RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Competitors $7.60 -0.05 (-0.64%) Closing price 07/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.61 +0.01 (+0.12%) As of 04:03 AM 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 Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ:HST) and RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Is HST or RLJ more profitable? Host Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 11.66% compared to RLJ Lodging Trust's net margin of 4.84%. Host Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 10.11% beat RLJ Lodging Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Host Hotels & Resorts11.66% 10.11% 5.26% RLJ Lodging Trust 4.84%3.43%1.36% 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 5.0%. 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 83.3% 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 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. 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. Do insiders and institutionals 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, 2.6% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, HST or RLJ? Host Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLJ Lodging Trust has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$5.81B1.93$697M$0.9616.82RLJ Lodging Trust$1.37B0.84$68.02M$0.2629.23 Does the media refer more to HST or RLJ? In the previous week, Host Hotels & Resorts had 14 more articles in the media than RLJ Lodging Trust. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Host Hotels & Resorts and 5 mentions for RLJ Lodging Trust. Host Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat RLJ Lodging Trust's score of 0.85 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 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive RLJ Lodging Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer HST or RLJ? Host Hotels & Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $17.96, indicating a potential upside of 11.22%. RLJ Lodging Trust has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.98%. 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54RLJ Lodging Trust 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryHost Hotels & Resorts 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$1.16B$8.31B$11.96B$20.61BDividend Yield7.84%5.72%5.58%3.68%P/E Ratio29.2441.1319.1027.27Price / Sales0.844.9426.1467.19Price / Cash4.1818.2421.3421.88Price / Book0.601.662.304.60Net Income$68.02M$128.99M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance-2.43%-0.87%-0.45%-1.55%1 Month Performance5.57%1.56%4.23%4.38%1 Year Performance-23.80%-7.97%540.79%8.12% RLJ Lodging Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RLJRLJ Lodging Trust3.5579 of 5 stars$7.60-0.6%$9.50+25.0%-23.5%$1.16B$1.37B29.2480HSTHost Hotels & Resorts4.0396 of 5 stars$16.01-1.2%$17.96+12.2%-13.0%$11.25B$5.68B16.68160Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAPLEApple Hospitality REIT4.631 of 5 stars$11.87-2.1%$15.75+32.7%-18.3%$2.88B$1.43B15.0360CLDTChatham Lodging Trust3.7246 of 5 stars$7.10-2.3%$10.75+51.4%-21.2%$356.11M$317.21M118.3320DRHDiamondRock Hospitality1.2216 of 5 stars$7.85-1.9%$8.71+11.0%-8.0%$1.65B$1.13B43.6130Positive NewsINNSummit Hotel Properties2.4484 of 5 stars$5.32-2.6%$5.00-6.0%-12.1%$612.73M$731.78M33.2570PEBPebblebrook Hotel Trust2.577 of 5 stars$10.37-2.7%$11.91+14.8%-25.1%$1.27B$1.45B-21.6060Analyst ForecastPKPark Hotels & Resorts4.4687 of 5 stars$10.59-2.3%$12.11+14.4%-28.1%$2.17B$2.60B17.9590Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.085 of 5 stars$101.53-1.6%$114.43+12.7%-3.3%$6.19B$2.34B21.511,929Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSHOSunstone Hotel Investors2.8436 of 5 stars$8.80-1.5%$9.31+5.8%-16.8%$1.78B$905.81M88.0040XHRXenia Hotels & Resorts2.1059 of 5 stars$12.85-2.7%$12.90+0.4%-12.5%$1.30B$1.04B58.4140 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 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | 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 | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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