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RLJ analysis

RLJ Lodging TrustREIT - Hotel & Motel. Scored on the same transparent 7-signal model behind the daily rankings.

RLJ
RLJ Lodging Trust · REIT - Hotel & Motel
Yield5.2%A-
Rev-1.4%D+
D/E1.07B
73.9REIT strength
$11.71$1.8B
1Y Target$10.43Analyst consensus · 11 analysts
5Y Target$18.25Compound horizon
10Y Target$46.27Long-dated conviction
Yield5.2%
A-
Yield 5.2% — strong income · REITs are valued on FFO / AFFO, which our data source doesn't provide — we grade income, growth, and sector-relative leverage instead.
Rev-1.4%
D+
Revenue -1.4% — shrinking; needs a catalyst to reverse
D/E1.07
B
D/E 1.07 — near the Real Estate debt median (≈60th pctile)

Forward price target — the 1-year figure is the analyst consensus where the stock is covered; the 5- and 10-year figures compound our earnings estimate from there. The DCF below is a separate cross-check on intrinsic value (what it's worth today), not another target.

Financial strength · 73.9 / 100
Profitability0.24
Value (P/B)0.90
Income0.91

A peer-relative read for reits on profitability (ROE, depreciation-adjusted), valuation, and covered income — the quality-growth (FCF/ROIC) screen doesn't apply to balance-sheet businesses. Not comparable to the 0–100 quality-growth score shown on other stocks.

Entry · Margin of safety
52-week rangeNear 52-week high
3% off the 12-month high
Why now
REIT - Hotel & Motel · market cap $1.8b. Trading near 52-week high of $12.03 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. 11 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $10.43 (implying -11% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Trading within 3% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. Dividend payout 6000% of earnings on a 5.2% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. Net margin 1.8% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Horizon
1-3 yr $10.43 (11-analyst consensus) — catalyst-driven; binary events dominate. 5 yr $18.25 — requires the platform / technology to reach commercial scale. 10 yr $46.27 — return distribution heavily skewed.
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Not enough history yet — the model records RLJ's score after each daily run, and the chart appears once a few days have accumulated.

Shares to buy
170
Position size
$1,991
4.0% of portfolio
Stop price
$8.78
25% below $11.71
$ at risk if stopped
$497.68
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

Math only — share count is floor(portfolio × risk% ÷ (price × stop%)). Doesn't account for commissions, slippage, gap risk, or position-correlation across your book. Inputs persist locally; never sent to the server. Not investment advice.

RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ): score, valuation & FAQ

RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) is a REIT - Hotel & Motel company. As a bank, insurer or REIT it runs on a different financial model from the rest of the market, so Bull Rankings grades it on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and cash-flow coverage — rather than the 0–100 quality-growth score used elsewhere. The read below is a transparent screen, not a buy recommendation.

Its strongest graded signals are Yield (A-), while Rev (D+) rate weaker.

Is RLJ a good stock to buy?

Bull Rankings grades RLJ on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout and cash-flow coverage — rather than a single quality-growth score. That is driven by Yield (A-). A score is a quantitative screen of RLJ Lodging Trust's fundamentals, not personalised financial advice — weigh it against your own time horizon and risk tolerance, and read the risk factors below before acting.

How does Bull Rankings grade RLJ?

As a bank, insurer or REIT, RLJ isn't given a quality-growth score — signals like free cash flow, debt-to-equity and P/E don't translate cleanly to a balance-sheet business. Instead it's graded on a sector-appropriate card: price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and operating-cash-flow coverage, where it rates strongest on Yield (A-) and weakest on Rev (D+).

Is RLJ overvalued or undervalued?

We don't compute a reliable discounted-cash-flow value for RLJ — typically because it is not yet consistently profitable or free-cash-flow positive — so its valuation rests on growth and price-to-sales rather than on earnings-based intrinsic value. Judge it on the trajectory of the business, not a single multiple.

What are the main risks of investing in RLJ?

Trading within 3% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. Dividend payout 6000% of earnings on a 5.2% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut. Net margin 1.8% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.

New to these metrics? The guides explain free cash flow, how the score works, and more in the learn hub — or run another name through the screener.

Bull Rankings is an automated fundamentals screen for research and education. It is not investment advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Do your own research and consider consulting a licensed financial adviser.

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