RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Competitors $7.22 -0.18 (-2.43%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.33 +0.11 (+1.52%) As of 08/1/2025 06:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock RLJ vs. HST, APLE, CLDT, DRH, INN, PEB, PK, RHP, SHO, and XHRShould you be buying RLJ Lodging Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RLJ Lodging Trust include Host Hotels & Resorts (HST), Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE), Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Summit Hotel Properties (INN), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO), and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR). These companies are all part of the "reit - eqty trust - other" industry. RLJ Lodging Trust vs. Its Competitors Host Hotels & Resorts Apple Hospitality REIT Chatham Lodging Trust DiamondRock Hospitality Summit Hotel Properties Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Park Hotels & Resorts Ryman Hospitality Properties Sunstone Hotel Investors Xenia Hotels & Resorts Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is HST or RLJ a better dividend stock? Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. RLJ Lodging Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RLJ Lodging Trust pays out 230.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Host Hotels & Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and RLJ Lodging Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. RLJ Lodging Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is HST or RLJ more profitable? Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.12% compared to RLJ Lodging Trust's net margin of 4.84%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 9.90% beat RLJ Lodging Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Host Hotels & Resorts11.12% 9.90% 5.07% RLJ Lodging Trust 4.84%3.43%1.36% Do insiders & institutionals believe in HST or RLJ? 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, HST or RLJ? Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLJ Lodging Trust has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, HST or RLJ? Host Hotels & Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than RLJ Lodging Trust. Host Hotels & Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RLJ Lodging Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHost Hotels & Resorts$5.68B1.90$697M$0.9416.52RLJ Lodging Trust$1.37B0.80$68.02M$0.2627.77 Does the media favor HST or RLJ? In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 20 more articles in the media than RLJ Lodging Trust. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 4 mentions for RLJ Lodging Trust. RLJ Lodging Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 0.86 indicating that RLJ Lodging Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Host Hotels & Resorts 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive RLJ Lodging Trust 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts recommend HST or RLJ? Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $17.96, indicating a potential upside of 15.66%. RLJ Lodging Trust has a consensus target price of $9.40, indicating a potential upside of 30.19%. Given RLJ Lodging Trust's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RLJ Lodging Trust is more favorable than Host Hotels & Resorts.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Host Hotels & Resorts 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54RLJ Lodging Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 SummaryHost Hotels & Resorts beats RLJ Lodging Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get RLJ Lodging Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RLJ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RLJ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RLJ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRLJ Lodging TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.12B$8.31B$12.05B$20.65BDividend Yield8.06%5.97%5.62%3.67%P/E Ratio27.7771.2719.7529.03Price / Sales0.804.9825.9666.13Price / Cash4.0517.7921.3322.84Price / Book0.571.612.094.43Net Income$68.02M$128.99M$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-7.85%-4.24%-2.46%-3.39%1 Month Performance-4.37%-3.47%-0.84%-2.09%1 Year Performance-21.78%-9.58%537.11%10.09% RLJ Lodging Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RLJRLJ Lodging Trust4.1437 of 5 stars$7.22-2.4%$9.40+30.2%-21.9%$1.12B$1.37B27.7780News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsHSTHost Hotels & Resorts4.3037 of 5 stars$16.40-0.9%$18.12+10.5%-7.3%$11.48B$5.68B17.08160Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAPLEApple Hospitality REIT4.778 of 5 stars$12.40-1.4%$15.75+27.0%-21.0%$2.99B$1.43B15.7060Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCLDTChatham Lodging Trust4.1012 of 5 stars$7.05-0.8%$10.75+52.5%-23.4%$348.28M$317.21M117.5020Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDRHDiamondRock Hospitality1.6689 of 5 stars$8.03-1.1%$8.71+8.5%-6.4%$1.68B$1.13B44.6130News CoverageUpcoming EarningsINNSummit Hotel Properties4.0887 of 5 stars$5.51-0.2%$5.75+4.4%-19.0%$619.46M$731.78M34.4470News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownPEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust3.307 of 5 stars$10.58-0.3%$11.81+11.6%-26.6%$1.26B$1.45B-22.0460News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPKPark Hotels & Resorts4.0976 of 5 stars$11.16-0.5%$12.11+8.5%-30.4%$2.24B$2.60B18.9290Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap DownRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.3051 of 5 stars$98.97-0.7%$114.75+15.9%-10.1%$5.98B$2.34B20.971,929Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSHOSunstone Hotel Investors1.8544 of 5 stars$8.98-0.4%$9.07+1.0%-14.6%$1.79B$905.81M89.8040News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsXHRXenia Hotels & Resorts2.1507 of 5 stars$13.10-1.1%$12.90-1.5%-8.5%$1.31B$1.04B59.5540Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Host Hotels & Resorts Competitors Apple Hospitality REIT Competitors Chatham Lodging Trust Competitors DiamondRock Hospitality Competitors Summit Hotel Properties Competitors Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Competitors Park Hotels & Resorts Competitors Ryman Hospitality Properties Competitors Sunstone Hotel Investors Competitors Xenia Hotels & Resorts Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:RLJ) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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