34,378 Shares in Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc $SMA Acquired by Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group Inc.

Key Points

• Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group purchased 34,378 shares (~$1.06M) of Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA) in Q4, representing about 0.06% ownership at the end of the reporting period.
• Analysts are mixed but the consensus rating is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $37.55, after several firms trimmed targets and adjusted ratings.
• Smartstop missed EPS expectations (reported $0.05 vs. $0.54 expected) despite revenue rising 29.5% year-over-year, and declared a monthly dividend of $0.1315 (4.9% yield) payable May 15.

Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group Inc. purchased a new position in Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc (NYSE:SMA - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 34,378 shares of the healthcare company's stock, valued at approximately $1,064,000. Blue Sky Capital Consultants Group Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of Smartstop Self Storage REIT at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Avalon Trust Co purchased a new position in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Smartstop Self Storage REIT by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 56,157 shares of the healthcare company's stock worth $2,114,000 after buying an additional 1,093 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Smartstop Self Storage REIT in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

SMA has been the subject of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $35.00 to $32.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $39.00 to $38.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $37.00 to $36.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT from $39.50 to $38.50 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Smartstop Self Storage REIT currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $37.55.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Price Performance

Shares of Smartstop Self Storage REIT stock opened at $31.98 on Friday. Smartstop Self Storage REIT Inc has a 52-week low of $29.42 and a 52-week high of $39.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -86.43. The company has a fifty day moving average of $32.01 and a 200-day moving average of $33.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 5.87 and a current ratio of 5.87.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT (NYSE:SMA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The healthcare company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by ($0.49). Smartstop Self Storage REIT had a negative net margin of 0.59% and a negative return on equity of 0.16%. The business had revenue of $78.45 million during the quarter. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's revenue was up 29.5% on a year-over-year basis. Smartstop Self Storage REIT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.930-2.050 EPS.

Smartstop Self Storage REIT Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 30th will be paid a $0.1315 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 30th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.9%. Smartstop Self Storage REIT's dividend payout ratio is -440.54%.

About Smartstop Self Storage REIT

Symmetry Medical Inc (Symmetry) is a medical device solutions company, including surgical instruments, orthopedic implants, and sterilization cases and trays. The Company designs, develops and offers worldwide production and supply chain capabilities for these products to customers in the orthopedic industry, and other medical device markets (including but not limited to arthroscopy, dental, laparoscopy, osteobiologic, and endoscopy segments). It also manufactures specialized non-healthcare products, primarily in the aerospace industry.

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