0.330 1.475190
2015-12-29 0.330 1.474531
2015-09-28 0.330 1.311606
2015-06-26 0.330 1.103679
2015-03-27 0.330 1.077375
2014-12-29 0.300 0.876424
2014-09-26 0.300 1.033058
2014-06-26 0.220 0.774375
2014-03-27 0.220 0.833333
2013-12-27 0.240 0.983607
2013-09-26 0.205 0.848861
2013-06-26 0.205 0.919695
2013-03-26 0.205 0.926344
2012-12-27 0.205 1.075551
2012-09-26 0.165 0.869336
2012-06-27 0.165 0.932730
2012-03-28 0.165 0.889968
2011-12-28 0.150 0.899281
2011-09-28 0.150 1.193317
2011-06-28 0.080 0.461095
Additional Data
dividendYield 5.17
exDividendDate 2026-09-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.6
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.053144377
lastDividendValue 0.15
lastDividendDate 2026-09-30
dividendDate 2026-10-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.62446046
Address1 7,373 Wisconsin Avenue
Address2 Suite 1500
All Time High 36.25
All Time Low 3.88
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 1,600
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,756,350
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,748,598
Average Volume 1,748,598
Average Volume10Days 1,756,350
Beta 1.137
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 2,300
Board Risk 4
Book Value 11.907
City Bethesda
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.6
Current Ratio 1.482
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 11.62
Day Low 11.12
Debt To Equity 130.001
Dividend Date 1,792,022,400
Dividend Yield 5.17
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Earnings Growth 0.094
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.091
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Ebitda 325,889,984
Ebitda Margins 0.23587
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.24
Enterprise To Revenue 2.887
Enterprise Value 3,988,938,752
Eps Current Year 0.07
Eps Forward 0.016
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.0
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 301 280 7750
Fifty Day Average 11.1868
Fifty Day Average Change 0.41320038
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.036936425
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 62.446045
Fifty Two Week High 12.89
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.29
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10007758
Fifty Two Week Low 6.68
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.9200006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.736527
Fifty Two Week Range 6.68 - 12.89
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,305,120,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.08
Float Shares 121,614,445
Forward Eps 0.016
Forward P E 725.0
Free Cashflow 218,820,496
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 75
Fullday Change -0.6317997
Fullday Change Percent -5.5961
Fullday Price 11.6
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.2684
Gross Profits 370,833,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.13167
Held Percent Institutions 0.97486997
Implied Shares Outstanding 153,146,802
Industry REIT - Hotel & Motel
Industry Disp REIT - Hotel & Motel
Industry Key reit-hotel-motel
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Last Dividend Value 0.15
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary RLJ Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns 91 premium-branded, rooms-oriented, high-margin, focused-service and compact full-service hotels located within the heart of demand locations. We own a geographically diversified portfolio of hotels located in urban markets that exhibit multiple demand generators and attractive long-term growth prospects. RLJ Lodging Trust was established in 2011 and was incorporated in Maryland.
Long Name RLJ Lodging Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,776,502,912
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1050056
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 1,187,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,662,420,763
Number Of Analyst Opinions 10
Open 11.32
Operating Cashflow 266,990,000
Operating Margins 0.14519
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 60.0
Peg Ratio 2.06
Phone 301 280 7777
Post Market Change 0.069999695
Post Market Change Percent 0.60344565
Post Market Price 11.67
Post Market Time 1,791,935,416
Previous Close 11.29
Price Eps Current Year 165.7143
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.97421694
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.2857873
Profit Margins 0.01997
Quick Ratio 1.376
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.31
Regular Market Change Percent 2.7458
Regular Market Day High 11.62
Regular Market Day Low 11.12
Regular Market Day Range 11.12 - 11.62
Regular Market Open 11.32
Regular Market Previous Close 11.29
Regular Market Price 11.6
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,602
Regular Market Volume 1,509,339
Return On Assets 0.01657
Return On Equity 0.0125899995
Revenue Growth 0.056
Revenue Per Share 9.251
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 152,375,872
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0736
Shares Short 11,221,685
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 11,319,223
Short Name RLJ Lodging Trust
Short Percent Of Float 0.101
Short Ratio 6.42
Source Interval 15
State MD
Symbol RLJ
Target High Price 13.0
Target Low Price 10.5
Target Mean Price 11.85
Target Median Price 12.0
Total Cash 944,430,976
Total Cash Per Share 6.3
Total Debt 2,814,415,872
Total Revenue 1,381,645,952
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.6
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.053144377
Trailing Eps 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 9.56905
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.0309505
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.2122416
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,509,339
Website https://www.rljlodgingtrust.com
Zip 20,814