RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Competitors $7.80 +0.19 (+2.50%) Closing price 09/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.70 -0.10 (-1.28%) As of 09/18/2025 06:01 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 RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ) and Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Do analysts prefer RLJ or HST? RLJ Lodging Trust presently has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.79%. Host Hotels & Resorts has a consensus price target of $17.77, indicating a potential upside of 0.98%. Given RLJ Lodging Trust's higher probable 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 RLJ Lodging Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Host Hotels & Resorts 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RLJ or HST? 92.4% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to RLJ or HST? In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 9 more articles in the media than RLJ Lodging Trust. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 7 mentions for RLJ Lodging Trust. RLJ Lodging Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Host Hotels & Resorts' score of 1.39 indicating that RLJ Lodging Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment RLJ Lodging Trust 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Host Hotels & Resorts 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, RLJ or HST? 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 RatioRLJ Lodging Trust$1.37B0.86$68.02M$0.2137.14Host Hotels & Resorts$5.68B2.13$697M$0.9418.72 Is RLJ or HST a better dividend stock? RLJ Lodging Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Host Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. RLJ Lodging Trust pays out 285.7% 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 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 has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Host Hotels & Resorts has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. RLJ Lodging Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, RLJ or HST? RLJ Lodging Trust has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is RLJ or HST more profitable? Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.12% compared to RLJ Lodging Trust's net margin of 4.23%. 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 RLJ Lodging Trust4.23% 3.03% 1.19% Host Hotels & Resorts 11.12%9.90%5.07% 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$1.15B$8.48B$12.81B$21.58BDividend Yield7.88%5.37%5.43%3.50%P/E Ratio37.1483.76245.4330.17Price / Sales0.865.3031.0877.29Price / Cash4.1618.9622.2024.62Price / Book0.621.712.354.58Net Income$68.02M$130.30M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance2.03%-0.14%0.56%1.52%1 Month Performance5.11%5.97%4.05%5.96%1 Year Performance-21.21%-9.81%541.32%14.24% RLJ Lodging Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RLJRLJ Lodging Trust4.4652 of 5 stars$7.80+2.5%$9.50+21.8%-16.1%$1.15B$1.37B37.1480Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHSTHost Hotels & Resorts4.0475 of 5 stars$17.66+0.3%$17.77+0.6%-1.6%$12.10B$5.68B18.79160Positive NewsAPLEApple Hospitality REIT4.4517 of 5 stars$12.51-0.5%$15.00+20.0%-12.4%$2.98B$1.43B16.6760Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCLDTChatham Lodging Trust4.4052 of 5 stars$7.02-1.3%$10.75+53.1%-16.3%$348.24M$317.21M234.0020Positive NewsDRHDiamondRock Hospitality1.8593 of 5 stars$8.19-2.0%$8.63+5.4%-3.4%$1.71B$1.13B31.4830Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeINNSummit Hotel Properties3.5241 of 5 stars$5.79+1.1%$5.75-0.7%-8.4%$623.47M$731.78M-64.3770Positive NewsPEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust2.0908 of 5 stars$11.58-0.8%$12.11+4.6%-8.9%$1.38B$1.45B-19.9760Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpPKPark Hotels & Resorts3.934 of 5 stars$12.09+1.1%$12.20+1.0%-17.1%$2.39B$2.60B44.7690RHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.6331 of 5 stars$99.35-0.8%$115.50+16.3%-6.0%$6.31B$2.34B23.711,929Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementSHOSunstone Hotel Investors2.5993 of 5 stars$9.64-1.4%$8.93-7.4%-3.9%$1.86B$905.81M482.2440XHRXenia Hotels & Resorts2.8124 of 5 stars$14.77+0.3%$13.20-10.6%+4.3%$1.41B$1.08B23.4440Positive NewsDividend Announcement 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 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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