RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Competitors $7.55 +0.06 (+0.80%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.76 +0.22 (+2.85%) As of 07/2/2025 07:22 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. SBRA, RYN, NHI, GEO, PCH, MPW, CXW, SHO, LTC, and DRHShould you be buying RLJ Lodging Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RLJ Lodging Trust include Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA), Rayonier (RYN), National Health Investors (NHI), Geo Group (GEO), Potlatch (PCH), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), CoreCivic (CXW), Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO), LTC Properties (LTC), and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. RLJ Lodging Trust vs. Its Competitors Sabra Healthcare REIT Rayonier National Health Investors Geo Group Potlatch Medical Properties Trust CoreCivic Sunstone Hotel Investors LTC Properties DiamondRock Hospitality RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ) and Sabra Healthcare REIT (NASDAQ:SBRA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, RLJ or SBRA? RLJ Lodging Trust has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sabra Healthcare REIT has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RLJ or SBRA? Sabra Healthcare REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RLJ Lodging Trust. RLJ Lodging Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sabra Healthcare REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRLJ Lodging Trust$1.37B0.84$68.02M$0.2629.04Sabra Healthcare REIT$703.23M6.25$126.71M$0.5931.29 Does the media favor RLJ or SBRA? In the previous week, RLJ Lodging Trust and RLJ Lodging Trust both had 5 articles in the media. Sabra Healthcare REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat RLJ Lodging Trust's score of 1.16 indicating that Sabra Healthcare REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment RLJ Lodging Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sabra Healthcare REIT 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend RLJ or SBRA? RLJ Lodging Trust presently has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.83%. Sabra Healthcare REIT has a consensus target price of $19.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.54%. Given RLJ Lodging Trust's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RLJ Lodging Trust is more favorable than Sabra Healthcare REIT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score RLJ Lodging Trust 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Sabra Healthcare REIT 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Is RLJ or SBRA a better dividend stock? RLJ Lodging Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Sabra Healthcare REIT pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. 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. Sabra Healthcare REIT pays out 203.4% 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. RLJ Lodging Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RLJ or SBRA? 92.4% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Sabra Healthcare REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sabra Healthcare REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is RLJ or SBRA more profitable? Sabra Healthcare REIT has a net margin of 19.55% compared to RLJ Lodging Trust's net margin of 4.84%. Sabra Healthcare REIT's return on equity of 5.14% beat RLJ Lodging Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RLJ Lodging Trust4.84% 3.43% 1.36% Sabra Healthcare REIT 19.55%5.14%2.65% SummarySabra Healthcare REIT beats RLJ Lodging Trust on 13 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$1.14B$8.37B$12.03B$20.53BDividend Yield8.01%5.76%5.58%3.77%P/E Ratio29.0440.8219.9527.85Price / Sales0.844.9125.5437.49Price / Cash4.1018.2421.3421.91Price / Book0.601.662.264.55Net Income$68.02M$128.99M$1.00B$984.95M7 Day Performance0.20%1.14%1.75%2.31%1 Month Performance2.72%3.09%3.79%4.85%1 Year Performance-19.38%0.78%540.42%13.81% RLJ Lodging Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RLJRLJ Lodging Trust4.122 of 5 stars$7.55+0.8%$9.50+25.8%-19.9%$1.14B$1.37B29.0480Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastSBRASabra Healthcare REIT1.2811 of 5 stars$18.59+1.9%$19.67+5.8%+19.4%$4.34B$703.23M31.5140Positive NewsRYNRayonier4.1101 of 5 stars$22.80+0.9%$27.75+21.7%-17.6%$3.52B$1.26B9.79420NHINational Health Investors3.5212 of 5 stars$72.34+2.2%$85.75+18.5%+3.2%$3.30B$335.18M22.9720Ex-DividendAnalyst UpgradeGEOGeo Group3.0817 of 5 stars$23.42+0.6%$38.00+62.3%+61.0%$3.29B$2.42B123.2716,500Analyst RevisionPCHPotlatch4.2929 of 5 stars$39.18+2.0%$48.57+24.0%+7.2%$3.02B$1.06B64.231,383Positive NewsMPWMedical Properties Trust3.9859 of 5 stars$4.45+0.2%$5.75+29.2%+11.2%$2.67B$995.55M-1.61120Analyst ForecastCXWCoreCivic2.8542 of 5 stars$20.46-0.1%$35.00+71.1%+55.1%$2.24B$1.96B26.9211,649SHOSunstone Hotel Investors2.4989 of 5 stars$8.72+0.2%$9.75+11.8%-11.9%$1.73B$905.81M87.2040Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastLTCLTC Properties1.9511 of 5 stars$35.44+1.3%$38.00+7.2%+2.0%$1.61B$209.85M18.2720Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeDRHDiamondRock Hospitality1.4518 of 5 stars$7.72+1.2%$8.89+15.3%-3.4%$1.57B$1.13B42.8630Ex-DividendAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sabra Healthcare REIT Competitors Rayonier Competitors National Health Investors Competitors Geo Group Competitors Potlatch Competitors Medical Properties Trust Competitors CoreCivic Competitors Sunstone Hotel Investors Competitors LTC Properties Competitors DiamondRock Hospitality 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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