RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Competitors $6.88 +0.07 (+0.95%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.85 -0.03 (-0.45%) As of 04/15/2025 08:00 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. RYN, EPR, NHI, MPW, PCH, CXW, SHO, LTC, DRH, and PEBShould you be buying RLJ Lodging Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RLJ Lodging Trust include Rayonier (RYN), EPR Properties (EPR), National Health Investors (NHI), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), PotlatchDeltic (PCH), CoreCivic (CXW), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO), LTC Properties (LTC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. RLJ Lodging Trust vs. Rayonier EPR Properties National Health Investors Medical Properties Trust PotlatchDeltic CoreCivic Sunstone Hotel Investors LTC Properties DiamondRock Hospitality Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) and RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and risk. Is RYN or RLJ a better dividend stock? Rayonier pays an annual dividend of $1.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. RLJ Lodging Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Rayonier pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RLJ Lodging Trust pays out 222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more risk and volatility, RYN or RLJ? Rayonier has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLJ Lodging Trust has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend RYN or RLJ? Rayonier currently has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.09%. RLJ Lodging Trust has a consensus price target of $10.82, suggesting a potential upside of 57.17%. Given RLJ Lodging Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RLJ Lodging Trust is more favorable than Rayonier.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Rayonier 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25RLJ Lodging Trust 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has better earnings and valuation, RYN or RLJ? Rayonier has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RLJ Lodging Trust. Rayonier 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 RatioRayonier$1.26B3.09$359.10M$2.3610.58RLJ Lodging Trust$1.37B0.76$76.40M$0.2725.50 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RYN or RLJ? 89.1% of Rayonier shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Rayonier shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RYN or RLJ? RLJ Lodging Trust received 117 more outperform votes than Rayonier when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.01% of users gave RLJ Lodging Trust an outperform vote while only 54.40% of users gave Rayonier an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRayonierOutperform Votes30354.40% Underperform Votes25445.60% RLJ Lodging TrustOutperform Votes42058.01% Underperform Votes30441.99% Is RYN or RLJ more profitable? Rayonier has a net margin of 28.44% compared to RLJ Lodging Trust's net margin of 5.19%. Rayonier's return on equity of 3.86% beat RLJ Lodging Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Rayonier28.44% 3.86% 1.99% RLJ Lodging Trust 5.19%3.58%1.44% Does the media refer more to RYN or RLJ? In the previous week, Rayonier had 3 more articles in the media than RLJ Lodging Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Rayonier and 7 mentions for RLJ Lodging Trust. RLJ Lodging Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Rayonier's score of 1.19 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 Rayonier 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive RLJ Lodging Trust 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryRLJ Lodging Trust beats Rayonier on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.03B$6.68B$10.85B$18.52BDividend Yield8.71%7.46%6.00%4.22%P/E Ratio23.7457.1521.5831.15Price / Sales0.766.5025.4525.69Price / Cash5.1317.3217.6117.53Price / Book0.541.602.574.29Net Income$76.40M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-7.09%-0.90%0.14%-0.79%1 Month Performance-21.26%-8.67%-3.46%-6.88%1 Year Performance-38.64%4.13%534.69%1.74% RLJ Lodging Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RLJRLJ Lodging Trust4.4833 of 5 stars$6.89+1.0%$10.82+57.2%-40.0%$1.03B$1.37B23.7480Short Interest ↓Positive NewsRYNRayonier4.1959 of 5 stars$24.98+1.6%$29.00+16.1%-19.8%$3.90B$1.26B10.58420Positive NewsEPREPR Properties3.5401 of 5 stars$48.69+3.1%$51.00+4.7%+20.8%$3.70B$641.00M21.0860Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsNHINational Health Investors3.796 of 5 stars$74.13+1.8%$85.50+15.3%+26.6%$3.46B$335.18M25.4720Short Interest ↓News CoverageMPWMedical Properties Trust2.8952 of 5 stars$5.35+1.3%$5.64+5.5%+14.7%$3.21B$995.55M-1.27120Positive NewsPCHPotlatchDeltic4.2173 of 5 stars$39.34+1.0%$48.71+23.8%-9.3%$3.10B$1.06B140.501,330Positive NewsCXWCoreCivic2.1639 of 5 stars$21.48flat$31.00+44.3%+45.4%$2.35B$1.96B35.2110,700SHOSunstone Hotel Investors4.1935 of 5 stars$8.30-0.5%$11.00+32.5%-22.1%$1.67B$905.81M10.9240LTCLTC Properties2.4601 of 5 stars$34.72+1.9%$38.67+11.4%+10.9%$1.59B$209.85M14.9020Positive NewsDRHDiamondRock Hospitality2.4365 of 5 stars$7.01-1.3%$10.05+43.4%-25.9%$1.46B$1.13B25.0430News CoveragePositive NewsPEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust3.8691 of 5 stars$8.56+1.2%$13.86+61.9%-43.5%$1.02B$1.45B-29.5260Upcoming EarningsPositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Rayonier Competitors EPR Properties Competitors National Health Investors Competitors Medical Properties Trust Competitors PotlatchDeltic Competitors CoreCivic Competitors Sunstone Hotel Investors Competitors LTC Properties Competitors DiamondRock Hospitality Competitors Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto Market is About to Change LivesI've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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