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RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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RLJ Lodging Trust Short Interest Data

RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) has a short interest of 11.99 million shares, representing 8.18% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -3.69% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.5, indicating that it would take 4.5 days of the average trading volume of 1.87 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
11,990,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
12,450,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.69%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$84.29 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
151,714,000 shares
Float Size
146,630,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
8.18%
Today's Trading Volume
36,889 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,872,062 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
2%
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RLJ Short Interest Over Time

RLJ Days to Cover Over Time

RLJ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

RLJ Lodging Trust Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202511,990,000 shares $84.29 million -3.7%8.2%4.5 $7.03
4/15/202512,450,000 shares $85.72 million +26.8%8.5%5.1 $6.89
3/31/20259,820,000 shares $77.63 million -14.6%6.7%4.2 $7.91
3/15/202511,500,000 shares $100.56 million -10.7%7.8%6 $8.74
2/28/202512,880,000 shares $118.69 million +0.2%8.7%7.5 $9.22
2/15/202512,850,000 shares $122.91 million +1.5%8.6%7.9 $9.57
1/31/202512,660,000 shares $123.56 million +4.5%8.5%7.5 $9.76
1/15/202512,120,000 shares $121.81 million +15.3%8.2%7.1 $10.05
12/31/202410,510,000 shares $107.31 million -18.2%7.1%6.2 $10.21
12/15/202412,850,000 shares $133.13 million -6.1%8.7%7.7 $10.36
11/30/202413,690,000 shares $139.77 million -0.7%9.2%8.1 $10.21
11/15/202413,780,000 shares $132.49 million -0.5%9.3%8.3 $9.62
10/31/202413,850,000 shares $122.57 million +1.6%9.2%8.8 $8.85
10/15/202413,630,000 shares $125.19 million +27.7%9.1%9 $9.19
9/30/202410,670,000 shares $97.95 million -20.7%7.1%6.8 $9.18
9/15/202413,450,000 shares $122.93 million +1.8%8.9%8.8 $9.14
8/31/202413,210,000 shares $125.50 million -0.9%8.8%8.8 $9.50
8/15/202413,330,000 shares $123.30 million +2.7%8.9%9.4 $9.25
7/31/202412,980,000 shares $122.53 million +10.1%8.6%9.2 $9.44
7/15/202411,790,000 shares $115.31 million +35.4%7.8%8.8 $9.78
6/30/20248,710,000 shares $83.88 million -21.1%5.8%6.9 $9.63
6/15/202411,040,000 shares $105.65 million +3.7%7.3%8.7 $9.57
5/31/202410,650,000 shares $106.23 million +1.5%7.0%8.7 $9.98
5/15/202410,490,000 shares $109.10 million -4.6%6.9%8.7 $10.40
4/30/202410,990,000 shares $120.94 million +2.2%7.3%8.8 $11.01
4/15/202410,750,000 shares $123.30 million +36.6%7.1%8.5 $11.47
3/31/20247,870,000 shares $93.02 million -23.7%5.2%6.1 $11.82
3/15/202410,320,000 shares $121.21 million +0.3%6.8%8 $11.75
2/29/202410,290,000 shares $122.25 million +0.9%6.8%7.4 $11.88
2/15/202410,200,000 shares $120.72 million +0.1%6.8%6.8 $11.84
1/31/202410,190,000 shares $117.95 million +5.4%6.7%7 $11.58
1/15/20249,670,000 shares $111.69 million +32.3%6.4%6.4 $11.55
12/31/20237,310,000 shares $85.67 million -29.8%4.8%5 $11.72
12/15/202310,410,000 shares $120.34 million -1.7%6.9%6.8 $11.56
11/30/202310,590,000 shares $113.21 million -2.1%7.0%6.9 $10.69
11/15/202310,820,000 shares $112.26 million +1.0%7.1%6.6 $10.38
10/31/202310,710,000 shares $100.67 million +15.9%7.1%5.8 $9.40
10/15/20239,240,000 shares $88.52 million +6.1%6.0%5.1 $9.58
9/30/20238,710,000 shares $85.27 million -6.8%5.7%4.7 $9.79
9/15/20239,340,000 shares $94.15 million -26.1%6.1%4.8 $10.08
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8/31/202312,640,000 shares $126.27 million -5.9%8.3%6.1 $9.99
8/15/202313,430,000 shares $130.00 million -1.9%8.8%6.9 $9.68
7/31/202313,690,000 shares $141.01 million +21.4%8.9%7.1 $10.30
7/15/202311,280,000 shares $113.59 million +3.7%7.3%5.4 $10.07
6/30/202310,880,000 shares $111.68 million -7.9%7.0%5.1 $10.27
6/15/202311,810,000 shares $120.23 million +11.6%7.6%5.6 $10.18
5/31/202310,580,000 shares $108.71 million +18.5%6.8%5.3 $10.28
5/15/20238,930,000 shares $95.19 million -13.1%5.8%4.6 $10.66
4/30/202310,270,000 shares $103.73 million +3.3%6.6%5.6 $10.10
4/15/20239,940,000 shares $102.48 million +7.6%6.3%6 $10.31
3/31/20239,240,000 shares $97.94 million -18.8%5.8%5.4 $10.60
3/15/202311,380,000 shares $119.95 million -3.3%7.2%7.1 $10.54
2/28/202311,770,000 shares $133.47 million -0.3%7.4%7.7 $11.34
2/15/202311,800,000 shares $143.84 million -8.9%7.5%8 $12.19
1/31/202312,950,000 shares $162.78 million +54.4%8.2%9.3 $12.57
1/15/20238,390,000 shares $94.56 million +10.3%5.3%5.8 $11.27
12/30/20227,610,000 shares $80.59 million -28.1%4.8%4.8 $10.59
12/15/202210,590,000 shares $118.71 million -7.3%6.7%6.3 $11.21
11/30/202211,420,000 shares $138.41 million +4.9%7.2%6.8 $12.12
11/15/202210,890,000 shares $128.07 million -6.9%6.9%6.6 $11.76
10/31/202211,700,000 shares $142.39 million +20.3%7.4%7.2 $12.17
10/15/20229,730,000 shares $104.11 million +25.7%6.1%6 $10.70
9/30/20227,740,000 shares $78.33 million -19.0%4.9%5.6 $10.12
9/15/20229,550,000 shares $116.03 million -3.2%6.0%7.2 $12.15
8/31/20229,870,000 shares $119.03 million -7.2%6.2%6.4 $12.06
8/15/202210,640,000 shares $142.68 million -8.0%6.7%6.6 $13.41
7/31/202211,560,000 shares $144.38 million +3.8%7.1%6.4 $12.49
7/15/202211,140,000 shares $126.22 million +27.8%6.8%6.1 $11.33
6/30/20228,720,000 shares $96.18 million -10.5%5.3%4.5 $11.03
6/15/20229,740,000 shares $118.63 million +0.2%N/A5.1 $12.18
5/31/20229,720,000 shares $130.54 million -1.1%6.0%5.7 $13.43
5/15/20229,830,000 shares $130.54 million +4.6%6.0%5.6 $13.28
4/30/20229,400,000 shares $131.79 million +16.1%5.7%5.7 $14.02
4/15/20228,100,000 shares $114.37 million +19.5%4.9%5 $14.12
3/31/20226,780,000 shares $95.46 million -16.7%4.1%4.3 $14.08
3/15/20228,140,000 shares $109.48 million -2.9%5.0%5.2 $13.45
2/28/20228,380,000 shares $117.24 million +1.6%5.1%5.2 $13.99
2/15/20228,250,000 shares $124.25 million +45.5%5.1%5.3 $15.06
1/31/20225,670,000 shares $78.53 million +39.7%3.5%3.6 $13.85
1/15/20224,060,000 shares $59.80 million +10.3%2.5%2.5 $14.73
12/31/20213,680,000 shares $51.26 million -25.7%2.3%2.3 $13.93
12/15/20214,950,000 shares $62.12 million +17.6%3.0%3.2 $12.55
11/30/20214,210,000 shares $53.00 million -7.5%2.6%3 $12.59
11/15/20214,550,000 shares $65.11 million -3.0%2.8%3.7 $14.31
10/29/20214,690,000 shares $67.63 million +15.2%2.9%4.3 $14.42
10/15/20214,070,000 shares $60.60 million -0.5%2.5%4.4 $14.89
9/30/20214,090,000 shares $60.78 million -21.8%2.5%4.5 $14.86
9/15/20215,230,000 shares $75.21 million -2.8%3.2%5.2 $14.38
8/31/20215,380,000 shares $77.63 million -5.3%3.3%5.5 $14.43
8/13/20215,680,000 shares $82.59 million +1.8%3.5%5.8 $14.54
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7/30/20215,580,000 shares $80.07 million +4.9%3.4%5.4 $14.35
7/15/20215,320,000 shares $76.87 million +17.4%3.3%4.8 $14.45
6/30/20214,530,000 shares $68.99 million -28.7%2.8%4.2 $15.23
6/15/20216,350,000 shares $101.66 million -2.6%3.9%6.1 $16.01
5/28/20216,520,000 shares $100.21 million -2.5%4.0%5.9 $15.37
5/14/20216,690,000 shares $99.01 million -15.2%4.1%5.8 $14.80
4/30/20217,890,000 shares $129.16 million -12.4%4.9%6.6 $16.37
4/15/20219,010,000 shares $142.18 million +17.9%5.5%7.8 $15.78
3/31/20217,640,000 shares $120.33 million -19.7%4.7%6.8 $15.75
3/15/20219,510,000 shares $160.34 million -2.8%5.9%8.1 $16.86
2/26/20219,780,000 shares $147.97 million -18.6%6.0%8.2 $15.13
2/12/202112,010,000 shares $169.22 million -6.0%7.4%9.8 $14.09
1/29/202112,780,000 shares $176.88 million +0.6%7.9%9.5 $13.84
1/15/202112,700,000 shares $186.94 million +19.1%7.8%9.5 $14.72
12/31/202010,660,000 shares $151.05 million +3.0%6.6%7.9 $14.17
12/15/202010,350,000 shares $138.28 million +3.0%6.4%8 $13.36
11/30/202010,050,000 shares $126.53 million -2.2%6.2%7.6 $12.59
11/15/202010,280,000 shares $120.38 million +1.0%6.3%8.3 $11.71
10/30/202010,180,000 shares $86.33 million -3.6%6.3%8.1 $8.48
10/15/202010,560,000 shares $87.96 million +22.4%6.5%8.7 $8.33
9/30/20208,630,000 shares $74.74 million -30.9%5.3%6.5 $8.66
9/15/202012,490,000 shares $127.40 million -5.2%7.7%8.1 $10.20
8/31/202013,180,000 shares $124.42 million +2.4%8.1%7.1 $9.44
8/14/202012,870,000 shares $124.45 million -1.4%7.9%5.8 $9.67
7/31/202013,050,000 shares $104.53 million -10.2%8.0%5.3 $8.01
7/15/202014,530,000 shares $120.31 million +14.2%8.9%5.5 $8.28
6/30/202012,720,000 shares $120.08 million -21.9%7.8%4.4 $9.44
6/15/202016,280,000 shares $180.87 million +2.3%10.0%5.2 $11.11
5/29/202015,910,000 shares $164.03 million +2.8%9.8%4.9 $10.31

RLJ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is RLJ Lodging Trust's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of RLJ Lodging Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 11,990,000 shares of RLJ short. 8.18% of RLJ Lodging Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on RLJ Lodging Trust's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for RLJ Lodging Trust?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. RLJ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on RLJ Lodging Trust's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for RLJ Lodging Trust?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 8.18% of RLJ Lodging Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is RLJ Lodging Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing?

RLJ Lodging Trust saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 11,990,000 shares, a drop of 3.7% from the previous total of 12,450,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is RLJ Lodging Trust's float size?

RLJ Lodging Trust currently has issued a total of 151,714,000 shares. Some of RLJ Lodging Trust's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. RLJ Lodging Trust currently has a public float of 146,630,000 shares.

How does RLJ Lodging Trust's short interest compare to its competitors?

8.18% of RLJ Lodging Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to RLJ Lodging Trust: Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (7.81%), EPR Properties (4.18%), Rayonier Inc. (2.93%), The GEO Group, Inc. (7.98%), National Health Investors, Inc. (3.28%), PotlatchDeltic Co. (1.49%), Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (33.26%), CoreCivic, Inc. (3.04%), Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (7.50%), DiamondRock Hospitality (7.76%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short RLJ Lodging Trust stock?

Short selling RLJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from RLJ Lodging Trust as its price is falling. RLJ shares are trading down $0.06 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against RLJ Lodging Trust?

A short squeeze for RLJ Lodging Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of RLJ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is RLJ Lodging Trust's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including RLJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:RLJ) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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