(RLJ) RLJ Lodging Trust - Ratings and Ratios
Hotels, Lodging, REIT, Urban, Premium-Brand
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
| Risk via 10d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 26.0% |
| Value at Risk 5%th | 39.8% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -7.02% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | -0.46 |
| Alpha | -31.95 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Hurst Exponent | 0.425 |
| Beta | 1.198 |
| Beta Downside | 1.236 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 44.93% |
| Mean DD | 20.28% |
| Median DD | 20.24% |
Description: RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust November 17, 2025
RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ) is a self-advised REIT that owns 94 premium-branded, rooms-focused hotels situated in high-margin, urban cores across the United States. The portfolio is deliberately diversified across major metropolitan markets, allowing exposure to a mix of business, leisure, and ancillary travel demand.
Key industry metrics that currently shape RLJ’s outlook include: (1) U.S. upscale hotel occupancy, which the STR report shows hovering around 71% in Q3 2024-approximately 4 percentage points above the five-year average, supporting higher RevPAR; (2) average daily rate (ADR) growth of roughly 6% YoY in the same period, driven by limited new supply in dense urban zones; and (3) interest-rate sensitivity, as REITs with sizable debt portfolios (RLJ’s leverage ratio was ~6.2× FY 2023) may see cost-of-capital pressure if the Federal Reserve maintains rates above 5%.
If you want a data-driven, side-by-side comparison of RLJ’s valuation multiples, occupancy trends, and peer performance, the ValueRay platform provides a concise dashboard that can help you test the robustness of your investment thesis.
RLJ Stock Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 1,142m |
| Sub-Industry | Hotel & Resort REITs |
| IPO / Inception | 2011-05-11 |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | -28.7% |
| Analyst Rating | 3.30 of 5 |
RLJ Dividends
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 7.94% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 5.59% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 88.03% |
| Payout Consistency | 91.9% |
| Payout Ratio | 9.3% |
RLJ Growth Ratios
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CAGR 3y | -9.73% |
| CAGR/Max DD Calmar Ratio | -0.22 |
| CAGR/Mean DD Pain Ratio | -0.48 |
| Current Volume | 1479.1k |
| Average Volume | 1524.4k |
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 4.0
| Net Income (33.5m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 81.1m TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.05 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 1.25pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 16.69% (prev 15.94%; Δ 0.75pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.05 (>3.0%) and CFO 251.9m > Net Income 33.5m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (1.97b) to EBITDA (328.5m) ratio: 5.98 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 1.92 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active) |
| Outstanding Shares last Quarter (149.1m) change vs 12m ago -2.68% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 26.79% (prev 28.27%; Δ -1.48pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 27.92% (prev 27.81%; Δ 0.11pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 1.31 (EBITDA TTM 328.5m / Interest Expense TTM 106.4m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' -0.74
| (A) 0.05 = (Total Current Assets 470.2m - Total Current Liabilities 244.6m) / Total Assets 4.79b |
| (B) -0.24 = Retained Earnings (Balance) -1.15b / Total Assets 4.79b |
| (C) 0.03 = EBIT TTM 139.5m / Avg Total Assets 4.84b |
| (D) -0.44 = Book Value of Equity -1.15b / Total Liabilities 2.59b |
| Total Rating: -0.74 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 56.11
| 1. Piotroski 4.0pt |
| 2. FCF Yield 7.16% |
| 3. FCF Margin 16.47% |
| 4. Debt/Equity 1.07 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 5.98 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= -0.57)% |
| 7. RoE 1.50% |
| 8. Rev. Trend 41.05% |
| 9. EPS Trend -50.91% |
What is the price of RLJ shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.42%, over one month by +8.46%, over three months by +1.81% and over the past year by -19.21%.
Is RLJ a buy, sell or hold?
- Strong Buy: 3
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 1
- Strong Sell: 1
What are the forecasts/targets for the RLJ price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 8.6 | 14.3% |
| Analysts Target Price | 8.6 | 14.3% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 8 | 5.8% |
RLJ Fundamental Data Overview November 25, 2025
P/E Trailing = 150.4
P/E Forward = 144.9275
P/S = 0.8452
P/B = 0.6216
P/EG = 1.41
Beta = 1.175
Revenue TTM = 1.35b USD
EBIT TTM = 139.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 328.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 2.22b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 725.2m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.34b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.97b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 3.11b USD (1.14b + Debt 2.34b - CCE 374.8m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.31 (Ebit TTM 139.5m / Interest Expense TTM 106.4m)
FCF Yield = 7.16% (FCF TTM 222.5m / Enterprise Value 3.11b)
FCF Margin = 16.47% (FCF TTM 222.5m / Revenue TTM 1.35b)
Net Margin = 2.48% (Net Income TTM 33.5m / Revenue TTM 1.35b)
Gross Margin = 26.79% ((Revenue TTM 1.35b - Cost of Revenue TTM 989.2m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 24.25% (prev 30.43%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.65 (Enterprise Value 3.11b / Total Assets 4.79b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.21% (Interest Expense 28.3m / Debt 2.34b)
Taxrate = -9.86% (negative due to tax credits) (341.0k / -3.46m)
NOPAT = 153.2m (EBIT 139.5m * (1 - -9.86%)) [negative tax rate / tax credits]
Current Ratio = 1.92 (Total Current Assets 470.2m / Total Current Liabilities 244.6m)
Debt / Equity = 1.07 (Debt 2.34b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.19b)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.98 (Net Debt 1.97b / EBITDA 328.5m)
Debt / FCF = 8.83 (Net Debt 1.97b / FCF TTM 222.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.24b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.70% (Net Income 33.5m / Total Assets 4.79b)
RoE = 1.50% (Net Income TTM 33.5m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.24b)
RoCE = 3.13% (EBIT 139.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.24b + L.T.Debt 2.22b))
RoIC = 3.75% (NOPAT 153.2m / Invested Capital 4.09b)
WACC = 4.31% (E(1.14b)/V(3.48b) * Re(10.43%) + D(2.34b)/V(3.48b) * Rd(1.21%) * (1-Tc(-0.10)))
Discount Rate = 10.43% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -1.72%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 72.27% ; FCFE base≈199.9m ; Y1≈227.0m ; Y5≈310.5m
Fair Price DCF = 24.01 (DCF Value 3.63b / Shares Outstanding 151.1m; 5y FCF grow 15.79% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -50.91 | EPS CAGR: -77.84% | SUE: -2.02 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 41.05 | Revenue CAGR: 3.23% | SUE: 1.94 | # QB: 1
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