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RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) Declares Its Dividend, Is The 4% Discount Enough?

Simply Wall St · 1d ago

RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) drew fresh attention after its Board of Trustees declared a third quarter cash dividend of $0.15 per common share, as well as a $0.4875 payout on Series A preferred shares.

RLJ Lodging Trust’s dividend decision lands after a mixed stretch in the market, with the share price down 5.4% over the past month but still up 42.6% year to date. The 1-year total shareholder return of 57.1% points to strong recent momentum despite some shorter term cooling.

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RLJ Lodging Trust’s dividend call now sits against a stock that has cooled in recent weeks but remains sharply higher over the past year. Does that pattern speak more to fundamentals or to sentiment, and how does current pricing stack up?

Most Popular Narrative: 4% Undervalued

On Simply Wall St’s most followed narrative, RLJ Lodging Trust screens as modestly undervalued, with a fair value of $11.32 against a last close of $10.91 and a discount rate of 9.83% anchoring the model.

Management’s focus on growing higher margin non room revenues through food and beverage concepts, reuse of underutilized space and expanded markets has already led total revenue to perform better than RevPAR. Combined with a lean operating model, this can support hotel EBITDA margins and free cash flow.

See why 3 investors see RLJ Lodging Trust as 4% undervalued.

Result: Fair Value of $11.32 (UNDERVALUED)

Still, the RLJ Lodging Trust story could shift if large event driven demand in its urban markets or higher returning renovation projects begin to outpace the current fair value narrative.

Find out about the key risks to this RLJ Lodging Trust narrative.

Next Steps

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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.