The stock of RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) has seen a 10.76% increase in the past week, with a 12.05% gain in the past month, and a -19.75% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.11%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.40% for RLJ. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 8.89% for RLJ’s stock, with a simple moving average of -15.34% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) Right Now?
RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 29.57x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.52. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for RLJ is 146.63M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.18% of that float. On May 14, 2025, the average trading volume of RLJ was 2.82M shares.
RLJ) stock’s latest price update
RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) has experienced a decline in its stock price by 0.00 compared to its previous closing price of 7.72. However, the company has seen a gain of 10.76% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-09 that 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.
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 -0.41% 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 -28.74% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.11%, as shares surge +13.20% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -17.87% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RLJ rose by +10.76%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -17.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $7.09. In addition, RLJ Lodging Trust saw -24.39% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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 0.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 49.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29.
Conclusion
To sum up, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
