Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. RLJ Lodging Trust shares valued at $80,298 were purchased by Gibson Patricia L on Mar 28 ’25. At $8.03 per share, Gibson Patricia L acquired 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 124,217 shares worth approximately $0.92 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Gibson Patricia L purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 93,783 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $9.38 each, the insider now holds 114,217 shares.
As published in a research note from Truist on March 21, 2025, RLJ Lodging Trust [RLJ] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $10 from $11. Analysts at Wolfe Research downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Peer perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of September 13, 2024, Wells Fargo has decreased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Underweight” for RLJ. Earlier on August 05, 2024, Compass Point downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for RLJ stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing RLJ Stock Performance
On last trading session,, RLJ Lodging Trust [NYSE: RLJ] plunged -3.38% to $7.44. The stock’s lowest price that day was $7.4, but it reached a high of $7.73 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -5.46%. Over the course of the year, RLJ Lodging Trust shares have dropped approximately -21.76%.
Support And Resistance Levels for RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.72 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is RLJ Lodging Trust subject to short interest?
Stocks of RLJ Lodging Trust saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.82 million shares to 12.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 11.08 million shares. A jump of 14.07% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.04 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.04.
Which companies own the most shares of RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ)?
In terms of RLJ Lodging Trust share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 12 in the next 12 months, up nearly 55.84% from the previous closing price of $7.7. Analysts anticipate RLJ Lodging Trust stock to reach 12 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 12. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked RLJ Lodging Trust stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On January 10, 2024, Wolfe Research assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $15.
