RLJ Lodging Trust Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
RLJ Lodging Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.08% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
6.1%
Dividend yield
2.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 8.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 7.0% |
| Dividend Growth | -5.9% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.600 |
| Payout ratio | 40% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
RLJ Lodging Trust: Preferred Shares Offer A Yield Close To 8%
Jan 04RLJ Lodging Trust: I Don't Mind Locking In A 7.9% Yield
Jun 11RLJ Lodging Trust: I Like The 7.75% Yielding Preferred Shares
Mar 28RLJ Lodging Trust Remains Attractive, Despite Its Recent Rally
Jan 09Buy Undervalued RLJ Lodging Preferred Stock And Sell Pebblebrook Preferred Stocks
Jan 03RLJ Lodging Trust: Should You Lodge In The 8.2% Yielding Perpetual Preferreds?
Oct 22RLJ Lodging Trust: Undervalued With The Potential For Increased Dividends
Aug 29RLJ Lodging Trust declares $0.05 dividend
Dec 16RLJ Lodging Trust Has Become Exceptionally Cheap
Sep 23RLJ Lodging Trust declares $0.05 dividend
Sep 15RLJ Lodging Trust Is Becoming Interesting
Jul 11RLJ Lodging Trust: Travel Recovery Leads To Dividend Recovery
May 05RLJ Lodging Trust: A Great Stock To Buy If The Ukrainian Crisis Worsens
Mar 10RLJ Lodging Trust: Common Dividend Should Return Soon But Stick With Preferred
Dec 10Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: RLJ's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: RLJ's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| RLJ Lodging Trust Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (RLJ) | 6.1% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.4% |
| Industry Average (Hotel and Resort REITs) | 5.2% |
| Analyst forecast (RLJ) (up to 3 years) | 7.0% |
Notable Dividend: RLJ's dividend (6.08%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.42%).
High Dividend: RLJ's dividend (6.08%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.47%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (40.4%), RLJ's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (30.2%), RLJ's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/30 07:55 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
RLJ Lodging Trust is covered by 26 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Michael Bellisario | Baird |
| Felicia Kantor Hendrix | Barclays |
| Mark Lutenski | BMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical) |