Kilroy Realty (NYSE:KRC – Get Free Report) and RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE:RLJ – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.
Dividends
Kilroy Realty pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. RLJ Lodging Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Kilroy Realty pays out 118.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RLJ Lodging Trust pays out -6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RLJ Lodging Trust has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Volatility & Risk
Kilroy Realty has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLJ Lodging Trust has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kilroy Realty | 19.59% | 3.89% | 2.00% |
| RLJ Lodging Trust | 1.84% | 1.37% | 0.52% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Kilroy Realty and RLJ Lodging Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kilroy Realty | $1.11 billion | 4.01 | $276.12 million | $1.82 | 21.06 |
| RLJ Lodging Trust | $1.35 billion | 1.24 | $28.51 million | ($0.01) | -1,101.50 |
Kilroy Realty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RLJ Lodging Trust. RLJ Lodging Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kilroy Realty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Kilroy Realty and RLJ Lodging Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kilroy Realty | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2.13 |
| RLJ Lodging Trust | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.88 |
Kilroy Realty currently has a consensus price target of $37.38, suggesting a potential downside of 2.47%. RLJ Lodging Trust has a consensus price target of $9.17, suggesting a potential downside of 16.78%. Given Kilroy Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kilroy Realty is more favorable than RLJ Lodging Trust.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
94.2% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Kilroy Realty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of RLJ Lodging Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Kilroy Realty beats RLJ Lodging Trust on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kilroy Realty
Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC, the company, Kilroy) is a leading U.S. landlord and developer, with operations in San Diego, Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Seattle and Austin. The company has earned global recognition for sustainability, building operations, innovation and design. As a pioneer and innovator in the creation of a more sustainable real estate industry, the company's approach to modern business environments helps drive creativity and productivity for some of the world's leading technology, entertainment, life science and business services companies. The company is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) and member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index with more than seven decades of experience developing, acquiring and managing office, life science and mixed-use projects. As of December 31, 2023, Kilroy's stabilized portfolio totaled approximately 17.0 million square feet of primarily office and life science space that was 85.0% occupied and 86.4% leased. The company also had approximately 1,000 residential units in Hollywood and San Diego, which had a quarterly average occupancy of 92.5%. In addition, the company had two in-process life science redevelopment projects totaling approximately 100,000 square feet with total estimated redevelopment costs of $80.0 million and one approximately 875,000 square foot in-process development project with a total estimated investment of $1.0 billion.
About RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns primarily premium-branded, high-margin, focused-service and compact full-service hotels. The Company's portfolio currently consists of 96 hotels with approximately 21,200 rooms, located in 23 states and the District of Columbia and an ownership interest in one unconsolidated hotel with 171 rooms.
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