Apple Hospitality REIT vs RLJ Lodging Trust
APLE and RLJ side by side, both in miscellaneous investing. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How APLE and RLJ compare
Apple Hospitality REIT is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as RLJ Lodging Trust ($4.6B against $2.0B).
On earnings, Apple Hospitality REIT is cheaper: it trades at 24.6× trailing earnings, against 216× for RLJ Lodging Trust.
RLJ Lodging Trust grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.1% versus 3.2% for Apple Hospitality REIT).
Apple Hospitality REIT keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.6% compared with 2.6% at RLJ Lodging Trust.
Both pay dividends: Apple Hospitality REIT yields 4.5% and RLJ Lodging Trust 4.6%.
Apple Hospitality REIT scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 7 for RLJ Lodging Trust), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | APLE | RLJ |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.6B | $2.0B |
| Share price | $19.47 | $12.95 |
| Change, 1 year | 63.8% | 77.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 24.4% | −5.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.80 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 64 | 75 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.6× (better) | 216× |
| P/S | 3.1× | 1.4× (better) |
| P/B | 1.5× | 0.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.8× | 4.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 15.4× | – |
| PEG | 4.47 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.5% | – |
| Fair value | $17.49 | $16.82 |
| Margin of safety | −11.3% | 23.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.2% | 4.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 18.6% | 23.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 5.3% | 7.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.2% | 20.0% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.7% | – |
| Operating margin | 18.3% | – |
| Net margin | 12.6% (better) | 2.6% |
| FCF margin | 20.4% | – |
| Return on equity | 5.8% (better) | 1.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 2.09 (better) | 0.39 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.5% | 4.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 123% | 255% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 27.5% | 71.9% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.28% | 1.4% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.8% | 6.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.9% | 93.5% |
| Held by insiders | 7.1% | 4.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $129K (better) | $0 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.0% | 6.9% |
Go deeper
- APLE stock overview
- APLE income statement
- APLE valuation and score
- RLJ stock overview
- RLJ income statement
- RLJ valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.