RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Competitors $7.60 -0.07 (-0.85%) As of 01:13 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate HST or RLJ? Host Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus price target of $17.77, suggesting a potential upside of 2.94%. RLJ Lodging Trust has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.23%. 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55RLJ Lodging Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Does the media refer more to HST or RLJ? In the previous week, RLJ Lodging Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Host Hotels & Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for RLJ Lodging Trust and 7 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat RLJ Lodging Trust's score of 0.95 indicating that Host Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Host Hotels & Resorts 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive RLJ Lodging Trust 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HST or RLJ? 98.5% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Host Hotels & Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$5.93B2.00$697M$0.9418.37RLJ Lodging Trust$1.37B0.84$68.02M$0.2136.12 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 4.6%. RLJ Lodging Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. 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 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 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. Which has more risk and volatility, HST or RLJ? Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLJ Lodging Trust has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 4.23%. 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 Host Hotels & Resorts11.12% 9.90% 5.07% RLJ Lodging Trust 4.23%3.03%1.19% 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. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$1.15B$8.41B$12.73B$21.58BDividend Yield7.82%5.35%5.42%3.51%P/E Ratio36.2688.62240.7130.17Price / Sales0.845.3331.3077.25Price / Cash4.1918.9219.8318.30Price / Book0.601.732.324.64Net Income$68.02M$130.30M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-0.18%-1.43%0.29%0.78%1 Month Performance-1.54%1.54%1.70%2.71%1 Year Performance-23.30%-10.21%541.06%14.68% RLJ Lodging Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RLJRLJ Lodging Trust4.4024 of 5 stars$7.59-1.1%$9.50+25.2%-22.4%$1.15B$1.37B36.2680Dividend AnnouncementHSTHost Hotels & Resorts3.9969 of 5 stars$17.66+0.3%$17.77+0.6%-7.0%$12.10B$5.68B18.79160Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAPLEApple Hospitality REIT4.5917 of 5 stars$12.51-0.5%$15.00+20.0%-18.6%$2.98B$1.43B16.6760Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCLDTChatham Lodging Trust4.3461 of 5 stars$7.02-1.3%$10.75+53.1%-21.5%$348.24M$317.21M234.0020Positive NewsDRHDiamondRock Hospitality1.6477 of 5 stars$8.19-2.0%$8.63+5.4%-8.3%$1.71B$1.13B31.4830Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeINNSummit Hotel Properties3.2993 of 5 stars$5.79+1.1%$5.75-0.7%-15.9%$623.47M$731.78M-64.3770PEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust2.0167 of 5 stars$11.58-0.8%$12.11+4.6%-16.4%$1.38B$1.45B-19.9760Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPKPark Hotels & Resorts4.0118 of 5 stars$12.09+1.1%$12.20+1.0%-23.1%$2.39B$2.60B44.7690Positive NewsRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.6553 of 5 stars$99.35-0.8%$115.50+16.3%-12.7%$6.31B$2.34B23.711,929Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementSHOSunstone Hotel Investors2.0157 of 5 stars$9.64-1.4%$8.93-7.4%-9.1%$1.86B$905.81M482.2440XHRXenia Hotels & Resorts2.4072 of 5 stars$14.77+0.3%$13.20-10.6%-2.6%$1.41B$1.08B23.4440Dividend 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 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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