RLJ Lodging Trust

NYSE:RLJ Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.6b

RLJ Lodging Trust Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

RLJ Lodging Trust's CEO is Leslie Hale, appointed in Jan 2012, has a tenure of 12.92 years. total yearly compensation is $9.13M, comprised of 9.2% salary and 90.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1% of the company’s shares, worth $15.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.3 years and 8.1 years respectively.

Key information

Leslie Hale

Chief executive officer

US$9.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage9.2%
CEO tenure12.9yrs
CEO ownership1.0%
Management average tenure6.3yrs
Board average tenure8.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

RLJ Lodging Trust: I Don't Mind Locking In A 7.9% Yield

Jun 11

RLJ Lodging Trust: I Like The 7.75% Yielding Preferred Shares

Mar 28

RLJ Lodging Trust Remains Attractive, Despite Its Recent Rally

Jan 09

Buy Undervalued RLJ Lodging Preferred Stock And Sell Pebblebrook Preferred Stocks

Jan 03

RLJ Lodging Trust: Should You Lodge In The 8.2% Yielding Perpetual Preferreds?

Oct 22

RLJ Lodging Trust: Undervalued With The Potential For Increased Dividends

Aug 29

RLJ Lodging Trust declares $0.05 dividend

Dec 16

RLJ Lodging Trust Has Become Exceptionally Cheap

Sep 23

RLJ Lodging Trust declares $0.05 dividend

Sep 15

RLJ Lodging Trust Is Becoming Interesting

Jul 11

RLJ Lodging Trust: Travel Recovery Leads To Dividend Recovery

May 05

RLJ Lodging Trust: A Great Stock To Buy If The Ukrainian Crisis Worsens

Mar 10

RLJ Lodging Trust: Common Dividend Should Return Soon But Stick With Preferred

Dec 10

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Leslie Hale's remuneration changed compared to RLJ Lodging Trust's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$45m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$41m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$45m

Dec 31 2023US$9mUS$840k

US$50m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$49m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$50m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$42m

Dec 31 2022US$8mUS$840k

US$17m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$18m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$183m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$268m

Dec 31 2021US$16mUS$840k

-US$330m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$390m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$415m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$478m

Dec 31 2020US$7mUS$840k

-US$430m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$308m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$103m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$45m

Dec 31 2019US$6mUS$840k

US$101m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$94m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$136m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$166m

Dec 31 2018US$4mUS$642k

US$162m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$142m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$76m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$61m

Dec 31 2017US$3mUS$575k

US$65m

Compensation vs Market: Leslie's total compensation ($USD9.13M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.54M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Leslie's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Leslie Hale (52 yo)

12.9yrs

Tenure

US$9,128,901

Compensation

Ms. Leslie D. Hale serves as an Independent Director of Delta Air Lines, Inc. April 21 2022. She has been President and Chief Executive Officer of RLJ Lodging Trust, L.P. (“RLJ LP”) and Rangers Sub and Ran...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Robert Johnson
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board13.6yrsUS$2.88m0.93%
$ 14.6m
Leslie Hale
President12.9yrsUS$9.13m1%
$ 15.7m
Sean Mahoney
Executive VP & CFO6.3yrsUS$2.99m0.26%
$ 4.0m
Thomas Bardenett
COO & Executive VP of Asset Management7.3yrsUS$2.66m0.21%
$ 3.3m
Chad Perry
Executive VP1.7yrsUS$2.00m0.091%
$ 1.4m
Kate Henriksen
Executive Vice President & Co-Chief Investment Officer5.9yrsno datano data
Jeffrey Dauray
Executive Vice President & Co-Chief Investment Officer5.9yrsno datano data
Christopher Gormsen
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer11.9yrsno data0.11%
$ 1.7m
Craig Amos
Executive Vice President2.7yrsno datano data
Cartarwa Jones
Senior Vice President of Investment & Portfolio Analysis1.9yrsno datano data
Susan Sloan
VP & Controller15.9yrsno datano data
Nikhil Bhalla
Treasurer & SVP of Financeno datano datano data

6.3yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: RLJ's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Robert Johnson
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board13.6yrsUS$2.88m0.93%
$ 14.6m
Leslie Hale
President6.6yrsUS$9.13m1%
$ 15.7m
Nathaniel Davis
Lead Independent Trustee13.6yrsUS$270.24k0.036%
$ 570.3k
B. Bayh
Independent Trustee13.6yrsUS$240.65k0.064%
$ 1.0m
Robert McCarthy
Independent Trustee6.8yrsUS$229.64k0.041%
$ 649.4k
Patricia Gibson
Independent Trustee7.3yrsUS$230.39k0.069%
$ 1.1m
Robert La Forgia
Independent Trustee13.6yrsUS$239.64k0.072%
$ 1.1m
Arthur Collins
Independent Trustee8.1yrsUS$229.64k0.028%
$ 439.3k
Robin Zeigler
Independent Trustee2.8yrsUS$234.28k0.021%
$ 331.5k

8.1yrs

Average Tenure

65yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: RLJ's board of directors are considered experienced (8.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 06:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

RLJ Lodging Trust is covered by 26 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael BellisarioBaird
Felicia Kantor HendrixBarclays
Mark LutenskiBMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical)