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

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

RLJ Lodging Trust Stock Performance

NYSE:RLJ traded down $0.09 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $9.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,416,701 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,541,669. The company has a current ratio of 2.74, a quick ratio of 2.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. The stock has a market cap of $1.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.69, a PEG ratio of 2.87 and a beta of 1.68. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $9.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $9.63. RLJ Lodging Trust has a 12-month low of $8.74 and a 12-month high of $12.39.

RLJ Lodging Trust Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

About RLJ Lodging Trust

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.