RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Competitors $7.13 +0.12 (+1.71%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.08 -0.05 (-0.77%) As of 05:21 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. GEO, SBRA, RYN, EPR, NHI, MPW, PCH, CXW, SHO, and LTCShould you be buying RLJ Lodging Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RLJ Lodging Trust include The GEO Group (GEO), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), Rayonier (RYN), EPR Properties (EPR), National Health Investors (NHI), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), PotlatchDeltic (PCH), CoreCivic (CXW), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO), and LTC Properties (LTC). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. RLJ Lodging Trust vs. The GEO Group Sabra Health Care REIT Rayonier EPR Properties National Health Investors Medical Properties Trust PotlatchDeltic CoreCivic Sunstone Hotel Investors LTC Properties The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) and RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings. Which has better valuation and earnings, GEO or RLJ? The GEO Group has higher revenue and earnings than RLJ Lodging Trust. RLJ Lodging Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The GEO Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe GEO Group$2.42B1.83$107.32M$0.19165.97RLJ Lodging Trust$1.37B0.79$76.40M$0.2726.41 Which has more risk and volatility, GEO or RLJ? The GEO Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLJ Lodging Trust has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate GEO or RLJ? The GEO Group currently has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.02%. RLJ Lodging Trust has a consensus target price of $10.82, suggesting a potential upside of 51.77%. Given RLJ Lodging Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RLJ Lodging Trust is more favorable than The GEO Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The GEO Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00RLJ Lodging Trust 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Does the media prefer GEO or RLJ? In the previous week, The GEO Group had 6 more articles in the media than RLJ Lodging Trust. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for The GEO Group and 8 mentions for RLJ Lodging Trust. RLJ Lodging Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat The GEO Group's score of 0.74 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 The GEO Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive RLJ Lodging Trust 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in GEO or RLJ? 76.1% of The GEO Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of The GEO Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% 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. Is GEO or RLJ more profitable? RLJ Lodging Trust has a net margin of 5.19% compared to The GEO Group's net margin of 2.00%. The GEO Group's return on equity of 9.20% beat RLJ Lodging Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The GEO Group2.00% 9.20% 3.26% RLJ Lodging Trust 5.19%3.58%1.44% Is GEO or RLJ a better dividend stock? The GEO Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. RLJ Lodging Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. The GEO Group pays out 526.3% 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 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. RLJ Lodging Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GEO or RLJ? The GEO Group received 107 more outperform votes than RLJ Lodging Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.49% of users gave The GEO Group an outperform vote while only 57.85% of users gave RLJ Lodging Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe GEO GroupOutperform Votes52772.49% Underperform Votes20027.51% RLJ Lodging TrustOutperform Votes42057.85% Underperform Votes30642.15% SummaryThe GEO Group beats RLJ Lodging Trust on 12 of the 20 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 {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$1.08B$6.94B$11.11B$18.96BDividend Yield8.55%7.06%5.77%4.01%P/E Ratio24.5959.3822.1032.87Price / Sales0.798.3826.3128.03Price / Cash5.1317.3217.6017.52Price / Book0.561.662.674.47Net Income$76.40M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.66%1.48%0.77%0.73%1 Month Performance-10.82%-5.38%-0.17%-2.62%1 Year Performance-34.95%4.90%538.56%4.59% RLJ Lodging Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RLJRLJ Lodging Trust4.3092 of 5 stars$7.13+1.7%$10.82+51.8%-36.1%$1.08B$1.37B24.5980Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGEOThe GEO Group3.5434 of 5 stars$30.34-0.8%$41.00+35.1%+110.8%$4.28B$2.42B104.6215,800Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageSBRASabra Health Care REIT1.5502 of 5 stars$17.50+0.5%$19.33+10.5%+28.2%$4.16B$703.24M33.0240Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsRYNRayonier4.151 of 5 stars$24.62+0.7%$28.25+14.7%-17.6%$3.84B$1.26B10.43420Earnings ReportNews CoverageEPREPR Properties3.6253 of 5 stars$49.58+1.0%$51.00+2.9%+21.9%$3.77B$641.00M21.4660Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsNHINational Health Investors3.9395 of 5 stars$75.130.0%$85.50+13.8%+19.5%$3.51B$335.18M25.8220Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsMPWMedical Properties Trust3.5667 of 5 stars$5.51+1.7%$5.75+4.4%+20.0%$3.34B$995.55M-1.31120Earnings ReportOptions VolumeNews CoveragePositive NewsPCHPotlatchDeltic4.5132 of 5 stars$39.44+0.9%$48.43+22.8%-4.0%$3.11B$1.06B140.861,330Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCXWCoreCivic2.108 of 5 stars$22.19-0.3%$31.00+39.7%+52.3%$2.43B$1.96B36.3810,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageSHOSunstone Hotel Investors4.1771 of 5 stars$8.33+1.1%$10.50+26.1%-18.3%$1.68B$905.81M10.9640Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageLTCLTC Properties1.7812 of 5 stars$35.51+0.3%$38.67+8.9%+8.5%$1.63B$209.85M15.2420Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The GEO Group Competitors Sabra Health Care REIT Competitors Rayonier Competitors EPR Properties Competitors National Health Investors Competitors Medical Properties Trust Competitors PotlatchDeltic Competitors CoreCivic Competitors Sunstone Hotel Investors Competitors LTC Properties 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Musk’s next move from the Oval Office?No one is closer to President Trump than Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 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