Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/26/13, RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.205, payable on 10/15/13. As a percentage of RLJ's recent stock price of $24.15, this dividend works out to approximately 0.85%, so look for shares of RLJ Lodging Trust to trade 0.85% lower — all else being equal — when RLJ shares open for trading on 9/26/13.
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Below is a dividend history chart for RLJ, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.205 declared by RLJ Lodging Trust:
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from RLJ is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 3.40% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
The chart below shows the one year performance of RLJ shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, RLJ's low point in its 52 week range is $16.86 per share, with $24.70 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $24.10.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, RLJ makes up 1.43% of the Active U.S. Real Estate Fund ETF (AMEX: PSR)which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Tuesday.
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In Tuesday trading, RLJ Lodging Trust shares are currently off about 0.3% on the day.
